2019-10-01

USA

Ukrainian story broadens into Trump's State and Justice departments

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

01/10/2019

United Kingdom

Brussels says it has 'not received any' workable Irish border proposal

Brussels declined to comment on leaked plans for customs clearance sites on either side of the Irish border after Brexit.

01/10/2019

USA

One dead, 10 injured after 'violent attack' at vocational college in Finland

Finish prime minister Antti Rinne called the violence "shocking and completely unacceptable."

01/10/2019

China

Watch: Celebrations mark 70th anniversary of communist China

The People's Republic of China celebrated its 70th anniversary on October 1. Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the country in 1949 after a communist victory in the civil war.

01/10/2019

Portugal

'Possibly the strongest hurricane in 20 years' rips through Azores

A hurricane with winds of up to 100 mph has reached the Azores and is expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions.

01/10/2019

USA

North Korea says U.S. nuclear talks set to resume

The two sides haven't met since talks abruptly collapsed in February.

01/10/2019

USA

'Feeling of injustice': Trump's Ukraine call runs counter to years of U.S. policy

"This is exactly what we tried to change in Ukraine for the last five years," one activist said of the president's actions.

01/10/2019

Finland

One dead after sword-wielding student attacks classmates in Finland

A sword-wielding attacker has killed one person and injured nine others after bursting into a classroom at a vocational high school in Finland.

01/10/2019

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01/10/2019

USA

Ukraine's comedian-turned-president meets Hollywood royalty, Tom Cruise

"The President of Ukraine, for his part, told the guest about his own experience in cinema," his office said.

01/10/2019

The Cube

Greece to deport thousands of migrants after deadly fire | #TheCube

At least one person was killed on Sunday when a blaze which broke out on Lesbos island, prompting fresh calls for government action.

01/10/2019

Qatar

IAAF restrict 'creepy' cameras after complaints from female athletes

The IAAF has installed cameras into starting blocks to capture the moments leading up to the starting pistol, but athletes say such an angle is "unpleasant".

01/10/2019

World

Angry protests at 'power keg' migrant camp over deadly fire

Tensions are high after the blaze at the vast and overcrowded Moira camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos.

01/10/2019

World

Apprehension on Irish border over potential return to violence

Concerns are mounting on the island of Ireland that if a No-Deal Brexit happens, dissident Irish republicans may return to terrorism if customs check points are reintroduced.

01/10/2019

China

Hong Kong police shoot young protester at close range

As China celebrated the 70th anniversary since becoming a communist state, protesters in Hong Kong marched in the streets.

01/10/2019

USA

Ex-Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to hacking thousands of accounts

The man used his work access to search Yahoo accounts for private materials before branching out to Facebook, Gmail and other accounts, prosecutors said.

01/10/2019

USA

Pompeo was on Trump-Ukraine call at center of impeachment inquiry

Pompeo had previously dodged questions about the July call.

01/10/2019

China

Hong Kong looks set to spoil China's National Day

"The Communist Party of China does not forget and does not forgive, so don't spoil their 70th anniversary," one expert said.

01/10/2019

USA

Fact check: Were the whistleblower rules changed before Ukraine complaint?

"The law was not changed. What happened was a form was changed. A form cannot change the law," one attorney told NBC News.

01/10/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson to give EU 'final' Brexit plan in bid to take back control

The UK prime minister is to send the EU his revised plan for a new Brexit deal, minus the backstop, on Wednesday.

01/10/2019

USA

Trump asked the Australian prime minister to help investigate Mueller probe origins

This comes amid allegations that Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

01/10/2019

World News

Before and after: Huge iceberg breaks off from ice shelf in Antarctica

A massive iceberg that is five times the size of Malta has broken away from Antarctica.

01/10/2019

USA

Watch: Homeless woman sings Puccini aria on LA subway platform

The video was shared by the Los Angeles Police Department last week.

01/10/2019

USA

House subpoenas Rudy Giuliani for Ukraine documents as part of impeachment inquiry

Democrats are demanding he turn over Ukraine-related documents by Oct. 15

01/10/2019