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March 10, 2022 5:30 AM

Russians keep pressure on Mariupol; massive convoy breaks up

Satellite photos show that a massive Russian convoy that had been mired outside the Ukrainian capital since last week has split up and fanned out into towns and forests, with artillery pieces moved into firing positions.

by The Associated Press

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March 10, 2022 5:06 AM

High-level talks between Russia and Ukraine end with no breakthrough

The meeting in Turkey is the highest-level talks between the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

by Peter Granitz

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March 10, 2022 5:00 AM

South Koreans vote political conservative as new president

The politically inexperienced president-elect's pledge to get tough on North Korea could mark a sharp break with the outgoing liberal administration's policies.

by Anthony Kuhn

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March 9, 2022 8:19 AM

Ukraine says the Chernobyl nuclear site has lost power

Emergency diesel generators are providing power to critical safety systems at the facility, but they only have enough fuel for 48 hours.

by Geoff Brumfiel and Deepa Shivaram

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March 9, 2022 5:45 AM

Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt

Russian airstrike has devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol, with Ukrainian officials saying at least 17 people had been wounded.

by The Associated Press

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March 9, 2022 4:20 AM

Vice President Harris is going to Poland after the U.S. rejected fighter jet offer

Poland offered to stage fighter jets for Ukraine on a U.S. base in Germany. The Pentagon said that wasn't tenable. It all happened the day before Vice President Harris left for Warsaw.

by NPR Staff

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March 8, 2022 8:17 AM

U.S. strikes harder at Putin, banning all Russian oil imports

President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.

by The Associated Press

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March 8, 2022 5:45 AM

Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails

Corpses lie in the streets of Mariupol. Hungry people break into stores in search of food and melt snow for water. Thousands huddle in basements, trembling at the sound of Russian shells pounding this strategic port city.

by The Associated Press

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March 8, 2022 4:21 AM

Russia's invasion puts a new light on Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign

With Russia's brutal invasion and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being hailed as a hero, Trump's infamous 2019 call to Zelenskyy is put into a very different light.

by Domenico Montanaro

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March 7, 2022 5:27 PM

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball

Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them.

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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