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Kristina Kvien is the U.S. charge d'affaires in Kyiv, the top American official on the ground in the Ukrainian capital. She estimates that there are more than 100,000 Russian troops at the border to Ukraine, and that number is growing. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Russia has just two options in front of it, says the top U.S. official in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters on Friday in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP hide caption
Rafael Nadal will face world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final at the Australian Open, with a chance to rewrite the record books. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption
Veteran Chinese diplomat Qin Gang, China's ambassador to the U.S., speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep at Qin's official residence in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Shuran Huang for NPR hide caption
China's ambassador to the U.S. warns of 'military conflict' over Taiwan
Chinese lecturer Zhiwei Hu speaks to students in the Chinese language department at Salahaddin University in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Khalid Mohammed/AP hide caption
A child practices ice hockey near the Beijing Olympics Tower in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Schoolchildren look at explosives during a police-organized civilian safety lesson in a city school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. City authorities have launched training for civilians amid fears about a Russian invasion. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption
Saint Sophia Cathedral is seen in Kyiv, Ukraine on Wednesday. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ibis' searches for people missing from a capsized boat off the coast of Florida on Tuesday. U.S. Coast Guard via AP hide caption
David Rush set out to break 52 Guinness World Records in 2021. So far, the organization has verified 43 of them. Jennifer Rush hide caption
Journalists and supporters hold signs as they protest the murders of their colleagues Lourdes Maldonado and Margarito Martinez in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The sign says, "Journalism at risk. Don't kill the truth." GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Public officials including Israeli Knesset President Mickey Levy, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a wreath-laying ceremony on International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on Thursday in Berlin. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron give a joint press conference ahead of talks at the Chancellery on Tuesday in Berlin. Kay Nietfeld/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. and NATO stress unity on Ukraine as EU leaders worry about divisions
Ash Barty of Australia celebrates winning her Women's Singles Semifinals match against Madison Keys of United States during day 11 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday in Melbourne. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption
World Health Organization Regional Director for Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai addresses the media at the start of the five-day annual session Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez/AP hide caption
After her inauguration ceremony, new Honduran President Xiomara Castro met Vice President Harris at the presidential house in Tegucigalpa. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Vice President Harris looks for a fresh start on migration issues in Honduras
A man wearing a hat bearing an American flag, as well as a mask to help protect against the coronavirus, walks by a security guard near lanterns decorating remnants of a city wall in Beijing on Jan. 27. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic bus at the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption
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