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Examining The Multiple Outcomes To The U.S.-North Korea Summit

8:00am June 11, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Joel Wit, a former U.S. diplomat and now the director of 38 North, a website focused on North Korea analysis, about Tuesday's U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore.

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More Than 10,000 Migrant Children Are In U.S. Government Custody

8:00am June 11, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

They are teenagers who fled violence in Central America, and children separated from their parents after they crossed the border illegally. What happens to them has become the subject of controversy.

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In this handout provided by Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore on June 10, 2018.

Trump And Kim Eager To Declare Success In Singapore 'No Matter What Happens'

8:00am June 11, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump says he expects to know quickly whether North Korea is serious about surrendering its nuclear weapons. But Pyongyang has fooled the U.S. in the past.

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Why Taiwan Is Receiving Unprecedented Attention From Washington

6:26am June 11, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

As the relationship between the U.S. and China gets testier, the White House has quietly drawn another player in the region closer. Taiwan has received unprecedented attention from Washington.

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U.S.-North Korea Summit Will Be A Major Moment On World's Stage

6:25am June 11, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Richard Haass, former diplomat and president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the upcoming historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Morning News Brief

5:37am June 11, 2018

President Trump is in Singapore preparing for Tuesday's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. And, the European Union announced it is moving forward with retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

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Nations Respond After Trump Withdraws Endorsement Of G-7 Communique

5:10am June 11, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany and other members of the G-7 have begun responding to President Trump's rejection of the group's communique following its meeting in Canada.

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Larry Kudlow, Director of the United States National Economic Council, speaks to reporters in the White House Press Briefing room. He justified President Trump's decision to drop out of a joint statement made by G7 countries this weekend.

Canada Responds After White House Says Trudeau 'Stabbed Us In The Back'

11:43pm June 10, 2018

by Miles Parks

"Canada does not believe that ad hominem attacks are a particularly appropriate or useful way to conduct our relations with other countries," said Canadian foreign minister Chrystia Freeland.

U.S. And North Korea: How We Got Here

11:20pm June 10, 2018

American presidents, from Eisenhower to Trump, have been confounded by North Korea. Isaac Stone Fish of the Asia Society explains the history of their relationship.

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World Cup 2018 Preview With The 'Men In Blazers'

5:12pm June 10, 2018

The World Cup begins in Russia on June 14. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Roger Bennett and Michael Davies, hosts of the podcast and TV show Men in Blazers about their expectations for the games.