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Russia: Syria Shot Down Some Missiles During U.S.-Led Airstrikes

5:57am April 16, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner about Russia's response to the U.S., France and U.K. launching a missile attack on suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria.

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Morning News Brief

5:29am April 16, 2018

Former FBI Director James Comey told ABC News that Donald Trump is morally unfit to be president. Following weekend U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria, what is the administration's future commitment there?

Some of the jams and preserves made by the "Women's Solidarity Kitchen" in Istanbul, on display in their commercial kitchen.

Refugee Women Cook Up Syrian Cuisine To Eke Out A Living In Turkey

4:58pm April 15, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Many of the millions of Syrians living as refugees in Turkey have realized they're unlikely to make it home soon. So some of the women are turning their knowledge of Syrian cooking into a business.

Eighty-two-year-old Zosia Radzikowska, from Krakow, survived the Holocaust by pretending to be Christian. A retired criminal law professor, Radzikowska is an active member of Krakow's small but flourishing Jewish community.

Auschwitz Remembrance Is Tinged With Tension Over Poland's Holocaust Speech Law

6:31am April 15, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.

Syrians condemn the U.S.-led airstrikes, at a protest Saturday at the Omayyad Square in Damascus.

Russia Calls Syria Strikes 'Danger To World Peace' While U.S. Allies Praise Attack

2:32pm April 14, 2018

by James Doubek

The U.S., U.K. and France launched airstrikes against regime targets in Syria. Russia condemned the attacks, saying they were a "brazen act of aggression." Turkey said it was "appropriate."

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Russia Condemns U.S.-Led Airstrikes

9:35am April 14, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Moscow Center about Russia's response to the U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria.

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View From Paris

8:33am April 14, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

France was one of the three countries involved in launching airstrikes on targets in Syria overnight.

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U.K. Cabinet Ministers Back Response To Syria Chemical Attack

5:05am April 13, 2018

NPR's Noel King speaks to British Member of Parliament Julian Lewis about why he opposed striking Syria in 2013 and what he believes the best course of action in Syria is today.

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Hamburg To Ban Diesel Vehicles

5:05am April 13, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Hamburg soon will become the first city in Germany to ban most diesel vehicles from driving on several key streets in an effort to cut down on air pollution.

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The Swedish Academy's Permanent Secretary Sara Danius talks to journalists as she leaves a meeting at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday.

Head Of Swedish Academy Steps Down Over Handling Of Sex Abuse Allegations

4:00am April 13, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Permanent Secretary Sara Danius resigned on Thursday from the institution that awards the Nobel Prize for literature.