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The Biden administration more than doubles funding request to respond for Ukraine

12:55am April 29, 2022

The Biden administration is asking Congress for $33 billion in funding to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than double the $14 billion in support for Ukraine authorized so far.

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Pope Francis caresses a child in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2022. Italy's Congressional Court ruled that children should receive both parents' surnames at birth, not just the father's.

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Italian children should not automatically receive their father's surname, court says

9:18pm April 28, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that newborns that are automatically assigned the father's surname at birth is unconstitutional and damaging to a child's identity.

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South Korea's immediate neighbors are impacting the military help its giving Ukraine

7:24pm April 28, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

South Korea is the world's sixth-largest arms exporter and Ukraine has turned to it for help in its war against Russia. But so far, Seoul has only agreed to provide non-lethal aid.

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Polish farmers along the Ukraine border have stepped in to help source war equipment

7:24pm April 28, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

A Polish farming town on the Ukrainian border has organized weekly shipments of protective equipment to exhausted Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline.

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What an election in Slovenia could mean for Europe

5:05pm April 28, 2022

Slovenia voted last weekend to oust Janez Jansa as their Prime Minister. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Judy Dempsey of Carnegie Europe on how that election reflects on European politics.

Firefighters try to put out a fire following an explosion in Kyiv on Thursday, the same day of a visit by the head of the United Nations.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 28)

4:54pm April 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Blood is seen on a sidewalk in a residential area following shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday.

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What a U.N. team has seen while documenting possible war crimes in Ukraine

2:00pm April 28, 2022

by Nell Clark

"Unfortunately, the longer this conflict goes on, the more violations we're finding," says the head of a U.N. team documenting possible human rights abuses in Ukraine.

A mourner attends the funeral of a family of three in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday.

Canada's House backs a motion recognizing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide

12:33pm April 28, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The non-binding declaration doesn't require the Canadian government to take any action — but the lawmaker who proposed it says she hopes it will have that effect.

President Joe Biden speaks about the war in Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Thursday.

Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in aid for Ukraine as war drags on

12:17pm April 28, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The amount is more than double the $14 billion in support authorized so far to respond to the Russian invasion, a senior administration officials told reporters Thursday.

Pipes are seen at the gas transmission point in Rembelszczyzna near Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday.

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What Russia cutting off energy to Poland and Bulgaria means for the world

8:18am April 28, 2022

It was seen as a way for Russia to prop up its currency and retaliate for Western sanctions, but it could cause global energy prices to spike. One analyst sees it as a warning to the rest of Europe.