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As Khmer Rouge tribunal winds down, Cambodian experts see 'small measure of justice'

5:09pm January 30, 2022

by Michael Sullivan

The Khmer Rouge killed as many as 2 million Cambodians in the 70s. Decades later, a tribunal was set up to help find justice. 15 years later, it's ending having found just three people guilty.

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The Taliban meet Western diplomats in 1st major international meeting since takeover

1:03pm January 30, 2022

by Juana Summers

Juana Summers speaks to TRT correspondent Soraya Lennie about how the Taliban are governing, and how Afghans are weighing formal recognition of the Taliban and receiving international aid.

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters on March 1, 2021.

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U.S. officials say Russia will face pressure at the U.N. over Ukraine

1:01pm January 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says the U.N. Security Council will press Russia hard in a Monday session to discuss its massing of troops near Ukraine ahead of a possible invasion.

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What is the state of Russia's military?

9:37am January 30, 2022

by Juana Summers

Juana Summers talks to Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist at the non-profit think tank CNA, about Russia's military capability in the event of a war with Ukraine.

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There's a complication in sanctioning Russia — it could cut Europe's gas supply

8:01am January 30, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

The U.S. is working to help Europe find alternative energy sources should war in Ukraine lead Russia to cut off natural gas supplies.

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People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, the North's seventh missile test this month.

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North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017

11:23pm January 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations.

Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units, train close to Kyiv on Saturday. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about Russian invasion.

Is Ukraine ready for a Russian attack? It depends what kind

8:32pm January 29, 2022

As experts and officials in Ukraine's capital consider a range of possible actions by Russia — including invasion, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns — they say Ukraine lacks critical defenses.

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Rozi Galambica in her home in Ozd, Hungary. Galambica attends university in the Netherlands.

Hungarian Roma are translating Amanda Gorman; her poetry speaks to their experience

8:08pm January 29, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

White European translators have hesitated to work on Gorman's poetry because of criticism that their race makes them inappropriate for the job. In Hungary, a marginalized community steps up.

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Security experts doubt Ukraine readiness against Russian cyber attack

6:08pm January 29, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Ukrainian officials prepare civil defense in the event of a Russian invasion or hybrid warfare.

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A call for Mexico to investigate murders of journalists

5:20pm January 29, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Paula Saucedo from the Mexican press freedom organization Article 19, about the recent murders of two Mexican journalists and the state of the free press in Mexico.