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Where President Zelensky's popularity stands with people in Ukraine

10:14pm January 27, 2022

Amid the crisis with Russia, some Ukrainians say their president has come up short. Others, like some of the ones skating in front of the office of the president, say they still support him.

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Schoolchildren look at explosives during a police-organized civilian safety lesson in a city school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. City authorities have launched training for civilians amid fears about a Russian invasion.

Russia sees 'little ground for optimism' in the U.S.'s response on Ukraine crisis

8:14pm January 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

All eyes are now on Vladimir Putin, who will decide how Russia will respond amid fears that Europe could again be plunged into war.

Journalists and supporters hold signs as they protest the murders of their colleagues Lourdes Maldonado and Margarito Martinez in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The sign says, "Journalism at risk. Don't kill the truth."

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Reporting on your colleagues' murders changes how you work

5:57pm January 27, 2022

The murder of two journalists in Tijuana in less than a week has shocked reporters there and sparked outrage nationwide.

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After her inauguration ceremony, new Honduran President Xiomara Castro met Vice President Harris at the presidential house in Tegucigalpa.

Vice President Harris looks for a fresh start on migration issues in Honduras

5:45pm January 27, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The fact that Vice President Harris is even attending the inauguration is a sign of the importance the White House is placing on finding a partner in the fight against root causes of migration.

A new bill aims to counter the growing economic threat of China

5:23pm January 27, 2022

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, about the America Competes Act of 2022, which the House introduced. He was a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan version in 2021.

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Ukrainian politician discusses Ukraine's relationship with the world

4:53pm January 27, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian politician Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze about Ukraine's relationship with the world, which she and many others are counting on as Russia threatens to invade.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron give a joint press conference ahead of talks at the Chancellery on Tuesday in Berlin.

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The U.S. and NATO stress unity on Ukraine as EU leaders worry about divisions

3:53pm January 27, 2022

European leaders are working their own diplomatic avenues to end the tensions and worry that talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be deepening divisions among them.

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ibis' searches for people missing from a capsized boat off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.

Coast Guard finds 4 more bodies off Florida coast but will call off search

2:35pm January 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Authorities have found a total of five bodies, leaving 34 missing. The Coast Guard says it will call off its active search for survivors at sunset Thursday if it doesn't receive any new information.

Public officials including Israeli Knesset President Mickey Levy, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a wreath-laying ceremony on International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, revisit NPR's stories from survivors

2:24pm January 27, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The annual day of commemoration comes admist a rise in antisemitic incidents and Holocaust denialism in the U.S. and other parts of the world.

David Rush set out to break 52 Guinness World Records in 2021. So far, the organization has verified 43 of them.

Idaho man says he completed his goal of breaking 52 world records in a single year

2:13pm January 27, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Author and speaker David Rush so far earned 43 official Guinness World Records in 2021, including fastest time to arrange a chess set and most juggling catches while on a balance board, blindfolded.