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Police officers detain a man in Moscow on Wednesday, following calls to protest against mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine war updates: Regions vote on joining Russia, Putin orders a draft (Sept. 26)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • NPR Staff
Bupe Sinkala of Zambia was diagnosed with HIV shortly before her wedding, didn't tell her fiance — and later saw her life come tumbling down. With the support of family and a new job as a community health worker, she has found joy. She shared her views on the import of community health work at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

HIV crashed her life. She found her way back to joy — and spoke at the U.N. this week

Diagnosed with HIV before her wedding, Bupe Sinkala didn't tell her husband and saw her marriage — and life — crumble. Now she's a community health worker advocating for her unsung profession.

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  • Max Barnhart
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 77th session of the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York. President Biden will give his address Wednesday morning.

Biden slams Putin's invasion of Ukraine in a speech to the United Nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the center of President Biden's address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, as the U.S. warns Russia is trying to annex more Ukrainian land.

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  • Deepa Shivaram
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro pulls off his protective face mask to address the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Remains Defiant On COVID-19 And The Environment At The U.N.

So far Bolsonaro's trip to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly appears to be anything but a success for Brazil or the country's image after a series of blunders early this week.

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  • Jaclyn Diaz