North Korea Slams U.S. Talks As ‘Regrettable’ After Pompeo Called Them ‘Productive’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday that two days of talks in North Korea were “productive.” But North Korea’s Foreign Ministry slammed the talks as “regrettable.”
Searching For The Past In The World War II Wrecks Of Papua New Guinea
The wrecks of World War II-era aircraft have become popular tourist sites, attracting divers, history buffs and visitors simply looking to find puzzle pieces from family members’ pasts.
Pompeo Meets With North Koreans Over Nuclear Program
The meetings happened amid growing concern North Korea is not taking steps toward denuclearization — and uncertainty as to what each side meant when they committed to it.
Readers write: Changes at a Chinese university, bringing historical context to current events, bringing families back together, learning more about Hungary
Regarding the March 5 Focus article, “One Chinese university’s about-face”: This story shed some very interesting light on the transformation China has undergone under the rule of President Xi Jinping. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship tes…
Nights Of Unrest, Torched Cars, After Fatal Police Shooting In Nantes, France
The police officer, who shot dead the motorist at a checkpoint on Tuesday, has changed his story about the circumstances of the incident; on Friday he was charged.
‘…I Did Not Act Inappropriately,’ Justin Trudeau Says Amid Groping Allegation
The accusation is nearly two decades old. The Canadian prime minister said Thursday that he apologized “in the moment” but that “the same interactions can be felt very differently” by people involved.
Refugees Flee As Syria Targets Rebel Stronghold Daraa
For the past two weeks, the Syrian regime has been attacking one of the last rebel-held areas of Syria. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Norwegian Refugee Council’s policy advisor on Syria, Rachel Sider, on the escalating humanitarian crisis as hundre…
China, U.S. Plunge Into Trade War
The U.S. has imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, including electronics and engine parts. China retaliated with tariffs of equal amount on American agricultural products.
The Deadly Novichok Nerve Agent: What Is It?
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks to professor of environmental toxicology Alastair Hay about the Novichok nerve agent. Four months after Novichok poisoned a former Russian spy and his daughter, two people are sick — and security officials say they too we…
Outcry Over Poland’s Supreme Court Purge
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum about protests in Poland over the forced retirement of more than a third of the Supreme Court justices.
U.K.’s Theresa May Orders Retreat To Finalize Brexit Terms
With less than a year before the U.K. leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May takes her cabinet on a retreat, hoping to agree on a approach to negotiating the terms of Brexit.
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