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Asia

'We Are Entitled To Freedom': Hong Kong Protesters Forge On

A series of protests rocked Hong Kong this month. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to use the anniversary of Hong Kong's reversion to China as an occasion to continue protests.

'We Are Entitled To Freedom': Hong Kong Protesters Forge On

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Asia

Trump's Historic Meeting With North Korea Leader Is Propaganda Bait, Expert Says

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jean Lee, director of the Wilson Center's Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center, about President Trump's meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un.

Trump's Historic Meeting With North Korea Leader Is Propaganda Bait, Expert Says

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Europe

France Suffers In Historic Heatwave

France has been blazing this week. It recorded its highest temperature ever on Friday, 113 degrees. But temperature records have been rising all over the country, including in Deauville, Normandy.

France Suffers In Historic Heatwave

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Asia

What To Make Of Trump's Meeting With Kim

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Sue Mi Terry, senior fellow for Korea at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about President Trump's latest meeting with Kim Jong Un.

What To Make Of Trump's Meeting With Kim

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Europe

Fears Of Far-Right Terror In Germany

The killing of a prominent German politician and the arrest of his confessed killer, who has links to a far-right network, has raised fears of far-right terrorism in Germany.

Fears Of Far-Right Terror In Germany

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Trump Meets North Korea's Kim Jong Un And Says Nuclear Negotiations Will Resume

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with President Trump north of the military demarcation line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Meets North Korea's Kim Jong Un And Says Nuclear Negotiations Will Resume

President Trump greeted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas. He briefly stepped over into North Korea, a first for a sitting U.S. president.

Saturday

U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks

The U.S. will hold off another round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The two countries agreed to restart trade talks after President Trump and Chinese President Xi met during the G-20 summit in Japan.

U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks

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Asia

Chinese Trawler Hits And Sinks Filipino Fishing Boat

The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese trawler has led to outcry in the Philippines and raised alarm over whether China is ramping up claims to disputed waters.

Chinese Trawler Hits And Sinks Filipino Fishing Boat

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Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival

Venezuelan Leidy Navarro (left) walks with her daughter Valentina Caceres back to their home in Ureña, Venezuela, after picking her up at school in Cúcuta, Colombia, in March. Juan Pablo Bayona/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Americas

Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival

Amid Venezuela's catastrophic economic meltdown, education experts say that it's getting much harder for children to get a good grasp of history, geography and their ABCs.

Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival

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Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs; 2 Sides Agree To Restart Trade Talks

President Trump speaks during a news conference following the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday. Trump said the U.S. and China would resume trade talks. Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Economy

Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs; 2 Sides Agree To Restart Trade Talks

President Trump said the two countries would "continue the negotiation." He said the U.S. would keep existing tariffs in place, but would not impose new tariffs on Chinese imports.

Friday

Trump Tweets An Invitation To North Korea's Kim — Meet In the DMZ?

President Donald Trump at the G-20 economic conference in Osaka, Japan, Friday. He tweeted an invitation for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet him after the summit in the demilitarized zone between the Koreas. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Trump Tweets An Invitation To North Korea's Kim — Meet In the DMZ?

President Trump is in Japan for the G-20 economic summit, but will head for South Korea on Saturday. He asked Kim Jong Un to shake hands in the demilitarized zone between the Koreas.

U.S. Agents Announce Thousands Of Weapons Seized In 'Operation Patagonia Express'

U.S. federal agents say an international operation seized 5,300 firearms and components from a transnational criminal organization. ICE Homeland Security Investigations hide caption

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National Security

U.S. Agents Announce Thousands Of Weapons Seized In 'Operation Patagonia Express'

The bust "resulted in the largest weapons seizure in Argentine history," a U.S. federal official said. A married couple in their 60s who lived in Broward County, Fla., have been arrested.