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North Korea's Pledges Are Easier Said Than Done

7:54am April 28, 2018

The leaders of North and South Korea met for a historic summit Friday. NPR's Scott Simon discusses the meeting with Frank Aum, a North Korea expert with the United States Institute of Peace.

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Pompeo Takes Over At State

7:54am April 28, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent his first full day on the job at a NATO meeting in Brussels. Over the weekend, he heads to Saudi Arabia and Israel.

During Bahrain's failed revolution, a protester passes out onions and garlic to battle the effects of the tear gas used by Bahraini forces. February 14, 2011

Award-Winning Images Touch 'Your Head And Your Heart'

7:00am April 28, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Andrea Bruce is the 2018 winner of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award — given for work depicting scenes from conflicts and disasters.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in raise their hands after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom.

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In South Korea, Summit With North Korea Is Greeted With Hope — And Skepticism

11:35pm April 27, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

News of the agreement to seek a peace treaty ending the Korean War and achieve nuclear disarmament has inspired some to dream of a nation reunited. Others warn that big problems are likely to remain.

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Palestinian protesters fall amid the billowing tear gas fired by Israeli troops along the Gaza-Israel border. Palestinians converged on the area for a new round of protests Friday.

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At Least 3 Palestinians Killed As Deadly Violence Again Roils Gaza Protests

7:02pm April 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

More than 40 Palestinians are dead after weeks of protests on the Gaza-Israel border, where Israeli troops have sometimes used live fire — including on Friday, when some protesters rushed a fence.

Buried together, a child and a llama were part of a mass sacrificial killing that included more than 140 children and over 200 llamas in the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas site in coastal Peru near Trujillo.

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Remains Of More Than 140 Children Who Were Sacrificed Found In Peru

6:29pm April 27, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

They died 500 years ago in what may be the world's largest sacrificial killing of children, reported National Geographic.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on Friday.

Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

6:11pm April 27, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

The leaders spoke to reporters at the White House after meetings on Friday in which Merkel was expected to echo many of the concerns about foreign policy raised by French President Macron.

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Amani and her twin daughters Masa and Malaz at a camp for displaced persons in northern Syria after fleeing Douma, a town near Damascus, where they say they suffered a chlorine attack.

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Syrian 7-Year-Old: 'I Want To Be A Doctor So I Can Help In A Chemical Attack'

5:23pm April 27, 2018

As chemical weapons inspectors assess an attack site in Douma, Syrian families from the town offer NPR witness accounts of what they describe as a chlorine strike in Douma.

Kim approaches to shake hands with Moon at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, on Friday.

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Kim, Moon Pledge Denuclearization Of Peninsula And End To Korean War

4:28pm April 27, 2018

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in met at the border village of Panmunjom for the first inter-Koreas summit in more than a decade.

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Intelligence Analyst Weighs In On Videos Of The North And South Korean Leaders

4:23pm April 27, 2018

Photos and footage of the North Korean leader are rare. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Mieke Eoyang of Third Way about what intelligence analysts might glean from the video of the historic Korean summit.

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