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European nations clamor to be involved in Ukraine peace talks, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation forces GOP to rethink its politics, Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating ceasefire.
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In China, two economic realities exist side of by side. The country's fast-growing technology sector is now leading the world in some aspects. Yet prospects for the average Chinese worker remain dim.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given a Thursday deadline to accept a new peace plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia that Ukraine had no input in, causing concerns for residents.
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World climate negotiations wrapped up over the weekend in Brazil with an agreement that increases money for countries to adapt to climate change but doesn't address phasing out fossil fuels.
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Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday that they made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war. But European allies feel they've been left out of the plan, which they say placates Russia.
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The Trump administration says it has a peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. But not all lawmakers, including Republicans, are convinced.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Wolfgang Ischinger, a longtime German diplomat and head of the Munich Security Conference, about the U.S.-brokered plan to end the war in Ukraine.
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Over the weekend, Israel and Hamas both accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement in Gaza that has been in place for a little over six weeks.
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President Trump's administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro designating Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization. But the entity is not a cartel per se. -
Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace.
