Europe

After 1,229 years, a British pub is closing its doors

7:00am February 09, 2022

Guinness World Records lists Ye Olde Fighting Cocks as Britain's oldest pub. It's closing because of financial issues brought on by the pandemic. Owners say the pub could reopen under new management.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine tensions, Mikaela Shiffrin, California mask mandate

6:03am February 09, 2022

Efforts continue to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish 2nd race. California will drop its indoor mask mandate — some areas will keep them in place.

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Ukraine braces for more Russian cyberattacks, an ex-infrastructure minister says

5:25am February 09, 2022

Ukraine has dealt with repeated Russian cyberattacks. NPR's A Martinez talks to Volodymyr Omelyan, an ex-minister for infrastructure, about what makes his country vulnerable to an attack from Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) hosts French President Emmanuel Macron at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Putin and other Russian leaders have sought to portray Ukraine and NATO as the aggressor in the current crisis over Ukraine. The U.S. has go

As Russia threatens Ukraine, the U.S. 'pre-bunks' Russian propaganda

4:21pm February 08, 2022

by Greg Myre

As Russian troops threaten to Ukraine, the U.S. is publicizing what it says are Russian attempts to sow disinformation. The goal is to undermine Russian claims that might be used to provoke a war.

French President Macron is helping facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

4:12pm February 08, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

French President Emanuel Macron has taken center stage in the ongoing Ukraine crisis, insisting on the centrality of Europe to diplomacy.

The landlord of the centuries-old Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub, pictured last July, said last week that it would close, though there is hope it will reopen under new management.

World News

A pub that claims to be England's oldest could close its doors because of COVID

1:10pm February 08, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans dates back to the 8th century, with a storied past featuring medieval pigeons, Oliver Cromwell and tunnels once traversed by monks. Now its future is uncertain.

Ukrainian women prepare to mobilize in case Russia invades

8:22am February 08, 2022

by A Martínez

Women play an outsized role in Ukrainian society -– including mobilizing in case Russia attacks urban areas. Women of all ages are learning self-defense and survival skills.

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The diplomatic scramble to stave off a Russian invasion of Ukraine continues

7:19am February 08, 2022

French President Macron is engaged in an intense round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at warding off a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, holding separate meeting with the leaders of both countries.

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Biden is promising crippling sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine

7:19am February 08, 2022

What exactly would those sanctions look like? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Daleep Singh, deputy national security adviser for international economics, about what the U.S. can do.

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Parsing the meaning of the Xi-Putin meeting on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics

7:00am February 08, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Evan Medeiros, Asia expert at Georgetown University, about the significance of Russia and China relations amid the Ukraine crisis, and what it means for global alliances.

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