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Beijing celebrates 70 years of communist rule with a massive military parade in Tiananmen Square. But, the mood is far different in Hong Kong where police shot a protester at close range — raising the ante on the level of violence in the territory. Also, first Ukraine and now Australia — did President Donald Trump ask for help in settling political scores here in the US? And, hundreds of people named Nigel are celebrating their "Nigel-ness" at an English country pub.

The impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump is dominating attention in the US, but how is the story playing out in Ukraine? Also, Hong Kong officials are under pressure to maintain order in the streets in preparation for the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. And, it only took Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 10.71 seconds to run the 100 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday. Fraser-Pryce's gold medal win makes her the fastest woman in the world.

Whistleblower. It's the word of the day in the news. But what exactly does the US Whistleblower Protection Act do? What protections do whistleblowers have in foreign countries?  Protests have resumed against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The Egyptian president says there's no reason for concern, even as the police and army tighten security around Cairo and other major cities there. And if you have a teenager, you've likely heard of TikTok. The Chinese-owned app is popular all over the world with people sharing short comedy, lip-sync or dance videos. But some say the app is leading to censorship, even for American users.

The formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump hinges on military aid for Ukraine that was approved by Congress but temporarily held up by the president. That money is a major source of funding in Ukraine's fight with Russia. We're exploring this question: Why does Ukraine need the money? Also, where do things stand between Russia and Ukraine? And, Thursday marks five years since 43 college students disappeared in Mexico. Their disappearance remains a grim, unsolved mystery.

We’re reporting on the formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, but focusing our coverage on the other side of the telephone line: Ukraine. Also, we’ve got the latest on Brexit. The UK Parliament reconvened on Wednesday after Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended the legislature. And Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump recently held a rally together in Houston that has caused divisions in the Indian American diaspora.

House Democrats are launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced late Tuesday, in the wake of revelations that he may have withheld military aid to Ukraine and pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate a Democratic presidential candidate. The UN General Assembly met in New York on Tuesday, while protests continued in the streets, including Indigenous Brazilians speaking out against their president. And it was a bad day for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Britain's Supreme Court voted unanimously that Johnson broke the law by suspending Parliament as he tried to push through a no-deal Brexit. We look at what this means for Brexit and Johnson's political future.

Young people are meeting in New York on Monday at the United Nations Youth Climate summit led by 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is not attending the climate summit. Instead, Trump convened a session at the UN on worldwide religious freedom and persecution. Plus, host Carol Hills speaks with Samantha Power, former UN ambassador under President Barack Obama, about the unintended consequences of the Obama administration's intervention in Libya and the failure to act decisively in Syria. And, travel company Thomas Cook is no more. The British firm, the world's oldest, announced that it is shutting down, canceling all flights and vacations and stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers.

Jake Sullivan is no James Bond. He's a nice kid from Minnesota. But Sullivan's top secret diplomacy may have staved off catastrophe as the US pursued the Iran nuclear deal. On this bonus episode from The World's partners at the Things That Go Boom podcast, host Laicie Heeley digs into how real diplomacy gets done — not the Hollywood-movie kind. (Diplomacy, it turns out, isn’t as sexy as Bond.) This is the real-life version, where sleep-deprived people pore over thousands of pages of technical documents, sleep on couches and floors and lose their cool more than once. There are even a few broken bones. It’s not glamorous, it’s grueling. But when it works, it can stop a war.

Friday marked a day of worldwide protest around climate change. Children skipped classes and took to the streets ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit next week. Also, anti-government protests in Hong Kong have grown in size, and clashes with police have become more violent. What's the strategy going forward, and what risks are activists willing to take? Plus, the drive to thwart diseases like malaria and dengue by altering the genes of mosquitos. Scientists warn, however, that the work needs monitoring to avert unintended consequences.

Photos have surfaced of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing brownface makeup. The World's Rupa Shenoy looks into the history of brownface and blackface in Canada, and puts the photos in social context. Plus, India, the world's second-largest consumer of tobacco products, will ban the production and sale of e-cigarettes under a new executive order. And, what to expect when the United Nations holds a special climate summit next week.