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Trudeau To Visit Trump; Differing Refugee Policies To Be Discussed

6:17am February 13, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump on Monday welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House, where refugee policy and trade are expected to come up. Meanwhile, Trump's travel ban remains on hold.

People Will Be Talking About The 'Knesset' As Israel's Prime Minister Meets Trump

6:00pm February 12, 2017

Shmuel Rosner, a conservative journalist and International New York Times columnist talks about "Knesset," as President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepare to meet.

In a photograph taken Saturday, volunteers prop up a pilot whale at Farewell Spit in New Zealand. Overnight, more than 200 of the stranded whales returned to the sea.

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After Heartbreak, A Happy Ending: 200 Whales Escape Stranding In New Zealand

12:48pm February 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

After two mass strandings left over 650 pilot whales washed ashore at a remote beach and hundreds died, volunteer rescuers finally got some good news: A large pod swam back to sea overnight.

Residents leave their houses in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Sunday as part of a mandatory evacuation. It preceded an operation to defuse a World War II bomb discovered there.

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After A Massive Evacuation, Greek City Defuses A World War II Bomb

10:48am February 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The unexploded bomb, which had been buried for decades, was discovered near a gas station in Thessaloniki. Officials took no chances, evacuating more than 70,000 people before removing it.

North Korean soldiers in a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015. North Korea conducted its first missile test of the year Sunday morning.

North Korea Test-Fires First Missile Under Trump's Presidency

8:56am February 12, 2017

by Elise Hu

Pyongyang again defied United Nations resolutions and test-fired a missile early Sunday morning, local time. It earned a swift rebuke from neighbors.

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Once Documenting The Holocaust, Now She Turns To Refugees Of Syria And Iraq

7:45am February 12, 2017

Zepporah Glass is an oral historian who has documented the experiences of Holocaust refugees. She talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about interviewing two families of refugees from the Middle East.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau To Visit Trump Monday

7:45am February 12, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with CBC host Rick Mercer about the planned meeting between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and what's on the agenda.

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The European Union's top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, is expecting a more businesslike, "transactional" approach with President Trump, who's been skeptical of the EU and backs the British exit plan.