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Top Ukrainian official says Kyiv will refuse any 'bad' peace deal

5:00am February 25, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Ihor Brusylo, deputy head of Ukraine's President's Office, tells NPR Trump is a "peacemaker and dealmaker," while expressing hope the U.S. continues to provide aid to Ukraine.

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Morning news brief

4:45am February 25, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

U.S. opposes a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw from Ukraine, Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing, massive child sex abuse trial begins in France.

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Syrian Jews return to Damascus hoping to rebuild a community

4:45am February 25, 2025

by Jane Arraf

The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.

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Former U.S. ambassador to Hungary discusses democratic decay under Viktor Orbán

4:42am February 25, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sold his brand of politics as conservatism. But what's really happening there is corruption benefitting oligarchs, says David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.

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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution urging Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine

4:42am February 25, 2025

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday condemning Russian aggression and calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. The U.S. joined Russia in opposing it.

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3 thoughts on Trump's foreign policy from an expert critical of U.S. intervention

4:42am February 25, 2025

by Leila Fadel

In President Trump's "perfect world," powerful leaders cut deals and impose them without paying too much attention to the rule of law, foreign policy expert Stephen Walt told Morning Edition.

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French surgeon on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly children

4:41am February 25, 2025

by Leila Fadel

A former surgeon in France, now 74, is on trial for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children. Investigators say the violence spanned more than three decades.

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Pakistan's cricket fans rejoice as country hosts first major tournament in years

4:40am February 25, 2025

by Betsy Joles

Pakistanis have found reason to celebrate as the country hosts a major international cricket tournament for the first time in years.

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The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands

5:57pm February 24, 2025

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

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The changes that lie ahead for Germany after Sunday's election

5:31pm February 24, 2025

by Rob Schmitz

German voters gave the far-right AfD party second place in elections, which will make the Christian Democrat Party's Friedrich Merz the next chancellor.

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