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President Trump speaks at a press conference on Wednesday as the 2018 United Nations General Assembly wraps up in New York.

Trump Defends Kavanaugh But Says He'll Watch Testimony Thursday

10:46am September 27, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

One thing was clear after the president spoke with the media for nearly 90 minutes Wednesday: There's a lot riding on this week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Former ABC chairman Justin Milne leaves the ABC studios in Sydney after resigning his chairmanship on Thursday.

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Head Of Australian Broadcasting Corp. Quits Amid Editorial Independence 'Firestorm'

10:36am September 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Justin Milne stepped down as chairman of taxpayer-funded ABC following reports he ordered the firing of journalists whose coverage had been the subject of complaints by the government.

An Iraqi protester waves a national flag while demonstrating outside the burnt-down local government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on Sept. 7, during demonstrations over problems including poor public services.

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Months Of Protests Roil Iraq's Oil Capital Basra

9:36am September 27, 2018

by Jane Arraf

Iraqis have been protesting over faltering public services and lack of jobs in Basra, the country's main port city and the heart of its southern oil fields.

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Digging Up Lithuania's Jewish History

7:44am September 27, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Archaeologists unearthed the central prayer platform of the main synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II.

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Pyotr Verzilov, a member of the feminist protest group Pussy Riot, photographed during an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, in early September.

Pussy Riot's Verzilov Released From Berlin Hospital, Blames Kremlin For Poisoning Him

7:25am September 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a BBC interview after his discharge from Berlin's Charité hospital, Verzilov said his "poisoning" was "so professionally" carried out that it had to be the work of Russian intelligence.

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Trump Meets Netanyahu, Endorses 2-State Solution

5:30am September 27, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

On Wednesday, President Trump said he'd like to see the creation of a Palestinian state. Israeli leaders had mixed reactions.

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Iran Envoy On Sanctions

5:30am September 27, 2018

President Trump is urging countries to join the U.S. in reimposing sanctions on Iran. Rachel Martin talks with Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran.

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News Brief: Kavanaugh And Ford Hearings Preview, Iran Sanctions

5:03am September 27, 2018

We preview the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford in front of a Senate committee Thursday. Also, the U.S. is reimposing sanctions on Iran, despite European opposition.

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Man Accused In U.K. Nerve-Agent Attack Is Russian Intelligence Officer, Report Says

2:35am September 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Bellingcat, an open-source investigative website, says it has discovered the real identity of one of the Russian men charged in the U.K. with poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

"Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election — coming up in November — against my administration," President Trump said Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Looking on is U.N. Secreta

Trump Accuses China Of Trying To Interfere In Midterm Elections, Citing Trade Dispute

10:26pm September 26, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president to ever challenge China on trade, and we are winning on trade," the president said at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council.