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Civilians Confronted Attacker Armed With A Knife On London Bridge

11:46am December 02, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

London suffered another deadly terror attack Friday. The attacker was a home-grown Islamist terrorist. Normal people, armed with whatever they could find, took down the attacker until police arrived.

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NATO Summit Preview: London Hosts World Leaders

11:43am December 02, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to former Ambassador Douglas Lute, who served as the U.S. envoy to NATO from 2013 to 2017, on the challenges the 70-year-old military alliance faces.

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World News

Why Malta Is In Turmoil Over The Unsolved Murder Of A Journalist

6:20am December 02, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The prime minister of Malta is resigning next month after nearly two weeks of protests over his top aide's alleged complicity in the 2017 murder of a prominent journalist.

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News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Climate Conference, London Terror Attack

5:08am December 02, 2019

A new phase starts this week in the House impeachment inquiry against President Trump. The global climate conference begins in Madrid. And, the latest on Friday's terror attack in London.

Politics & Government

Scotland, Ireland Residents Weigh In On Brexit

6:20pm December 01, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

The debate over Brexit is at the heart of the U.K.'s general election campaign, and that is especially true for voters in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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World News

As NATO Meets, Macron's Vision For France Is At A Crossroads

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French president was swept into power with plans to reshape his country, and all of Europe, but it hasn't gone his way. Does he have time to turn things around?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (second from right), Home Secretary Priti Patel (front center) and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick (far left) attend the scene in central London on Saturday.

World News

London Knife Attacker Identified; Public Lauds Narwhal Tusk Takedown

4:56pm November 30, 2019

by Alexander Tuerk

Usman Khan, 28, had served the minimum eight years of a 16-year sentence for his involvement in a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp in 2012.

Tourists walk across flooded St. Mark's Square two days after Venice suffered its highest tide in 50 years.

World News

With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future?

1:11pm November 30, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year.

World News

Is Crimea Russian? U.S. And EU Say No, Apple Says Kremlin Can See What It Wants To

8:47am November 30, 2019

by Scott Simon

The tech giant's apps are doing what the European Union and the U.S. won't: Recognizing Russia's annexation of the peninsula seized from Ukraine. Users in Russia will see it as part of their country.

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Week In Politics: More Impeachment Hearings As Trump Heads To NATO Summit

8:47am November 30, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

The meeting in London comes as several of the member-countries are dealing with recent terror attacks and political turmoil. For President Trump, that will mean House Judiciary Committee hearings.

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