North Korea Threatens To Cancel Kim-Trump Meeting
North Korea threatened to call off a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un over objections to U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
Foreign Policy Hot Spots: North Korea And Gaza
NPR’s David Greene speaks with Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the latest developments over a proposed North Korea summit and the violence in Gaza.
Prominent Mexican Journalist Joins A Long List Of Those Killed
A radio news host has been killed in southern Mexico, bringing to at least 32 the number of journalists killed since 2012. Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists.
Putin’s Bridge Linking Russia To (Annexed) Crimea Opens
The Russian leader jumped behind the wheel of an orange dump truck, leading the charge across the 12-mile bridge connecting the two regions for the first time in history.
After Gaza Killings, World Reacts With Wave Of Condemnations, Calls For Restraint
The day after Israeli troops shot dozens dead during protests on the Gaza border, envoys traded barbs at the U.N., countries confronted ambassadors — and Guatemala readied an embassy move of its own.
North Korea Implies Summit With Trump Is In Doubt Because Of Military Exercises
North Korea cancelled a meeting with South Korea and said the U.S. should think about the fate of the summit “in light of this provocative military ruckus.” The U.S. said summit planning continues.
Former U.S. Ambassador To Iraq Discusses Election Results
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Zalmay Khalilzad, a former ambassador to Iraq, about the country’s election results.
Can The New Ebola Vaccine Stop The Latest Outbreak?
The Democratic Republic of Congo, with a suspected 19 deaths so far from the virus, is turning to an as-yet-unlicensed vaccine with a very promising track record.
Gaza and Jerusalem: Assessing the real costs of ‘low-cost’ US diplomacy
President Trump has boasted to spirited applause at political rallies over recent weeks that his good sense as a businessman allowed him to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem for a fraction of the billion-dollar cost diplomats predicted. As if…
A Look At The Political Rise Of Iraq’s Shiite Militias
Iraqis voted in their first election since the military defeat of ISIS over the weekend. While final results have not been issued, one near-certain result is the political rise of Iraq’s Shiite militias.
U.N. Security Council Deeply Divided Over How To Stop Violence In Gaza
The U.N. Security Council meets in emergency session a day after 60 Palestinians were killed in Gaza. Israel says the world should be blaming Hamas for provoking the violence.
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