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The US president Barack Obama has announced US forces will remain in Afghanistan at their current levels throughout much of 2016. Our Washington, D.C. correspondent is Simon Marks. Audio

Brittany Packnett is the Executive Director of Teach For America, St. Louis. Her dedication to empowering young people in marginalized communities has taken her all the way to the White House. Last… Audio

Hillary Clinton appears to have come up trumps in the first Democratic Presidential debate. Audio

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are getting ready to hit the stage in a Las Vegas casino for the first Democratic debate of the 2016 campaign. Brent Budowsky is a political commentator in… Audio

In his latest book, 'Light It Up: The Marine Eye for Battle in the War for Iraq ' historian John Pettegrew takes a look at the crucial role visual culture has played in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars… Audio

The US republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has made controversial comments about gun laws in the wake of the Oregon community college shooting. Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff joins… Audio

The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal has been agreed but the political fallout is just beginning in the United States. Shawn Donnan is the world trade editor for the Financial Times. Audio

Dr Erik Monasterio, of the University of Otago in Christchurch, has concerns about what any change could mean for New Zealand. Audio

It's down to the wire in Atlanta where Trade Ministers from 12 countries are attempting to hash out the final details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Former US deputy trade representative Alan Wolff… Audio

Doctors without Borders is demanding an independent inquiry into the airstrikes by the American military on their hospital in Afghanistan. Vickie Hawkins is the Executive Director of Doctors Without… Audio

Doctors Without Borders is calling for an independent investigation into the airstrikes by the American military on their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan which killed 19 people. Bilal Sarwary is a… Audio

A young New Zealand basketballer fled for his life in a mass school shooting in Oregon today, then warned his coach what was happening and to alert his team-mates. Audio

More now on the mass shooting at an Oregon college where a gunman massacred 10 people earlier today, before being shot dead by police. Audio

A young New Zealand basketballer, Jaylen Gerrand, fled for his life in a mass shooting at a US college today, but then regathered himself to check his team-mates were safe. Audio

The lone shooter, the 10 people dead at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. Audio

The shooting took place at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. Gale Cunningham is a reporter at 1190 KEX in Portland. Audio

Melinda St Louis is the Director of International Campaigns at Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, and joins Morning Report from the protests in Atlanta. Audio