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In the wake of Wednesday's release of a rough transcript of a July conversation between the presidents of the United States and Ukraine that showed Donald Trump exerting pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate debunked corruption allegations involving Joe Biden, Republicans have rallied around the President with a very strange -- and weak -- defense.

Carson King raised more than $1 million for an Iowa children's hospital, borne out of a request for beer money on national TV. But old racist tweets ended his relationship with the beer company that promised to match his fundraising.

The nine-page whistleblower complaint released Thursday morning amounts to pouring jet fuel on the already-raging fire of whether or not President Donald Trump sought to use his office to further his personal political agenda in a series of interactions between his administration and the Ukrainians.

Wherever you are on the planet, brace for the tremors of an American political earthquake. Facing impeachment at home, Donald Trump will seek relief beyond his borders -- and the world will look to exploit a US President more distracted than ever.

The creator of the Labradoodle cross-breed has said he inadvertently unleashed a "Frankenstein('s) monster".

The sister of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned his rhetoric as "tasteless" and "reprehensible" as he faced a storm about his language in the UK Parliament.

The House Intelligence Committee has released the declassified whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump's phone call with Ukraine president Zelensky. CNN's Dana Bash breaks down the allegation from the complaint.

Two children from India's lowest caste were allegedly beaten to death after defecating in the open, according to authorities.

Former French President Jacques Chirac, known for a carefully crafted "everyman" image but whose later years were dogged by allegations of corruption, has died at the age of 86.

Late-night hosts poke fun at President Donald Trump's reaction to the formal impeachment inquiry launched by the House.

Baby Archie makes his highly anticipated appearance on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tour of South Africa. CNN's Max Foster reports.

China's ability to fight island and coastal conflicts got a big boost Wednesday when the country's navy launched its first amphibious assault ship.

Two countries will soon move their capitals to different cities, designed and built exactly for that purpose.

Abortion has now been decriminalized in almost all of Australia after the country's most populous state voted to overturn a 119-year-old law.

Carmen Tarleton is no stranger to hardship. In 2007, her estranged husband attacked her with a bottle of lye, disfiguring her face beyond recognition and burning 85% of her body. She spent years in pain, especially across her face and neck as skin grafts stretched tighter and tighter.

Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May, who built her platform on sustainability, said she was "shocked" to find her team had doctored a press photo of her to remove a disposable cup.

Months after the US Ambassador to Ukraine was unexpectedly recalled from her post, President Donald Trump disparaged the career diplomat in a call with his Ukrainian counterpart, a White House transcript released on Wednesday revealed.

The British Parliament has been back in business for less than a day and already the Brexit debate has reached a new and dizzying level of bizarreness.

A whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump's communications with Ukraine was hand delivered Wednesday afternoon to Capitol Hill for lawmakers to review.

Last December, six families penned an impassioned open letter to the world pleading for assistance in securing the release of their loved ones unjustly detained in Iran. Many of these families are still waiting for the world to heed their call for the safe return of their fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters.

CNN's Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin offers his take on President Trump's press conference at the United Nations following the release of the White House transcript of Trump's phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Talk about bad timing.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing pressure over his alleged relationship with the American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri during the time he served as the Mayor of London.

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex brought their son Archie to his first official engagement on Wednesday -- a meeting with Nobel laureate and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Tuesday has set the stage for an intensely partisan fight in Washington.

A court in Paris has ordered the founder of France's #MeToo movement to pay thousands of euros in damages for defaming a man by accusing him of making lewd comments about her.

Videos and images emerged showing villages and highways blanketed by a red-colored haze in the middle of the day.

The vision of the United Kingdom laid out at the annual gathering of the country's main opposition party this week sounded like a socialist utopia.

Cities from New York to Shanghai could see regular flooding, as sea levels rise faster than previously thought.

Johnson ignored his political crisis and gave a speech about robots instead

A 5-year-old girl's rescue was captured on video after she was pulled down to subway tracks in her father's arms. The girl's father was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday would not answer if it was his understanding that American military aid for Ukraine and an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter was linked.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave his inaugural address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday night, just hours after his country's highest court ruled his suspension of Parliament was unlawful.

Remember that robot dog that went viral a few years ago? The one that can run uphill, climb stairs, and looks like the killer robot dogs in the TV show "Black Mirror"? It's now available for select customers.

The 2019 Rugby World Cup delivered its first major shock as minnows Uruguay held on for a historic 30-27 victory over Fiji.

An 11-year-old boy drove 200 miles across South Carolina to meet a stranger he knew only on Snapchat, the Charleston Police Department said.

President Donald Trump is wasting no time in attempting to torch House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's impeachment gamble in a battle that will define his presidency and the 2020 election.

CNN reporters tell you everything you need to know about the impeachment inquiry, from how it began to how it could end.