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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.

Migrants wait to disembark from the rescue ship Aquarius in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, on May 27. This past weekend the ship picked up more migrants, but was turned away from ports in Sicily and the nearby country of Malta. Now it will head fo

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Migrant Ship, With Italian Support, Will Make Dayslong Journey To Spain

1:08pm June 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Italy and Malta turned away the migrant rescue ship Aquarius, leaving it stranded in the Mediterranean for days. Now that Spain is accepting the ship, Italian and Maltese navies are assisting.

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.

The signatures of President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are seen on a document held up by Trump following a signing ceremony during their U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore Tuesday.

Read The Joint Statement From President Trump And Kim Jong Un

11:56am June 12, 2018

In the statement, the leaders outlined four commitments including establishing relations, working toward denuclearization and recovering POW/MIA remains.

At Nettoor Toddy Shop, fresh toddy from nearby coconut orchards is served in up-cycled wine, vodka or scotch bottles.

For A True Taste Of South India, Try A Toddy Shop

11:39am June 12, 2018

by Maanvi Singh

Toddy is a type of palm wine made from the fermented sap of coconut flowers. But the best toddy shops in southwestern India are celebrated for the spicy, coconutty food they serve with the drink.

Yemeni fighters loyal to the government carry explosives and land mines believed to have been planted by Houthis on June 8 near Hudaydah.

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U.N. Withdraws From Yemeni Port City Amid Fears Of Devastating Attack

10:56am June 12, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The U.N. pulled foreign staff from Hodeidah amid efforts to avert an attack by pro-government forces backed by the United Arab Emirates. A shutdown of the port could put hundreds of thousands at risk.

Anas, left, and Bashar, 8, bond in the Ramadan Kitchen.

'Ramadan Kitchen' Gives Syrian Refugees A Taste Of Home

10:25am June 12, 2018

by Lama Al-Arian

The kitchen serves 5,000 iftar meals daily to displaced families living in camps in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon during Ramadan. For many, it offers a sense of community, family and tradition.