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Trump Administration Revokes Protection Status For Salvadorans

8:10am January 09, 2018

David Greene talks to Yanira Arias of the immigration advocacy group Alianza Americas, about the decision to revoke the temporary protected status of about 200,000 Salvadorans in the United States.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has his eyes on larger goals than just the Olympics.

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In the Korea Talks, Why Kim Jong Un Can't Lose

7:37am January 09, 2018

by Ben Forney

North Korea's leader entered the talks with a strong hand. Researcher Ben Forney takes a look at Kim's endgame.

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At Korea Talks, Pyongyang Agrees To Send Athletes To Winter Olympics

7:27am January 09, 2018

by Elise Hu

North and South Korea talked Tuesday for the first time in 2 years. Seoul hopes more dialogue might lead to a fresh round of meetings between families divided by the peninsula's decades-old standoff.

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Iran's President Takes Aim At Hardliners But Move Could Backfire

6:07am January 09, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Following protests, Hassan Rouhani told his cabinet that Iranians were dissatisfied with more than the economy, and they shouldn't be expected to abide by the views of an aging ruling establishment.

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6:06am January 09, 2018

North and South Korea hold historic talks while the U.S. prepares for all options on the military front. Also, a bipartisan group of senators discusses immigration policy with President Trump.

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son-Gwon before their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday in Panmunjom, South Korea.

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At Inter-Korea Talks, Pyongyang Agrees To Send Athletes, Cheerleaders To Olympics

3:26am January 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

It was the first such talks between the two countries in two years, with Seoul hoping for further dialogue that might lead to reunions between families divided by decades-old standoff.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement prior to a meeting in Berlin with conservative and Social Democratic party leaders.

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Still In Search Of A Deal, Merkel Faces A Crucial Week Of Coalition Talks

6:10pm January 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The German chancellor's first try at forging a government failed. Now, over three months since the election, she's trying again — this time with a familiar counterpart. But it's unlikely to be easy.

Will Sending North Korean Athletes To The Winter Olympics Change Relations?

6:06pm January 08, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Tina Park, executive director of the Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, about whether sending North Korean athletes to the winter Olympics in South Korea, signals any significant change in relations.

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11 Saudi Princes Arrested After Protesting Over Their Utility Bills

2:22pm January 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has instituted austerity measures that cut the subsidies for royal family members' electric and water bills.

Two nearly 20-foot fences, pictured in August 2017, separate Melilla, Spain, (right) from Morocco (left). Melilla, one of two Spanish enclaves located in Africa, has been regarded as a backdoor to Europe for African migrants.

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More Than 200 Migrants Reach Europe By Crossing Bridge Into Spanish Enclave

1:54pm January 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Melilla is one of two Spanish cities located in Africa, surrounded by fences. Migrants frequently try to scale or swim around the fences to reach European Union soil. On Sunday, 209 succeeded.

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