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Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the U.S. proposal to end Ukraine war
Thu Dec 04 11:57 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks to an Indian broadcaster before landing in India for a state visit, but refused to elaborate on what Russia could accept or reject.
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Europe's left is taking notes on Mamdani's successful campaign for New York mayor
Thu Dec 04 11:21 am
The New York mayor-elect's victory has energized the European left, with politicians casting themselves as their country's version of Mamdani, and strategists eager to study how he won.
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Putin to visit India after U.S. imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
Thu Dec 04 4:31 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India Thursday for the first time since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It comes after the U.S. imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.
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Congo and Rwanda to sign symbolic peace deal in Washington as fighting rages
Thu Dec 04 4:30 am
A long-awaited U.S.-brokered peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda will be signed in Washington on Thursday — but the reality on the ground tells a different story.
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Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge
Thu Dec 04 2:11 am
In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.
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How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.
Wed Dec 03 6:56 pm
Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.
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NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels to talk about the Russian threat
Wed Dec 03 6:07 pm
NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. With no evident progress toward ending Russia's war on Ukraine, European leaders in both NATO and the EU are redoubling efforts to provide military back-up.
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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood's awards season starts
Wed Dec 03 5:43 pm
Panahi's latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.
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Did the Trump administration commit a war crime in its attack on a Venezuelan boat?
Wed Dec 03 12:54 pm
Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.
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Greetings from Ukraine, where churchgoers seek respite ahead of another winter at war
Wed Dec 03 11:37 am
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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