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Chef Ruth Rogers Discusses 3 Decades Of The River Café London

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with London chef Ruth Rogers about three decades of restaurant life and her new cookbook, River Café London.

British Prime Minister Faces Pressure To Reform Northern Ireland’s Abortion Laws

Pressure is mounting for British Prime Minister Theresa May to reform Northern Ireland’s strict abortion laws. Members of her own Conservative party are joining the Labour Party to call for change after Friday’s vote in Ireland to liberalize abortion r…

‘Spider-Man’ Scales Building To Save Dangling Child; Macron Offers Him Citizenship

Dramatic video captures the quick action of a 22-year-old Malian immigrant in Paris who began hoisting himself from balcony to balcony to save the four-year-old.

If The U.S.-North Korea Summit Holds, What’s On The Table?

Steve Inskeep talks to Suzanne DiMaggio, a senior fellow at the New America think tank, who helped to broker informal talks last year between the Trump administration and North Korea.

Morning News Brief: U.S. Officials Travel To Korean DMZ

The State Department says the delegation was there meeting with North Korean officials preparing for a possible summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

Truckers’ Strike In Brazil Cripples The Country

A strike by truckers in Brazil has brought Latin America’s largest economy to a halt. The strike has been going on for more than a week.

U.S.-North Korean Officials Meet, State Department Says

Since President Trump called off the June 12th summit with North Korea last week, both countries have said the meeting could still happen. There has been no announcement that the summit is back on.

As Zimbabwe Prepares For Elections, It Seeks To Rejoin The Commonwealth

Years after Robert Mugabe, then-president of Zimbabwe, quit the commonwealth in anger over criticism of his leadership, the new leader has applied to rejoin the group of mainly ex-British colonies.

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there’s no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

Saudi Women’s Detentions Clash With Crown Prince’s Reform Campaign

Saudi journalist in exile Jamal Khashoggi tells NPR’s Michel Martin why the Saudi government has arrested women’s rights activists, even as the crown prince pushes reforms including allowing women to drive.

Latest On The North Korea Summit

NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Korea expert Jean Lee of the Wilson Center about the latest on North Korea and a meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Trump.

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