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Extremism experts say Germany's far-right actors are familiar

4:19pm December 15, 2022

by Sergio Olmos

Far-right actors in Germany were arrested for plotting a coup last week — parts of the story are fantastical but chilling. Extremism experts in the U.S. say some themes are familiar.

Ukrainian refugee sells food and horse radish schnapps, at a German Christmas market

5:16am December 15, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

An 18th century Baroque Palace on the edge of Berlin is home to one of Germany's many Christmas markets. There are a variety of food stalls — not to mention a special kind of Ukrainian schnapps.

Emergency workers and police examine a building that was hit during a Russian drone strike Wednesday morning in Kyiv. Ukraine says it shot down all 13 drones that targeted the capital. The damage was apparently caused after the drone was hit and came crashing down.

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Ukraine says it shot down Russian drones in pre-dawn attack on Kyiv

8:44am December 14, 2022

by Greg Myre

Ukraine says it shot down 13 Russian drones aimed at the capital and the surrounding region. Two government buildings and several private homes suffered limited damage.

People look at flowers placed on the Promenade des Anglais at the scene of a truck attack on July 18, 2016, in Nice, southern France. A French court on Tuesday convicted eight people charged in connection with the Bastille Day attack that killed 86 people.

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8 in France are convicted of their roles in a Bastille Day truck attack that killed 86

1:12pm December 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

A French court convicted eight people charged in connection with a truck attack more than six years ago by an Islamic State sympathizer that killed 86 people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice.

Why Tunisians are risking their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

8:29am December 13, 2022

by Leila Fadel

In the northern African country of Tunisia, fishermen are finding the bodies of migrants. Families wait outside the municipal building for news of their missing loved ones.

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YouTuber Joe Jenkins is not shy about playing the piano in unusual places

5:49am December 13, 2022

Jenkins, equipped with diving gear, has now played underwater in Swanage, England. He told the BBC that he is the first person to play a fully submerged piano.

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A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to avoid the fight

4:37pm December 12, 2022

by Charles Maynes

A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to serve his country in a different way: alternative service as a conscientious objector.

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Latest on Ukraine: A weekly recap and look ahead at Russia's war (Dec. 12)

11:46am December 12, 2022

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

4 people are charged with corruption in a bribery inquiry linked to Qatar

7:25am December 12, 2022

by Teri Schultz

A high-ranking European Union lawmaker is one of several people snared in a corruption probe by Belgian officials for allegedly taking bribes from a Gulf state.

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The rise of extremism in Germany's military

5:20pm December 11, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Berlin-based journalist Peter Kuras about right-wing extremism in the German military.