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Russia-Ukraine recap
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video during the opening ceremony for the 75th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)

May 17, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Goats and Soda
Demonstrators in Krakow, Poland, hold a banner reading "Legal Abortion Without Compromise" at a December 2021 protest. Poland has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe.

U.N. and advocates raise concerns of abortion access for Ukrainian refugees in Poland

May 17, 2022
Poland's abortion laws are among the strictest in Europe. Advocates are seeking to help Ukrainian refugees who wish to terminate a pregnancy — including women raped by Russian soldiers during the war.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
A wounded service member of the Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol is transported out of a bus on a stretcher under escort of pro-Russian fighters, upon arrival in Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Monday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 16)

May 16, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine invasion — explained
A Ukrainian soldier examines a fragment of a Russian Air Force Su-25 jet after a battle at the village of Kolonshchyna, Ukraine, on April 21. Russia was expected to establish air superiority in the first days of the war. But Ukraine's air defenses have b

Ukraine says it's downed 200 aircraft, a mark of Russian failures in the sky

May 16, 2022
Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.
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Business
McDonald's arrived in Moscow when Russia was still part of the Soviet Union. Tens of thousands of customers stood in line when its first restaurant opened on Jan. 31, 1990, at Moscow's Pushkin Square.

McDonald's is leaving Russia, after more than 30 years

May 16, 2022
In 1990, the Big Mac's arrival in Moscow signaled a new era. Now McDonald's is tearing down the golden arches and writing off its investment in Russia.
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World
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, left, and President Sauli Niinisto announced Sunday that Finland will apply for NATO membership.

Finland and Sweden announce they want to join NATO, marking a big blow to Putin

May 15, 2022
Finland changed its policy toward the military alliance after troops invaded Ukraine. Sweden has avoided all military alliances, but like Finland, has also grown closer and closer to NATO over time.
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World
Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of Germany, welcomes Jean-Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister of France, for bilateral talks at the Schlossgut during the the summit of foreign ministers of the G7 Group of leading democratic economic powers at the Weissen

G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia

May 15, 2022
The Group of Seven leading economies warned Saturday that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis which threatens poor countries.
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World
A Ukrainian serviceman patrols during a reconnaissance mission in a recently retaken village on the outskirts of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

May 15, 2022
Fresh off his country's Eurovision win, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, as Russian troops retreated from Kharkiv.
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Goats and Soda
Commuters make their way through a water-logged street after a heavy downpour in Dhaka. Bangladesh is one of many countries struggling to protect residents from the effects of climate change.

The U.S. pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine war

May 14, 2022
The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He is accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 13)

May 13, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Sports
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Friday.

WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia is extended by a month

May 13, 2022
The lawyer for the 31-year-old athlete said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Griner faces a trial on drug possession charges in mid-June.
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World
President Joe Biden and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations arrive for a group photo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia

May 13, 2022
Despite Washington's focus on the war in Ukraine, the White House is trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Asia-Pacific.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday in Helsinki, Finland. Niinisto and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday in a joint stateme

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 12)

May 12, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
Wives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 11)

May 11, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
An Ukrainian firefighter works near a destroyed building on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles a day earlier from the air at the crucial Black Sea port of Odesa, hitting a shopping

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 10)

May 10, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine invasion — explained
Demonstrators protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Independence Square in front of the Parliament Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 24, 2022. Lithuania's parliament has since declared Russia a perpetrator of terrorism and genocide.

Lithuania designates Russia as a terrorist country, a global first

May 10, 2022
The resolution, which passed unanimously, comes a day after Lithuania's foreign minister publicly urged a regime change in Russia.
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The Picture Show
A man stands outside a residential building in Kyiv that was struck by a missile last week. Residents returned to collect their belongings, clean up and board up the building's broken windows.

Kyiv residents begin to find calm after Russian forces' retreat

May 10, 2022
Ukrainians in Kyiv are starting to piece their lives back together as the Russian invasion enters its third month. Even in moments of calm, residents still live with the threat of airstrikes.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
People carry portraits of their relatives, including World War II soldiers, as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march on Red Square on Monday in Moscow. The event is part of Russia's Victory Day, celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germa

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 9)

May 09, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Europe
Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Here's what Putin said about Ukraine in his Victory Day speech

May 09, 2022
Speaking at an annual parade to honor the end of World War II, Russia's president sought to link the past Soviet victory to the battle in Ukraine and signaled no major military or policy shifts.
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Ukraine invasion — explained
Russian navy cadets take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 5. The parade will take place there on May 9 to celebrate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year

May 08, 2022
Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine.
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Ukraine invasion — explained
Walter Duranty, pictured in 1936 at a luncheon given in his honor by the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents at the Hotel Lombardy in New York, repeatedly defended Soviet Premier Josef Stalin.

'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize

May 08, 2022
In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.
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World
First lady Jill Biden gets a hug from Ukrainian refugee Yulie Kutocha, 7, as her mother Victorie Kutocha, watches at right, during a visit to a city-run refugee center in Kosice, Slovakia, Sunday, May 8, 2022.

Jill Biden to Ukrainian mom: Russia war 'hard to understand'

May 08, 2022
U.S. first lady Jill Biden spent Mother's Day in Slovakia, meeting Ukrainian mothers who have been displaced by Russia's war and assuring them that the "hearts of the American people" are behind them.
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World
A man who fled from a small village near Polohy rests upon his arrival to a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Dozens are feared dead after a Russian bomb levels a Ukrainian school

May 08, 2022
The school was sheltering about 90 people in the village of Bilohorivka. At least two bodies have been found.
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World
A huge letter Z, which has become a symbol of the Russian military, is reflected in an office building in a street in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 6, 2022.

Patriotism, unease mix as Russia marks Victory Day in WWII

May 08, 2022
The pride and patriotism usually associated with Russia's most important holiday is mixed with apprehension and unease over what this year's Victory Day may bring.
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Russia-Ukraine recap
A man who left a shelter in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol walks to a bus between Russian army servicemen and Donetsk People's Republic militia on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 6)

May 06, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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