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Analyzing The Path Forward For U.S.-North Korea Relations

7:39am June 12, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield about President Trump and North Korea's leader signing an agreement committing to peace and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula.

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Italy, Malta Close Ports To Migrant Rescue Ship; Spain Takes It In

6:56am June 12, 2018

by Lucia Benavides

Spain offered to open its port to a ship carrying more than 600 migrants — including more than 100 unaccompanied minors — after Italy and Malta refused. Spain is seeing an increase in migrants.

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Was The Singapore Summit Just A Stunt For TV Cameras?

6:56am June 12, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Frank Aum, a former senior Pentagon adviser on North Korea, about the next steps following President Trump's summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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United Arab Emirates Threatens Attack On Yemeni Port City Hodeida

6:23am June 12, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The United Nations has withdrawn its international aid workers from Hodeidah amid intense negotiations to avert a devastating attack by Emirati-backed pro-government forces.

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What Action Follows Trump-Kim Summit May Be Even More Important

6:19am June 12, 2018

The U.S.-North Korea summit is one for the history books. After his meetings in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump said, "We're very proud of what took place today."

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a document he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed at the US North Korea summit in Singapore.

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Investors Eager For Economic Opening Of North Korea

5:15am June 12, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

If North Korea agrees to open its economy, its reserve of natural resources, young population, and strategic location presents opportunities for foreign investors.

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5:10am June 12, 2018

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a joint document after their summit in Singapore. Trump promised that denuclearization would come "very, very quickly."

A cholera treatment facility in Abs, Yemen became a ruin after Saudi-led strikes hit it, according to Doctors Without Borders.

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Airstrike Reportedly Hits Doctors Without Borders Facility In Yemen

3:51am June 12, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The international aid group says the cholera treatment center had clear markings and that it gave its coordinates to the Saudi-UAE-led coalition that carried out the strike.

A woman passes by a ZTE building in Beijing, China shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted about possibly reversing a ban on the tech giant in May.

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Senators Move To Reverse Trump's Deal Lifting Sanctions On China's ZTE

2:23am June 12, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

A bipartisan amendment by Senators could undo a deal struck days ago to revive the Chinese telecoms giant after it was cut off from its U.S. suppliers over sales to Iran and North Korea.

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore.

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Why Was Singapore Chosen To Host The Summit?

12:08am June 12, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Both the U.S. and North Korea have embassies in the wealthy city-state, known as the "Switzerland of Asia," Singapore also enjoys good relations with both Washington and Pyongyang.