Europe

The French are divided over the country's airtime equality law for candidates

5:11am April 05, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

In France, 12 presidential candidates are set to face off Sunday in the first round of the presidential election. And thanks to French election law, they all get equal time on the airwaves.

How a Ukrainian hospital, still recovering from COVID, pivoted to a new crisis: war

4:33pm April 04, 2022

Once war began in Ukraine, COVID ceased being the top-level medical concern. NPR's Scott Detrow spent 24 hours with a doctor doing everything he can to help with a whole new overwhelming crisis.

World News

Ukrainian forces have liberated Kyiv region from Russia

4:23pm April 04, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Officials say Kyiv is liberated after Ukrainian forces staved off Russian attacks. Here's a look at what kind of outside help they got and the strategies they deployed.

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Human Rights Watch's Yulia Gorbunova on cases of alleged war crimes by Russian forces

4:23pm April 04, 2022

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher with Humans Rights Watch, about her reporting of alleged human rights violations in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine.

The crisis in Ukraine could speed up the shift to cleaner energy

4:23pm April 04, 2022

by Laura Benshoff | Keystone Crossroads

There's concern that the U.S. push to send more natural gas to Europe will come at a cost to the climate. But experts say the Ukraine crisis may actually invigorate efforts around sustainable energy.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shake hands after a joint press conference in Belgrade in 2020. Both men won reelection over the weekend.

Pro-Putin leaders in Hungary and Serbia win reelection as Europe grapples with war

4:10pm April 04, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban easily sailed to victory against a coalition of political opponents from the left and right, while Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic won a second term.

April 3: A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Photos: Russian attacks leave catastrophic scenes, as many flee or are displaced

2:06pm April 04, 2022

by Marco Storel

Ukraine has launched an investigation into war crimes officials believe have been committed by Russian forces during the course of the invasion.

Russian speakers in the U.S. monitor the war in Ukraine closely

1:52pm April 04, 2022

by Zach Hirsch

Russian-born rabbi in New York City sees hope in taking action.

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Russia has drawn international condemnation for alleged war crimes

11:45am April 04, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks talks to Pierre-Richard Prosper, a war crimes prosecutor and a former U.S. ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about whether Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.

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Poland struggles to resettle wave of Ukraine refugees in Krakow

7:55am April 04, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

The population of Poland's second-largest city, Krakow, has grown 20% in the last month as 150,000 displaced Ukrainians have arrived seeking housing, jobs and schools.