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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speak during a meeting in New York on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.

Opinion: The Sitcom President And The Reality Show President

10:56am September 28, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the television show parallels of President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and the call between them at the center of an impeachment inquiry.

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Austria Votes After Scandal

7:48am September 28, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Austria's most prominent anti-immigrant conservative looks poised to return to power despite a cash-for-contracts scandal involving his far-right ally that brought down the government last spring.

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Where Russia Fits In With Trump-Ukraine Affair

7:48am September 28, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Julia Davis of the Atlantic Council about Russia's connection to the Ukraine controversy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy smiles after meeting United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during the 74th Session of the General Assembly on Thursday in New York.

How Ukraine Got Tangled Up In A Trump Impeachment Inquiry

8:23pm September 27, 2019

by Lucian Kim

The political upheaval that a call between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents set off in Washington has thrust Ukraine into the limelight. Here's a look at how it got involved.

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In Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani's Story Does Not Hold Up

7:43am September 27, 2019

by Lucian Kim

President Trump has said that former Vice President Joe Biden acted inappropriately by pressuring Ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating the Ukrainian oil company that hired his son, Hunter Biden.

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The whistleblower complaint says notes from President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, released this week, were loaded into an electronic system meant for classified information "of an especially sensitive nature."

Former Officials Say White House's Use Of Secret System Is Unusual, 'Disturbing'

5:40am September 27, 2019

National Security Council officials from prior administrations say a top-secret system reserved for highly sensitive government secrets should not be used for transcripts of foreign leader calls.

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A Swedish government program called the Edible Country recruited Michelin-starred chefs to create recipes that use ingredients that can be foraged from the areas around 13 picnic tables scattered across the countryside. Diners book a table, show up and hu

Foraging Is Part Of Swedish Identity; Now Its Countryside Is The Wildest Restaurant

9:32pm September 26, 2019

by Richard Morgan

The government recruited Michelin-starred chefs to craft recipes from ingredients that can be foraged at sites across the Swedish countryside. Diners book a table, show up and hunt for their own food.

During Call To Ukraine President, Trump Disparages A U.S. Ambassador

9:09am September 26, 2019

by Martin Kaste

When President Trump fired the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this past spring, it was at the urging of conservative media. We reconstruct how and why she was called home.

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Former French President Jacques Chirac, in a 2011 photo. Chirac was a fierce opponent of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Jacques Chirac, French President Who Opposed U.S. Iraq War, Is Dead At 86

9:07am September 26, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The two-term French president was the first chief executive to acknowledge France's collaboration in the Holocaust. And he famously rejected U.S. calls to invade Iraq.

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Former French President Jaques Chirac Dies At 86

7:04am September 26, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

Chirac served two terms as president — from 1995-2007. He was mayor of Paris for nearly 20 years. Chirac had been hospitalized with a lung infection.

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