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What To Expect From Friday’s Summit Between North And South Korea

“President Trump is in for a rude surprise if he thinks … Kim Jong Un is going to say, ‘Sure, I’ll hand over my nuclear weapons,'” North Korea expert Jean H. Lee tells NPR.

After Suspected Chemical Attack, Douma Residents Flee To Northern Syria

A new camp in northern Syria is a muddy refuge for people who fled the town of Douma after a suspected chemical attack. They are traumatized and homeless and their futures are unknown.

‘The Peace House’ Is All Set For Kim Jong Un’s First Summit In South Korea

The stage is set for a historic meeting between leaders of the rival Koreas inside the Demilitarized Zone. The frenzied preparations have left very little to chance.

Distributed Denial Of Service Attacks-For-Hire Website Shut Down

European law enforcement agencies say they’ve arrested administrators and shut down a marketplace that allowed customers to pay to stage attacks and knock websites offline.

Yemen’s Civil War Places Heavy Burden On Ordinary Citizens

Steve Inskeep talks to Bushra Aldukhainah, a Yemeni worker for the aid group CARE, about conditions in Yemen in the midst of its years-long civil war.

Pentagon Outlines Missteps That Led To Ambush Of U.S. Troops In Niger

New details are emerging about what happened in Niger last October when an ambush left four American soldiers dead. Rachel Martin talks to retired Army Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc.

Pentagon Cites Multiple Missteps That Led To Ambush Of U.S. Troops In Niger

The report says U.S. troops wound up on a more dangerous mission than planned and were exposed and vulnerable when attacked by Islamist extremists in a remote corner of the African nation.

Pentagon Report: Cascade Of Errors Led To Niger Ambush, Deaths Of 4 Americans

The classified report sent to Congress, says the special forces team was retasked from a simple mission to a more dangerous one for which it was not equipped or trained — without notifying higher-ups.

Macron Doesn’t Believe He Changed Trump’s Mind On The Iran Deal

Trump has said since he was a presidential candidate that he wanted to scrap the nuclear agreement with Tehran.

DNA Analysis Of Ancient Excrement Reveals The Diets Of Centuries Past

Researchers are exhuming ancient dung from toilets of yore to reconstruct snapshots of food and lifestyle in bygone centuries. The parasites that show up in privies reveal a lot about what people ate.

Dinner Menu For Inter-Korean Summit Is Stirring Up A Side Of Controversy

Controversy is on the menu for Friday’s historic inter-Korean summit. The planned dessert features a map of the Korean peninsula, including a group of disputed islands that Japan also claims.

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