美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国或增加在伊拉克的驻军（在线收听）

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Defence Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad amid reports that the US may want to boost troops deployed in Iraq. He has said that current plan has for US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, as they continue to fight Islamic State forces.

A top US diplomat testified that President Trump held back military aid to Ukraine. William Taylor says President Trump demanded that Ukraine investigate Democrats and a company tied to former vice-president Biden's family.

The European Council president says he'll recommend granting Britain a delay as it leaves the European Union. The United Kingdom wants to push "Brexit" back three months until January.

And the National Weather service: most of the rivers of western Washington stayed back below flood stage after heavy rains tapered off. Flood warnings were issued after some areas got up to a foot of rain in the past three weeks.