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The White House defends the inclusion of cluster munitions in new Ukraine aid package

5:05pm July 07, 2023

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby about how the United States plans to supply Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions.

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Remembering Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina, killed by a Russian missile

4:23pm July 07, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

A young award-winning novelist who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture has met a tragic end.

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Biden administration to give controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine

10:32am July 07, 2023

by Tom Bowman

The White House will send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Officials say they'll be effective against dug-in Russian troops, but the controversial munitions are also banned by more than 100 countries.

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French President Emmanuel Macron the violent clashes that erupted after a teen was shot dead by police last week have been influenced, at least in part, by violent video games.

After days of destruction, Macron blames a familiar bogeyman: video games

10:31am July 07, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

Violence has erupted across France after the fatal police shooting of a teen. President Macron has, in part, blamed video games, adding him to the list of leaders who have cited the debunked theory.

The Biden administration will provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine

7:21am July 07, 2023

The weapon is banned by many countries. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sera Koulabdara of the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition, about why the U.S. think it's worth the risk.

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Is a prisoner swap being discussed for a U.S. reporter detained in Russia?

7:01am July 07, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Emma Tucker, editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, about reporter Evan Gershkovich, who's been detained in Russia for 100 days.

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Morning news brief

6:51am July 07, 2023

The Biden administration is set to announce plans to give cluster munitions to Ukraine. A drug shown to slow Alzheimer's gets approval. Progressive Democrats urge President Biden to move faster.

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U.S. is expected to announce that cluster munitions will be sent to Ukraine

5:02am July 07, 2023

The Biden administration says it plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine are already using the controversial weapons, which pose a long-term risk to civilians.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia. Lukashenko is seen here at his residence, the Independence Palace, in the capital Minsk on Thursday.

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Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia, says Belarus' Lukashenko

1:18pm July 06, 2023

That's in contrast to the deal worked out after the failed uprising last month. The Kremlin had said the Wagner group leader would be exiled to neighboring Belarus but would not face charges.

A member of a Ukrainian mobile air defense team scans the sky near the southern port city of Odesa for an incoming Russian attack. Using a mix of old Soviet and new Western air defense systems, Ukraine shoots down the vast majority of Russian missiles and drones and has managed to keep Russia's much larger air force from achieving air superiority.

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To protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine's defenders 'shoot and scoot'

10:44am July 06, 2023

by Greg Myre

When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield well outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.

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