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'Words You'll Hear': Trump Administration To Talk NAFTA Renegotiation

5:17pm August 13, 2017

Later this week, White House officials begin the process of renegotiating changes and updates to NAFTA, which President Donald Trump has called "the worst deal ever made."

2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 5 Injured In Northern Iraq

4:49pm August 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The troops died during combat operations, the military said. The mission against ISIS in the region is investigating the incident, which doesn't appear to have been due to enemy contact.

A Himalayan griffon vulture perches in the mountains. Nepal is home to nine species of vulture, four of which are critically endangered.

People In Nepal Used To Think Vultures Were Bad Luck. Not Anymore

3:38pm August 13, 2017

by Danielle Preiss

The number of vultures in South Asia has plummeted. But "restaurants" to feed rescued chicks and wild vultures are good for the birds — and for the local economy.

Then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, in 2011. Mullen, who retired six years ago, has expressed concern about escalating tensions with North Korea.

Mullen Expresses Concern Over 'Brinkmanship' With North Korea

1:25pm August 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he's very concerned that the hot rhetoric coming out of Pyongyang and Washington could spin "out of control."

Muslim refugees crowd onto a train as they try to flee India near New Delhi in September 1947. Some 15 million people crossed new borders during the violent partition of British-ruled India. At times, mobs targeted and killed passengers traveling in eithe

Giving Voice To Memories From 1947 Partition And The Birth Of India And Pakistan

8:43am August 13, 2017

by Hannah Bloch

This month, India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence. But the scars of a violent partition linger. An oral history project is racing to collect stories from those who lived through it.

Former Venezuelan Diplomat Supports International 'Humanitarian Intervention'

8:43am August 13, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses the escalating crisis in Venezuela with Isaias Medina, who recently resigned from his diplomatic post in opposition to the government.

Democrat Senator Reacts To Trump's Escalated North Korea Rhetoric

8:43am August 13, 2017

Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee. We get his reaction to President Trump's warning to North Korea that U.S. forces are "locked and loaded."

Drivers maneuver through flood water after a torrential rain in Alexandria, Egypt.

In Egypt, A Rising Sea — And Growing Worries About Climate Change's Effects

8:43am August 13, 2017

by Jane Arraf

"In the winter, the sea attacks us," a fisherman says. "We are afraid the village will sink into the sea." The World Bank says Egypt is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change's effects.

Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during an event at the White House on July 18, 2017.

Vice President Pence Representing Trump Overseas...Again

7:00am August 13, 2017

by Tamara Keith

In his second international trip in less than a month, Vice President Pence is visiting U.S. allies in Latin America, with an eye to the deteriorating situation in Venezuela.

New Liberal Mosque Led By A Woman Opens In Berlin

5:55pm August 12, 2017

by Soraya Nelson

Berlin is the site of a new mosque touted as the first liberal one in Germany, and it's led by a woman. But Muslim critics –including women — claim its creation is more about politics than religion.