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State of the World from NPR

Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world i

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Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska was criticized for not looking ladylike in a recent Vogue photos

Could Ukraine's army retake the strategic southern city of Kherson? Officers and soldiers near the f

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Corinne Fleischer, the World Food Programme's Middle East, North Africa

In Odessa, Ukraine is trying to launch ships filled with grain as part of deals brokered to address

What it would actually take to send out Ukrainian grain. They need to bring in minesweepers, figure

The WNBA star took the stand in Russian court Wednesday to explain why she had vape cartridges in th

Russia's gas company Gazprom has once again reduced the flow of natural gas to Europe. To counter th

Russia says it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024. This echoes intentions p

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., about her trip to Ukraine with a b

Ukraine and Russia agreed to a UN-brokered deal on grain shipments out of the Black Sea that Turkey

A Ukrainian man is being forced to choose between the two: a wife and three children who have fled t

As the war in Ukraine nears its sixth month, people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv are finding

Russia is fighting to conquer the entire Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. To help civilians escape,

Soldiers from Chechnya, a Muslim territory, are part of the foreign fight against Russia in Ukraine.

More than 20 people were killed when Russian missiles hit several buildings in Vinnytsia, a central

The brutal trench warfare-style fighting happening in eastern Ukraine is traumatizing soldiers. Ther

Russia is pounding eastern Ukraine as it tries to consolidate its control of the entire Donbas regio

Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister who was killed July 11, championed for more robust defens

Canceled concerts, lawsuits, existential turmoil. As Russia has cracked down on anti-war speech, the

In a western Ukraine town that's refuge to people from the war in the east, a clown who is a refugee