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What Trump's Speech At The U.N. Revealed About Current American Foreign Policy

7:53pm September 26, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Vali Nasr, dean of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about President Trump's foreign policy and his approach to dealing with Iran.

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U.N. Security Council Meeting Highlights Divisions On How To Deal With Iran

7:53pm September 26, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

As President Trump chairs a Security Council meeting, he's trying to rally the world around his stance on Iran. But his decision to pull the U.S. out of the nuclear deal remains unpopular.

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Pope Francis released a letter on Wednesday urging Catholics to trust his decision to form an agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops in China.

Pope Francis Urges Catholics To Trust Historic Agreement With China

6:35pm September 26, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The statement on the appointment of bishops in China has sparked confusion and criticism among some Catholics. The pope reassured them that functionaries won't be named to deal with religious issues.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, makes headlines for closing her own car door upon arriving at the Royal Academy of Arts.

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Meghan Markle Closing Her Own Car Door Excites Social Media Users

6:10pm September 26, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The Duchess of Sussex stepped out of her car Tuesday evening after the the door was opened for her, and then shut it herself, shocking some Twitter users.

A different beluga whale swims under ice at the Arctic Circle dive center in northern Russia.

Beluga Charms British With Impromptu Visit

6:02pm September 26, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

People lined the River Thames east of London on Wednesday trying to catch a glimpse of a beluga whale swimming far out of its normal range.

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Britain's Labour Party Sees Brexit Standstill As An Opportunity

4:25pm September 26, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party says if the U.K. government fails to get a Brexit agreement with the European Union his party would press for a general election.

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Nandita Venkatesan, a TB survivor, spoke at the U.N.'s first high-level meeting on tuberculosis. "It's humbling," she says. "Not long ago I was just a girl lying in bed with a hopeless future."

Life After TB: She Is Deaf, She Still Dances, She Addressed The U.N. Today

1:55pm September 26, 2018

by Rachel D. Cohen

Nandita Venkatesan of Mumbai, India, has survived two rounds of tuberculosis though one treatment caused her to go deaf. She now advocates for other TB patients and survivors.

Mexican navy members and federal police take part in an operation in Acapulco in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, on Tuesday to disarm local police.

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Mexican Authorities Disarm Acapulco Police, Fearing Infiltration By Drug Gangs

10:07am September 26, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Mexican soldiers, as well as federal and state police, moved in Tuesday to strip the force of their guns, radios and bulletproof vests.

NATO Secretary-General Reacts To Trump's Speech

9:00am September 26, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talk to Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, about current challenges facing the military alliance.

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In 1897, Belgian King Leopold brought 267 Congolese people to his country estate to display them in a mock African village — a practice referred to as a human zoo.

Where 'Human Zoos' Once Stood, A Belgian Museum Now Faces Its Colonial Past

7:30am September 26, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

When the Royal Museum for Central Africa reopens, it intends to finally confront a sordid part of Belgium's history — the exploitation led by King Leopold II which killed millions in Congo.