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A "Danger Mines!" sign is pictured in Izium, Ukraine.

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Human Rights Watch urges investigation of alleged use of land mines by Ukraine

Human Rights Watch suggests that Ukraine scattered so-called petal mines in and around the city of Izium. Petal mines are prohibited under the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, of which Ukraine is a signatory.

January 31, 2023
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  • Julian Hayda
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany,  Jan. 20.

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  • World

Ukraine's defense minister pushes for fighter jets, even as training begins on tanks

On Monday, President Biden appeared to rule out delivering F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov tells NPR he's optimistic Western allies will eventually supply them.

January 31, 2023
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  • Joanna Kakissis
Bystanders look on as Pope Francis travels by popemobile as he departs the airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Pope Francis is in Democratic Republic of Congo, its first papal visit since 1985

His trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan will highlight the long-running conflicts in both countries and the rising importance of Africa to the future of the Catholic Church.

January 31, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
An employee examines a vanadium flow battery stack in the Battery Reliability Test Laboratory at PNNL.

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Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China

The Department of Energy allowed a taxpayer-funded breakthrough in batteries to transfer overseas with little oversight

January 31, 2023
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  • Laura Sullivan
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  • Global Health

Scientists hope to curb the deadly Nipah virus that terrorizes Bangladesh villages

Every couple of years, a deadly outbreak of Nipah virus terrorizes villages in Bangladesh. Scientists there are studying the virus, which is harbored in fruit bats, to stop the cycle of outbreaks.

January 30, 2023
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  • Ari Daniel
Antony Blinken met with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

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  • World

Sec. Blinken had a plan for his visit to Jerusalem. Then he had to pivot

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Jerusalem has turned out to be about much more than he bargained for.

January 30, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks by U.S. and Israeli flags upon arrival to Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv.

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  • Middle East

Israel clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached

The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans.

January 30, 2023
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  • Daniel Estrin
British Army Challenger 2 tanks are seen at a training ground in Poland on Sept. 21, 2022. This week, Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the United Kingdom for training on the Challenger 2.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: British tank training for Ukrainian troops has begun (Jan. 30)

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

January 30, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (shown here in May 2022) has said that President Vladimir Putin didn't seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a new documentary released on Monday, he says that at one point Putin told the British leader it would be easy to kill him with a missile.

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  • World

Boris Johnson says Putin said it would 'only take a minute' to hit him with a missile

In a new documentary, the former British prime minister said Russia's leader didn't seem serious about avoiding war before his country invaded Ukraine. The Kremlin says Johnson's statement is a lie.

January 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A delivery rider picks up his customers' online order as residents line up outside a store to buy Lunar New Year desserts in Beijing, Jan. 17. China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.

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  • World

With COVID lockdowns lifted, China says it's back in business. But it's not so easy

China has been trying to woo back foreign investors and businesses after nearly three years of self-imposed isolation, but a quick economic recovery will also hinge on domestic consumption.

January 30, 2023
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  • Emily Feng
People look at the burnt wreckage of a bus in Bela, an area of Lasbela district of Balochistan province, Pakistan, on Sunday. The passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, catching fire and killing dozens of people.

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  • Asia

A bus crashed, fell off a bridge and caught fire in Pakistan, killing 40

A passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, killing 40 people in southern Pakistan. On the same day, at least 10 students drowned in a lake after their boat capsized.

January 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Marie Kondo speaks at a media event in New York on July 11, 2018.

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  • World

Marie Kondo revealed she's 'kind of given up' on being so tidy. People freaked out

The creator of the KonMari method says there are other things that spark joy besides a totally tidy home.

January 29, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
United Ukrainian Ballet Company members Liza Gogidze and Oleksii Kniazkov in <em>Giselle</em>, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.

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  • Performing Arts

Ballet dancers from across Ukraine bring 'Giselle' to the Kennedy Center

The United Ukrainian Ballet Company is made up of dancers taking refuge in the Netherlands. The company travels to Washington, D.C., to perform Giselle, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.

January 29, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
FILE - Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi leaves the Conservative Party head office in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

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  • Europe

The UK Prime Minister has fired his party chairman over tax bill allegations

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party Sunday over a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.

January 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Mourners gather around the bodies of Israeli couple Eli Mizrahi and his wife, Natalie, victims of a shooting attack Friday in east Jerusalem, during their funeral at the cemetery in Beit Shemesh, Israel, early Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.

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  • Middle East

Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

January 29, 2023
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