Europe

Politics & Government

Former U.S. Ambassador To NATO Discusses Russia's Expulsion Of U.S. Diplomats

10:37pm March 29, 2018

Robert Hunter talks with NPR's Audie Cornish about Russia's retaliatory move to kick out 60 U.S. diplomats, and the announcement that the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg will close.

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1 Year Later: What People In The U.K. Think About Brexit Progress

4:10pm March 29, 2018

Britain triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty one year ago, which began the official Brexit process. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bloomberg reporter Charlotte Ryan, who was on the team that traveled around the U.K. talking to people about how they think Brexit is going.

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Yulia Skripal, seen in an image taken from her Facebook account earlier this month. The 33-year-old daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is "improving rapidly," according to hospital officials.

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Daughter Of Ex-Russian Spy 'Improving Rapidly,' U.K. Health Officials Say

1:16pm March 29, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Yulia Skripal was poisoned with her father, Sergei, in an alleged nerve agent attack. While an international dispute has raged, Yulia has been progressing — but Sergei is still in critical condition.

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Election Victory Glow Fades As Putin Faces 2 Major Issues

7:40am March 29, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russians are angry about a mall fire in Siberia that killed 64 people. And, the U.S. and other countries expelled Russian diplomats after an ex-Russian spy in Britain was exposed to a nerve agent.

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Russians Mourn As Funerals Begin For Mall Fire Victims

6:31am March 29, 2018

David Greene talks to Polina Ivanova of Reuters about the grief and outrage many Russians are expressing after more than 64 people were killed in a shopping mall fire in Siberia.

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Murder Of Elderly Jewish French Woman Triggers Demonstrations

6:17am March 29, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Thousands marched in Paris Wednesday evening to protest last week's murder of an elderly Jewish woman in what is being characterized as an anti-Semitic crime.

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Brexit Countdown: 1 Year To Go

5:01am March 29, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

There is not much time for Britain to negotiate a deal on the future of its relationship with the European Union. Next year at this time, the U.K. will formally leave the EU.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange talks to supporters outside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has been in self-imposed exile since 2012.

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Ecuador Disconnects Julian Assange From The Internet

11:09pm March 28, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The government of Ecuador said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living inside its London embassy, was jeopardizing its relationships with other countries in his social media posts.

Britain's Metropolitan Police said Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter were likely poisoned with a rare nerve agent at his home.

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Ex-Russian Spy Attacked By Nerve Agent Likely Poisoned At Home

8:21pm March 28, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Metropolitan Police says the highest concentration of the rare chemical was found on Sergei Skripal's front door in Salisbury, England. Investigators assure neighbors that they are safe.

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Russia Has Yet To Formally Respond To Expulsion Of Its Diplomats

4:25pm March 28, 2018

Russian journalist Konstantin von Eggert speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about how Russia is viewing the expulsion of its diplomats. So far, the Kremlin has not offered a formal response.