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The snow-covered body of a serviceman lies next to a destroyed Russian rocket launcher vehicle on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Friday, Feb. 25. Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter. Russia's invasion of democratic Ukraine has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to force Russia to end its assault. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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The Ukraine invasion: the political, economic and humanitarian costs

Tom Hall

A Russia scholar and a European trade expert discuss the mounting costs of Russia's assault on Ukraine.

A Ukrainian woman reacts as she waits for a train trying to leave the capital city, Kyiv, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa, as world leaders decried the start of a Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine's democratically elected government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Ukraine's crisis: analysis from Sen. Ben Cardin, Hopkins' Charles Gati

Tom Hall

Maryland's senior senator and a regional policy expert offer insights on how US and its NATO allies are responding to Russia's assault on Ukraine.

A Ukrainian serviceman adjusts the strap of his weapon in a trench at a frontline position in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on Jan. 31, 2022. Russia's self-described "peacekeeping" forces crossed the border into the region this week. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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NewsWrap: Ukraine Update from NPR's Frank Langfitt in Odessa

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As Russian forces move into eastern Ukraine, NPR's London correspondent joins us from Ukraine's historic Black Sea port city with an update on the country's increasingly tense situation.

Ukrainian soldiers examine their tank at a military unit close to Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Russia's foreign minister claims that NATO wants to pull Ukraine into the alliance, amid escalating tensions over NATO expansion and fears that Russia is preparing to once again invade the now- independent former Soviet republic on its western border. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

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NewsWrap: The Ukraine crisis grows as Russia & the West square off

Tom Hall

The Washington Post's Pentagon & national security correspondent, just back from Ukraine, reports on the tense situation on its Eastern border with Russia

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Sen. Ben Cardin on Putin/Ukraine, updates on BBB & voting rights bills

Tom Hall

MD's senior senator discusses US responses to Russia's war threats in Ukraine and the fate of stalled Senate legislation.

Since the COVID pandemic began, Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services has reached 21 million people worldwide via on-the-ground efforts, like this sanitation and hygiene field project at the Pwalugu Market in Ghana, West Africa, to slow the spread of COVID-19 and bolster the capacity of local health responders.

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Helping the world's poor battle COVID: Vax equity & relief efforts

Tom Hall

US & private relief agencies like Catholic Relief Services are closing the COVID-Vax gap for the world's poorest.

President Joe Biden speaks during the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP)

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Analysis: Biden's UN Debut and America's Global Challenges

Tom Hall

Washington Post global affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor on Joe Biden's complex foreign policy agenda.

Emilee Cutright with Veterans with American Ideals holds high a sign that reads "#SaveOurAllies" near the White House in Lafayette Square Park in Washington on July 1, 2021, during a rally hosted by the International Refugee Assistance Project, Human Rights First, and With Honor Action, to call for the immediate evacuation of Afghanis who worked with US and other NATO forces during the past 20 years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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With Taliban's Takeover, A New Drive To Rescue West's Afghan Partners

Tom Hall

The CEO of a non-profit refugee service describes efforts to rescue Afghan allies from harsh Taliban rule.

Taliban fighters patrol in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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America's Exit From Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? What's Next?

Tom Hall

Brian Katulis, an expert in counterterrorism, sizes up the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Krish O'Mara Vignarajah is President and CEO of the non-profit Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. (LIRS)

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Krish Vignarajah On Afghan Allies, US Border Immigration Crises

Tom Hall

The immigration activist says the US should evacuate thousands of Afghan allies before its final troop withdrawal.