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To people watching here at home and around the world. We are better than that lawmakers heard from 12 witnesses they were told by a senior u.s. Diplomat on Wednesday that Mr Trump directed efforts to press Ukraine to launch an investigation into his presidential rival Joe Biden President Trump insists he did nothing wrong the White House says he would welcome a full trial in the Senate on whether to remove him from office. A civilian member of Sudan s governing council is urged people to be patient in their wait for change after the overthrow of the former president Omar al Bashir Asia Mussa a teacher and activist appointed to the 11 members sovereign Council told the b.b.c. The civilian and military members of the body were all working hard together to bring peace she called for an end to rules which curb the progress of women there are a huge energy which has been left aside not used in this or that I m really playing for the time when women are given all the tools that could lead t
And one before fleeing to Hong Kong prompted Leader Kerry lamb to propose a controversial extradition bill that then set off in the 5 months of ongoing protests Taiwan wanted to try chan but recently refused to take him back because of a legal dispute with Hong Kong and how to handle his case N.P.R. s Emily Fang reporting now that the United Kingdom s parliament has delayed ratifying a draft Breck s agreement with the European Union it s up to the e.u. To decide whether to let the process stretch out through January Teri Schultz reports the e.u. Is strongly leaning toward granting that extension British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he hasn t given up taking Britain out of the Bloc next week but e.u. Leaders are still due to decide whether or not to grant his formal request to push that date back to January 31st European Council President Obama says he s recommending the 27 governments approve the extension that would avoid Britain leaving without any framework for future relation
Smiter n.p.r. News Washington Lebanon s top leaders are considering reshuffling the cabinet as hundreds of thousands of people demonstrate across the country they re calling for the government s resignation to protest corruption and poor public services N.P.R. s Daniel Estrin has more from Beirut protesters have continued to flood the streets of Lebanon s major cities for nearly a week they re demanding that Lebanon s political elites resign some have been in office for decades and adviser to Prime Minister Saad Hariri told reporters that officials are considering a cabinet reshuffle and Lebanese media report officials are also considering dissolving the government as early as this weekend and forming a transitional government of technocrats the prime minister met with ambassadors from the u.s. And European Union he s trying to convince international donors to help bail out Lebanon s failing economy meanwhile the director of Lebanon s state news agency was removed from her post she sa