Europe

Latvia prepares for Russian aggression amid concern war will spread beyond Ukraine

2:20pm March 25, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Latvia's Foreign Minister Krišjanis Karinš about the threat amid waning U.S. enthusiasm for supporting Ukraine. Lithuania and Estonia officials are also in Washington, D.C.

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Servers take off for the "Course des Cafes" in front of City Hall in central Paris on Sunday.

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Hurry up and wait: Servers speed-walk through Paris, reviving a century-old race

1:15pm March 25, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Some 200 servers speed-walked through Paris balancing trays of beverages and croissants on Sunday. Paris hasn't held a waiters race since 2011, but brought it back ahead of the Olympics.

200 Parisian waiters compete in 2-kilometer race to determine the best of the best

7:45am March 25, 2024

The participants, dressed in white shirts and black trousers or black skirts, carried a tray that had a cup of coffee, a glass of water and a croissant riding on it. They could not spill a drop.

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It's believed ISIS-K carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall

5:15am March 25, 2024

Russia marks national day of mourning after concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people. Four men have been charged in the attack.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:15am March 25, 2024

Israel's defense minister is in Washington Monday. Russia marks national day of mourning after concert hall attack. Former president Trump faces a deadline to post bond in New York civil fraud trial.

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Bronze Age Britain

6:57pm March 24, 2024

In modern-day Britain, a well-preserved settlement 3 hours north of London reveals remarkable details about life 3,000 years ago.

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ISIS-K claimed responsibility for an attack on the city of Kerman, Iran, southeast of the capital Tehran in 2024 that killed more than 90 people.

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What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?

1:03pm March 24, 2024

by Brian Mann

ISIS-K is one of the most militant jihadist groups in the world, often mounting attacks against other Islamist groups, while also targeting Russia and the U.S.

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A woman places flowers in memory of the victims of the attack in Moscow, in the center of Simferopol, in Russian-held Crimea, Sunday, March 24, 2024.

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Russia marks a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall attack

10:57am March 24, 2024

by The Associated Press

Russia paused for a day of mourning Sunday for the more than 130 people killed at a Moscow concert. The attack, claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State, is the deadliest on Russian soil in years.

A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on Saturday, a day after a gun attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, killed at least 133 people.

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Death toll from Moscow concert hall attack rises to 133 as Putin addresses the nation

9:27pm March 23, 2024

by Rebecca Rosman

The Russian president described the violent shooting as "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" after a group linked to the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the event.

Russian authorities detain multiple gunmen in Moscow attack

6:24pm March 23, 2024

by Charles Maynes

The death toll in Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall has reached over 130. Russian officials announced Saturday that they've captured 11 people including four shooters.

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