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Across Asia, Governments React To Meeting Between U.S. And North Korea

11:01pm June 12, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

Governments across Asia and beyond are welcoming the first-ever summit between US and North Korean leaders as a step towards peace and nuclear disarmament. But there are differences of opinion on exactly what the statement signed by the two leaders means, and about what comes next.

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A Rohingya woman walks past a flooded farm near the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, where the monsoon season started in June and has caused casualties and landslides.

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Boy Dies, Thousands At Risk As Monsoon Rains Lash Rohingya Refugee Camps

7:15pm June 12, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Members of the Muslim minority group who fled rape, murder and brutality in Myanmar now face different threats in southeastern Bangladesh: flooding, landslides and disease.

President Trump speaks during a news conference Tuesday after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore.

President Trump's Press Conference On North Korea Summit, Annotated

7:03pm June 12, 2018

President Trump spoke to reporters after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday. NPR reporters have annotated the transcript of the press conference.

At a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump said North Korea would dismantle a missile test site. But without further details, experts say it may not mean much.

Trump Says North Korea Will Destroy Missile Site. But Which One?

5:18pm June 12, 2018

by Geoff Brumfiel

The president boasted Tuesday of a bonus "favor" from Kim Jong Un, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification.

President Trump Agrees To Suspend Military Drills With South Korea

5:09pm June 12, 2018

by Tom Bowman

President Trump has agreed to suspend military drills with South Korea in return for denuclearization from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The announcement came after the summit in Singapore, with Trump calling the drills "very provocative" — an echo of past North Korean sentiments.

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U.S.-North Korea Joint Statement Echos Past Agreements Between The 2 Countries

4:39pm June 12, 2018

After their summit, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put out a joint statement with four key points. NPR's Audie Cornish asks nonproliferation expert Joshua Pollack what's been agreed to in the past and the prospects for success in 2018.

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U.S. And North Korea Agree To Set Aside Decades Of Tension At Summit In Singapore

4:27pm June 12, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for a historic summit in Singapore where North Korea reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

North Korea To Help Identify, Return Remains Of U.S. Troops From Korean War

4:27pm June 12, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to begin the work of repatriating the remains of fallen Americans from the Korean War.

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Politicians and officials — including Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen (center) — pose during the dedication ceremony Tuesday for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. Embassy in Taipei.

De Facto U.S. Embassy In Taiwan Dedicates New Complex — Over Chinese Objections

3:27pm June 12, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

U.S. officials and the Taiwanese president attended the Tuesday event inaugurating the ritzy new complex. But Beijing is not happy about the move, and it has made its protests well-known.

President Trump gestures to reporters as he meets with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of the U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: Highlights Of The Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore

12:59pm June 12, 2018

Tuesday's meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un marks the start of a long negotiation process over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Here are highlights in photos from a momentous day.