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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Indonesia Tsunami, Trade Deal

5:01am October 01, 2018

Where do things stand with the Supreme Court nomination? More than 800 people are dead after a tsunami in Indonesia. After weeks of talks, Canada will stay in a trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico.

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With Plans To Demolish A West Bank Village, Israel Orders Palestinians To Vacate

4:49pm September 30, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Israel has ordered Palestinians to vacate a West Bank village slated for demolition. Activists have gathered there to protest the plans.

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Kurdistan Election

4:49pm September 30, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The Kurdistan region of Iraq is holding elections for a regional parliament, the first such election in five years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds U.S. President Donald Trump during a speech at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27.

Netanyahu At Odds With Trump Over Two-State Solution

4:43pm September 30, 2018

by Serena McMahon

Days after President Trump endorsed a two-state solution, the Israeli prime minister tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Israel must retain control of security in any agreement with the Palestinians.

A man casts his vote at a polling station on September 30, 2018, in Tetovo, Macedonia. Macedonians all across the country went to the polls to vote in a referendum to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia and end a long running disp

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Low Turnout Threatens The Result Of Macedonia's Vote On Whether To Change Its Name

3:36pm September 30, 2018

by Serena McMahon

Macedonians are voting on a referendum to change their country's name in order to gain access into NATO and the European Union.

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Macedonians Vote On A Name Change

8:23am September 30, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

The people of Macedonia will be asked on Sunday if they agree to change the name of their country — in order to end a decades-long dispute with Greece.

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Update On Deported Honduran Father

8:23am September 30, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with journalist James Fredrick and "John," who fled from Honduras to the United States with his daughter. John was deported, but his daughter remains in the U.S.

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The Challenges Of Responding To Tsunami And Earthquake In Indonesia

8:23am September 30, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Associated Press reporter Margie Mason about the death toll and damage from an earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia.

Björn Höcke (center), a politician from the Alternative for Germany party, participates in a march in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, on Sept. 1, after several nationalist groups called for marches protesting the killing of a German man allegedly by migrants

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Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

8:02am September 30, 2018

by Simon Schütz

It is the latest sign that many citizens are drawn to a populist movement that is reshaping politics in Germany by focusing debate squarely on immigration.

An Iraqi protester stands flashing the victory gesture outside the burning headquarters of the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Sept. 7.

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U.S. Closes Consulate In Basra, Citing Iran-Backed Violence

5:47pm September 29, 2018

by Noor Wazwaz

The State Department is temporarily closing the U.S. Consulate in the southern Iraqi city and evacuating all diplomats stationed there, following a rocket attack early Friday morning.