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Trump Impeachment Inquiry Updates: Sondland to Testify After Initial Refusal

Gordon D. Sondland, the American ambassador to the European Union, has agreed to comply with a House subpoena and testify next week, despite the State Department’s instruction to him not to appear before lawmakers, Mr. Sondland’s lawyer said Friday. He was prepared to testify on Tuesday, but the Trump administration directed him not in the 11th hour.

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Trump: Turkey to pay 'economic price' if Syria operation 'unfair'

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Kurds in Syria Brace for War as Turkey Says Incursion Is Imminent

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Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say

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Trump Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy

WASHINGTON — In a major shift in United States military policy in Syria, the White House said on Sunday that President Trump had given his endorsement for a Turkish military operation that would sweep away American-backed Kurdish forces near the border in Syria.

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Ukraine to Review Criminal Case on Owner of Firm Linked to Biden’s Son

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top prosecutor said on Friday that he would review several important cases previously handled by his predecessors, including a criminal case involving the owner of a natural gas company that employed a son of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. 

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Hong Kong Police Shoot a Protester With a Live Bullet for the First Time

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong police on Tuesday shot a demonstrator with a live round for the first time during the city's monthslong protest movement, three prodemocracy lawmakers said, escalating the territory's political crisis on the same day that the central government in Beijing staged a huge military parade to celebrate 70 years of Communist control.