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How Diplomatic Engagement With North Korea Could Proceed

6:25pm November 29, 2017

On Tuesday, North Korea launched what the Pentagon says is the country's third ICBM test of the year. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Suzanne DiMaggio of New America and Joel S. Wit from the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University about diplomatic engagement with North Korea.

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A man in Seoul, South Korea, watches a local news report about North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday.

North Korea Claims New Missile Makes It A Nuclear Power

1:08pm November 29, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

Independent analysts agree that the North's latest ICBM could reach as far as the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, though some questions remain.

North Korea Launches An Apparent ICBM

8:15am November 29, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

It flew higher — and for longer — than previous tests, theoretically putting the entire continental U.S. within Pyongyang's reach — a capability that the North Korean regime has long sought.

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Students stand on a truck as they head to school with Mount Agung volcano spewing smoke and ash in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday.

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Bali's Airport To Reopen As Volcano Continues To Belch And Rumble

5:47am November 29, 2017

by Scott Neuman

As Mount Agung continues to erupt, the main airport at Denpasar reversed course and reopened after a three-day closure.

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Bali Braces For More Volcano Eruptions

5:19am November 29, 2017

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali could be on the verge of more eruptions. The local government called for the evacuation of more than 100,000 people in the danger zone.

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North Korea Tests Ballistic Missile

5:19am November 29, 2017

by Elise Hu

North Korea tested its longest-range ballistic missile yet. Experts say the latest missile could potentially reach the United States.

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North Korea Fires Apparent ICBM In First Missile Test In 2 1/2 Months

11:10pm November 28, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

This was North Korea's first missile launch since a test in mid-September. The Pentagon says it appears to be the third intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang has tested.

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Ivanka Trump Speaks At Entrepreneurship Summit In India

5:02pm November 28, 2017

White House advisor Ivanka Trump spoke at an entrepreneurship summit in Hyderabad, India. She is co-hosting the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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In Myanmar, Pope Francis Didn't Mention The Rohingya Minority By Name

5:02pm November 28, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is in Myanmar where he voiced support for ethnic minorities, but did not mention the persecuted Muslim Rohingya by name. This, in comments to leader Aung San Suu Kyi, disappointed rights activists seeking support for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence.

North Korea Fires What Appears To Be Third ICBM Test Of 2017

5:02pm November 28, 2017

by Greg Myre

North Korea fired what the Pentagon says was an intercontinental ballistic missile, the third this year. The missile flew about 1,000 km, passing over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and landing in the Pacific Ocean.