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Iranian Vote On Friday Will Decide If Rouhani Gets A Second Term

8:16am May 19, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

President Hassan Rouhani won a surprise victory in 2013, and went on to make a nuclear deal with the West. It was a historic shift in relations with Iran's longtime enemy, the United States.

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Swedish Prosecutors End Rape Investigation Into Julian Assange

7:45am May 19, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

The founder of WikiLeaks has avoided prosecution by living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. Prosecutors in the country announced the decision in a brief statement Friday.

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Pentagon To Detail Plans For Arming Syrian Kurds Fighting ISIS

7:45am May 19, 2017

by Tom Bowman

Defense Secretary Mattis is expected Friday to detail the weapons the U.S. will begin supplying to Syrian Kurds fighting ISIS — over the objections of Turkey.

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On Election Day, Taking Stock Of Free Expression In Iran

7:45am May 19, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

Iranians are voting Friday on whether to re-elect the country's president, Hassan Rouhani, who has promised greater freedom for a country dominated by conservative Muslim clerics.

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Trump To Meet Arab Leaders During Saudi Arabia Visit

7:45am May 19, 2017

by Jane Arraf

President Trump is preparing to visit Saudi Arabia, arriving Saturday morning. It's his first trip overseas as president. He's planning to meet with Arab leaders during his time there.

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Morning News Brief: Rosenstein Briefs Senators, Trump In Saudi Arabia, Iran Election

7:45am May 19, 2017

Senators say the deputy attorney general knew Trump planned to fire James Comey before writing a memo. Also, Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post previews Trump's Saudi Arabia trip, and Iran votes.

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What Saudi Leaders Think Of President Trump

7:45am May 19, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump leaves Friday for Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his first overseas trip. Despite his anti-Saudi rhetoric during the campaign, there are reasons Saudi leaders may welcome him.

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Israeli Minister Michael Oren On Trump's Visit To Israel

6:24am May 19, 2017

President Trump is traveling to Israel as part of his first overseas trip. Rachel Martin speaks with Israel's Deputy Minister for Diplomacy Michael Oren about what to expect.

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Energy Companies Urge Trump To Remain In Paris Climate Agreement

6:32pm May 18, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden says he wants the U.S. to remain in the 2015 Paris climate accord. Energy companies like Exxon Mobil and BP have also urged President Trump to continue supporting the deal.

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Women who say they have not been fed for five days line up for food in Aug. 2016 at the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Oxfam: Combined Wealth Of 5 Richest Nigerians Could Lift Country Out Of Poverty

5:13pm May 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Oxfam calls the level of inequality in the country "obscene." The disparity is only growing, the charity says, in light of what it describes as the misallocation of the country's resources.