Uproar Continues Over Pro-Right Remarks By U.S. Ambassador To Germany
The new U.S. ambassador to Germany upset his hosts, and Democratic senators back home, with his announced support for right-wing populists in Europe.
World
Tibet's Soccer Dream: Playing In The Alternate World Cup
The tournament in London, wrapping up on Saturday, brings together 16 teams from nations, ethnic minorities and regions not part of the World Cup's geography.
U.S. Evacuates Multiple Employees From Chinese Consulate Over Mysterious Illness
The State Department would not say how many employees were sent home from the consulate in Guangzhou. In May, one employee was confirmed as having symptoms similar to the mysterious attacks in Cuba.
Ex-Sens. Nunn And Lugar On Disarming North Korea
Steve Inskeep talks to former Sens. Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar, who in 1991 co-authored a plan for dismantling the nuclear arsenals of the former Soviet states.
Court Allows Northern Ireland's Abortion Law To Stand — But Says It Violates Rights
On technical grounds, the U.K.'s Supreme Court rejected an attempt to overturn strict abortion limits in Northern Ireland. But the court also said that the law is incompatible with human rights.
Merkel Parries Queries In First-Ever 'Chancellor's Question Time'
The German chancellor fielded questions on issues ranging from immigration to trade in Bundestag's more staid version of the familiar British tradition.
Morning News Brief
Japan's prime minister meets with President Trump to discuss North Korea. And, the U.S. ambassador to Germany raises eyebrows for his support of the far right.
'Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible' A Tough Goal For North Korea Summit
The Trump administration's terms for North Korea's denuclearization verge on the impossible, some former negotiators say: "There's no way of doing something that's irreversible, that I know of."
Decades After 'Massive Injustice' Repealed, Scotland Will Offer Pardons To Gay Men
The bill automatically pardons men convicted under Scotland's longtime ban on same-sex relations, which wasn't repealed until 1980. Lawmakers vowed to send a "message that these laws were unjust."
For Survivors Of Domestic Abuse In Papua New Guinea, Volunteers Offer Safe Havens
Two out of three women in Papua New Guinea are abused by intimate partners, according to aid groups and the World Health Organization. Volunteers called "human rights defenders" have helped hundreds.