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Ahead Of Turkey's Election, Rising Inflation And Weakening Currency Loom

4:27pm June 20, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The Turkish president is holding elections next week in an attempt to win a new term in an already powerful presidency. But Turkey's economy is worrying voters.

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How Mexico Is Working To Reunite Separated Families

4:27pm June 20, 2018

Reyna Torres Mendivil, Mexico's consul general in San Antonio, speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about her involvement in reuniting Mexican families that have been separated.

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Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday for his weekly general audience, the same day he tweeted his support for migrants and refugees.

Pope Joins Calls To End Family Separations, Says He Stands 'With Refugees'

2:44pm June 20, 2018

by Amy Held

"A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or a refugee," Francis tweeted Wednesday.

Indonesian rescuers scan the horizon from the deck of a rescue ship as they search for a ferry which sank in Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia on Monday.

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Rescuers Search For At Least 180 Missing After Ferry Sinks In Indonesia

12:15pm June 20, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Rescuers say only 18 survivors have been found so far. The boat capsized late Monday afternoon during Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Was Afghan Cease-Fire A Sign Of Hope?

9:18am June 20, 2018

Rachel Martin talks with Candace Rondeaux, a security analyst for New America, about a recent three-day cease-fire in the war in Afghanistan and what it means for peace talks.

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U.S. Pulls Out Of U.N. Human Rights Council

5:07am June 20, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration pulled out of the U.N. Human Rights Council, saying it's hypocritical in who it criticizes. But that could cede influence to some countries with a record for violations.

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A single soybean plant grows in a field in the village of Sandaogou, China.

China Tells Farmers To Grow More Soybeans Amid Trade Fight With U.S.

11:23pm June 19, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

After hitting U.S. soybeans with retaliatory tariffs, China is seeking alternatives to supply its important crop.

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Global Markets Fall As U.S.-China Trade Tensions Rise

9:37pm June 19, 2018

by John Ydstie

Economists have generally downplayed the impact on the U.S. and global economies, but many are reassessing now that trade tensions appear to be entering a new phase.

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Canada's House of Commons voted to legalize recreational marijuana use, sending the bill to the Senate. In this photo from April 20, smoke rises during the annual 4/20 marijuana rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.

Canada's Legislature Votes To Legalize Marijuana; Sales Will Begin In Weeks

8:26pm June 19, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"We've just witnessed a historic vote for Canada. The end of 90 years of prohibition," Sen. Tony Dean, one of the bill's sponsors, told the CBC.

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, seen earlier this year during a presentation on the conflict in Syria. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing from the council.

U.S. Announces Its Withdrawal From U.N. Human Rights Council

7:42pm June 19, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Trump administration long has chafed at the dubious rights records of many council members and what it calls a "chronic bias against Israel." Now the U.S. is following through on threats to leave.