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Mark Sandy, a senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget, outside the Capitol before his close-door deposition earlier this month.

White House Officials Worried Freezing Ukraine Aid Could Break The Law

7:57pm November 26, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Workers in the Office of Management and Budget raised immediate legal concerns over the summer when they were asked to halt assistance for Ukraine with no initial explanation.

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Leak Of Classified Chinese Documents Adds New Detail To How Uighurs Have Been Detained

5:38pm November 26, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists about documents that detail how China has tracked and detained Uighur communities.

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In Germany, Merkel's Party Says Huawei Decision Should Be Made By Parliament

5:38pm November 26, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

Another twist in the saga of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has been overruled by her own party over whether to allow Huawei to upgrade Germany's 5G infrastructure

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WHO, UNICEF Evacuate Some Staff In Congolese City Of Beni

5:38pm November 26, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

After a surge in violence in the Congolese city of Beni, the World Health Organization and UNICEF have decided to temporarily pullout non-essential staff from the Ebola hotspot.

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British Prime Minister Johnson's Critics Say He's Undermining Democratic Institutions

5:38pm November 26, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

With the U.S. in political crisis and an election looming in Britain, both President Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have been accused of undermining democratic institutions in the U.S. and U.K.

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Protesters hold up pictures of Daphne Caruana Galizia as they gather earlier this month outside the prime minister's office in Valletta, Malta. Painful questions about the investigative journalist's murder have lingered since she was killed by a car bomb

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Rising Pressure Over Journalist's Killing Threatens To Topple Maltese Leadership

5:24pm November 26, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Daphne Caruana Galizia died in a car bombing two years ago. Now, the probe into her slaying has prompted some ministers to leave their posts. And protesters are calling for the prime minister's exit.

An illustration of the landing craft stands behind members of the media at an Indian Space Research Organisation facility this year in Bangalore, India. Authorities initially chalked up the failed landing in September to a loss of communication with the c

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2 Months After Failed Moon Landing, India Acknowledges Its Craft Crashed

3:34pm November 26, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The robotic Vikram craft would have made India the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. Instead, contact was lost — and now, authorities have formally acknowledged it crashed.

French Defense Minister Florence Parly (left) and French Army Chief of Staff Gen. François Lecointre said Tuesday that two helicopters collided in midair and killed 13 French soldiers fighting Islamic extremists in Mali.

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13 French Troops Killed In Helicopter Collision While Pursuing Militants In Mali

2:59pm November 26, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

It's believed to be the highest single loss for the French military since 1983. "These 13 heroes had only one goal: to protect us," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Members of the pro-Taiwan independence Taiwan Solidarity Union march in downtown Taipei in support of Hong Kong protesters demanding more freedom and autonomy from China.

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Some Hong Kong Protesters Are Seeking Refuge In Taiwan. For Taiwan, It's Complicated

2:38pm November 26, 2019

The arrival of several Hong Kong protesters has revived debate over whether Taiwan can or should accept Chinese citizens seeking safety. Taiwan has no asylum laws and attempts to pass one have failed.

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Solar panels at Chile's Quilapilún energy plant are part of a joint venture by Chile and China. China has been investing heavily in renewable energy technology.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Still Rising, U.N. Report Says

2:13pm November 26, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

A United Nations report warns that greenhouse gas emissions from the world's largest economies must drop dramatically in the next decade to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.