Europe

A North Carolina student's message in a bottle has been found 2 years later

5:50am December 23, 2022

Alan Doshier dropped the bottle off the coast of North Carolina in July 2020. A woman in Portugal, over 3,600 miles away, found it last weekend on a beach.

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Why Christmas in Ukraine may be celebrated on Dec. 25 or Jan. 7

5:08am December 23, 2022

by Tim Mak

Even the day that Christmas falls on is a matter of vigorous dispute in Ukraine. In the context of the ongoing war with Russia, the question has taken on new meaning.

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Ukrainian activist, former politician and mom looks back on a year of war

4:05pm December 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about what 2022 has been like for her and her family living through the war.

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Madrid students bring joy — and money — to people all over Spain

4:05pm December 22, 2022

The traditional Spanish Christmas Lottery happens every Dec. 22. Madrid students bring joy, and sometimes a lot of money, to people all over Spain. Its top prize is known as "El Gordo."

A girl poses for a photo with a post box where children drop off letters to Grandfather Frost in a metro station in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 11.

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For their safety, Ukrainian kids send their Christmas wish lists underground

11:38am December 22, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

A Kharkiv metro station became a bomb shelter as the city came under Russian attack. Now, at the holiday season, it's also a Christmas village where kids can drop off letters to Grandfather Frost.

How Zelenskyy's trip to Washington is being seen in Russia

7:22am December 22, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Russian history professor Sergey Radchenko about Russia's response to Ukraine President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy's unannounced visit to Washington.

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Politics & Government

Zelenskyy told Congress continued aid is an investment in global security. Is it?

7:22am December 22, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amanda Sloat, senior director for Europe on the National Security Council, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Washington and U.S. assistance.

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Morning news brief

5:05am December 22, 2022

The U.S. announced it will send a Patriot missile air defense system to Ukraine. Congress mulls a massive government funding measure. A massive winter storm is affecting much of the country.

A Patriot missile launcher seen in Poland in March.

The U.S. will send a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. How will it help?

5:49pm December 21, 2022

The transfer of the sophisticated missile system comes amid a Russian barrage on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The announcement came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington.

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Zelenskyy visits Washington to meet with Biden and address Congress

4:18pm December 21, 2022

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a dramatic visit to Washington, while his country is at war, for meetings at the White House and address Congress.

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