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Russia reacts to Vice President Harris's comments at the Munich Security Conference

8:28am February 19, 2023

According to Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. has formally concluded Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" in its war against Ukraine. Russian reaction includes allegation of cynicism.

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Why most predictions about the Ukraine war have been proved wrong

7:59am February 19, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

From a swift Russian victory to fragmentation of the West, most of the big fears and predictions about the war in Ukraine proved wrong.

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Rescue workers in Turkey and Syria are turning to lentil soup to feed thousands of people

7:59am February 19, 2023

by Jason Beaubien

Lentil soup is one of the staples that rescue worker are turning to in their efforts to feed hundreds of thousands of people after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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Political complications have hampered the delivery of aid in Syria

7:59am February 19, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to International Crisis Group Syria analyst Dareen Khalifa about the political complications of delivering aid in Syria.

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For families on both sides of the war in Russia and Ukraine, talking about it is a challenge

7:59am February 19, 2023

by Huo Jingnan

For those with families in both Russia and Ukraine, talking about what's happening on the ground in Ukraine has become a challenge.

FILE - Britain's Prince Charles meets Andrew Lloyd Webber during a visit to the Royal Albert Hall to discuss the arts and creativity in school, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as "Cats,'' "The Phantom of the Opera'' and "Evita,'' has written the anthem for King Charles III's coronation.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber has written a new composition for Charles III's coronation

7:40am February 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such "The Phantom of the Opera'' and "Evita,'' has written the anthem for King Charles III's coronation.

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top, flies in formation with U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets over the South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.

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The U.S. and South Korea staged a joint air exercise after the North's missile launch

7:34am February 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity against its rivals.

A Ukrainian flag adorns an electrical post in Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region, on Feb. 13, nearly a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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After a year of war in Ukraine, all signs point to more misery with no end in sight

7:17am February 19, 2023

by Scott Neuman

The first anniversary of the war arrives this week with few, if any, signs of a way out of the conflict. For the civilians caught in the crossfire, that means no discernible end to the suffering.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, shake hands prior to a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich.

4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

7:17am February 19, 2023

by Esme Nicholson

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

Ali Kafadenk (left) and his brother, Abdullah, look at the rubble of Ali's apartment in Islahiye, Turkey. Ali and his wife MerveÂ survived the earthquake Feb 6.

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One couple's bedroom caved in during the earthquake. Here's how it saved their lives

6:00am February 19, 2023

In the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, several survivors stayed alive by chance when their collapsed walls provided protection.

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