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Ex-NATO Chief: 'We Will Never Recognize' Russia's Annexation Of Crimea

6:29am May 10, 2015

As Moscow marks 70 years since the allied victory over Hitler, NPR's Scott Simon talks to former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen about the West's frayed relations with Russia.

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Saudi Shiites Fear A Backlash Over War In Yemen

6:29am May 10, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Saudi Arabia's Shiite Muslim minority rose up four years ago to demand equal rights. Now it's even more marginalized, as the Sunni government wages war against Shiite fighters in neighboring Yemen.

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U.S. And Turkey To Train Syrian Rebel Forces

6:29am May 10, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Ford, former ambassador to Damascus, about prospects for Syria now that the U.S. and Turkey have begun training rebels. Ford foresees a "hard partition" of the country.

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Russia Holds WWII Remembrance; Western Leaders Stay Home

6:29am May 10, 2015

NPR's Corey Flintoff tells NPR's Scott Simon about Russia's celebration of the victory over Hitler 70 years ago Saturday. Western leaders stayed away to protest Russian moves on Ukraine.

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Plenty Were Humbled In UK Elections

6:29am May 10, 2015

After conservatives swept to power in the British vote on Thursday, we look at the election's many losers and what their defeat means.

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Nate Silver On Missed UK Forecasts: We Flubbed The Margin Of Error

6:29am May 10, 2015

Data guru Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com tells NPR's Scott Simon how all the forecasts, including his own, were so far off in predicting the results of this week's British election.

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Russian Band Pompeya Finds Safety In English-Language Lyrics

6:29am May 10, 2015

Yes there are other bands from Russia besides Pussy Riot. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Daniil Brod, lead singer for Pompeya, who says they wanted to create music that's sunny, light and fun.

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'Fairytales Exist': Migrants Get A Football Team Of Their Own

6:29am May 10, 2015

Host Scott Simon reports that a soccer team of African migrants, formed by a priest, has reached the top of its league in Italy's Calabria region.

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Three Generations Of Le Pens Fight For Party's Future

6:29am May 10, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The people of France are bemused and entertained by family squabbles at the top of the far-right National Front.

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Russia Marks WWII Victory Day With Biggest Parade Since Soviet Era

8:21pm May 09, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia celebrated the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat with massive displays of power and accusations that the West is distorting the Soviet Union's rightful role in history.

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