French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies at 73
"May his soul Rest In Peace," his Instagram said in a post that was all black with no image. It did not give a cause of death.
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Buckingham Palace removes Prince Andrew's titles in wake of sexual assault lawsuit
Sarah McCammon speaks to Sonia Sodha from 'The Guardian' about the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew and its impact on the institution of Britain's royal family.
Why Russian President Vladimir Putin is escalating the threat of war with Ukraine
Sarah McCammon talks with U.S. national security expert Andrea Kendall-Taylor about what is motivating Russian President Vladimir Putin as he escalates the threat of war with Ukraine.
Britain says Russia is planning to install a pro-Moscow leader in Ukraine
The U.K. said its claim is based on an intelligence assessment. Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops near the Ukraine border, stoking fears of an invasion.
Why Russia's thawing permafrost is a global problem
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Joshua Yaffa, Moscow correspondent for the New Yorker, about a major climate change threat confronting Russia.
Ethnic tensions are mounting in Bosnia-Herzegovina again
A quarter century after the end of a brutal civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, tensions are once again on the rise and threatening to tear apart the multi-ethnic government.
French diplomat talks about the stakes of the ongoing Ukraine conflict
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic and national security advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, about Russia and Ukraine.
Despite fears of a Russian invasion, one Ukrainian family tries to keep life normal
"You have to find ways to live a normal life," says a mother of four in Kyiv. She and her family keep their car full of fuel and plan to take refuge in a village outside the capital if Russia attacks.
The U.S. and Russia are talking, and Ukraine's fate hangs in the balance
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, ended talks in Geneva with no major breakthroughs but an agreement to keep talking.
The stakes are high as Blinken sits down with his Russian counterpart
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Friday with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, hoping another round of diplomacy will keep Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine from invading.