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Trevor Reed came back home, but Paul Whelan is still imprisoned in Russia

4:40pm April 28, 2022

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with David Whelan about his feelings about the release of Trevor Reese, while his brother Paul remains in a Russian prison on espionage charges.

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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.

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro speaks during a campaign rally in Medellín, Colombia, on April 7. Petro is polling first ahead of the May 29 election.

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He's running to be Colombia's 1st left-wing president. Here's what he plans to do

5:13am April 28, 2022

by John Otis

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sits down with NPR and talks about his time in a guerrilla group and proposals to tackle poverty and climate change.

People shout slogans against the government during an ongoing protest outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 23, 2022.

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A political reckoning in Sri Lanka as economic crisis grows

2:46am April 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The ongoing protests highlight the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's most powerful political dynasty in decades to a family grasping to retain power.

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After atrocities, many Ukrainians aren't interested in negotiating peace with Russia

6:27pm April 27, 2022

by Tim Mak

For many Ukrainians, there can be no negotiated peace with Russia. Evidence and accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces have left them unwilling to consider a diplomatic solution.

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Russia cuts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

6:27pm April 27, 2022

Russia's state-run gas company has cut supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. At the heart of this move: the war in Ukraine, the sanctions imposed by the West, and Russia's attempts to wriggle free of them.

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Germany to send anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, despite worry of provoking conflict

5:25pm April 27, 2022

by Esme Nicholson

Germany says it will send anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine — a decision that breaks with Berlin's traditional refusal to export heavy weapons to war zones.