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Britain's Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19

6:10am February 21, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Victoria Arbiter, author of a biography about Queen Elizabeth II and a royal commentator for CNN, about the implications of the Queen's COVID-19 diagnosis.

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The White House still believes that Moscow is preparing to invade Ukraine

5:09am February 21, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Daniel Fried, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland, about President Biden agreeing to meet with Russia's Putin "in principle," as long as Russia does not invade Ukraine.

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Conservative Valerie Pecresse is struggling in her bid to unseat Macron

5:30pm February 20, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

Valerie Pecresse, the conservative nominee for president of France, is struggling in her bid to unseat President Emmanuel Macron.

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What to know about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

5:19pm February 20, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with The New Yorker's Joshua Jaffa, to learn more about a man at the center of the tensions between the U.S. and Russia — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Crisis hotline supports Ukrainian veterans at an especially stressful time

5:19pm February 20, 2022

Lifeline Ukraine founder Paul Niland tells us about the organization's work — which he says is the first crisis hotline in Ukraine. It's aimed at helping veterans dealing with mental health issues.

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Buckingham Palace said Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 that Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms and will continue with duties.

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Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19

10:11am February 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

Buckingham Palace said the 95-year-old monarch is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms and will continue with light duties over the next week. She has received three jabs of coronavirus vaccine.

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Russia could be waiting for Olympics to end to move forward with Ukraine invasion

8:02am February 20, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

As Vice President Harris noted Sunday, Ukraine is "virtually surrounded by Russian troops." Those troops are poised to invade Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. He proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid heightened tensions between their two countries.

Ukraine President Zelenskyy proposes to meet with Putin as tensions with Russia grow

8:15pm February 19, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

As fears grow of a Russian invasion of his country, the Ukrainian president offered to meet with his Russian counterpart. The U.S. warned of swift sanctions against Russia if it moves into Ukraine.

Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 30, 2008. Jean-Luc Brunel, a modeling agent who was close to late U.S. financier was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell.

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Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel is found dead in a French jail cell

12:20pm February 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Brunel, a modeling agent, was being held in an investigation into the rape of minors and trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.

Vice President Harris meets with Ukraine president and ally countries

8:09am February 19, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a major address Saturday at a security conference in Munich, Germany, where she met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.