Latest on Ukraine: Waiting for Germany's Leopard tanks (Jan. 23)
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Russia and Ukraine are receiving new weaponry that could shape the war
There's a growing expectation that Ukraine and Russia are headed for an escalation on the battlefield in the near future. This comes as both sides are receiving new supplies of weaponry.
Ukraine reels from a devastating week
In the past few days, Ukraine saw an attack on an apartment building and a helicopter crash that killed a government official.
A Lunar New Year postcard from Finland
Ilona Tran in Espoo, Finland, talks to NPR about celebrating lunar new year in the arctic.
What it's like to spend a winter in the trenches, according to Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian soldiers in the country's northeast describe winter living conditions in their trenches, in advance of a possible springtime Russian offensive.
In Istanbul, what was once routine for the winter is now a luxury
Routines of Istanbul winter life - from visits to traditional public baths to hot drinks - are getting hard to afford amid Turkey's economic crisis.
A firefighter's 1943 photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising have been found
The photos were taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto by a 23-year-old Polish firefighter as the Nazis were brutally crushing the Jewish uprising of 1943. The photos were discovered in a family collection.
Opinion: The lessons we can learn from 'idiberug'
NPR's Scott Simon wonders about 8 characters on an old runestone found in Norway. It goes on display today, so others may look and ponder. It is a curse? A love poem? A receipt for Viking take out?
A tradition of plunging in an icy river persists in Ukraine, despite the war
Thousands of Ukrainians jumped into the icy waters of the Dnipro River this week to mark the Feast of the Epiphany, which Christians say marks the baptism of Jesus Christ.
What is the Leopard 2 tank, and why does Ukraine want it?
Even as Western allies announced a massive new military aid package to Ukraine, the spotlight has lingered on the German-made battle tank, which Germany has been reluctant to provide.