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Their hopes for peace dashed, Palestinians in Gaza are returning to UN shelters — despite the discomfort and uncertain safety — as fighting between Hamas and Israel resumes.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing a U.S. truce "roadmap" at a regional aid conference in Jordan.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed South Koreans, Japanese and Chinese on Thursday about the outcome of President Trump's historic meeting in Singapore earlier this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Israel has blocked vital supplies from entering Gaza for two months now. Children in Gaza are malnourished and dying as the UN runs out of food.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Justin Lynch, an Associated Press reporter who was arrested and deported from South Sudan for his reporting on human rights violations and ethnic cleansing.

The conflict in eastern Congo has been called one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. As fighting intensifies in eastern Congo between government forces and the rebel M23 group, tens of thousands of Congolese civilians have fled camps and homes in search of safety.

For singer Merrill Garbus, the idea that hard work leads to success in America is deeply suspect.

Jacki discusses the latest events in Bosnia with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo and NPR's Sylvia Poggioli in Belgrade. Today, the top UN general in the former Yugoslavia met with the Bosnian Serb military leader. They tried, but failed, to work out an arrangement for the Serbs to withdraw their heavy weapons from Sarajevo. Meanwhile, NATO officials met in Brussels to consider whether to resume military attacks against the Serbs.

Amy Eddings of member station WNYC reports U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan spoke to the Millenium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders today. The gathering has been marred by protests over the exclusion of the Dalai Lama because of China's objections. In his speech today, Annan urged political and religious leaders to reaffirm the right to religious freedom.

U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix arrives in Cyprus to meet his team on his way to Baghdad, where he expects to be tomorrow. Blix says he has a list of 700 sites in Iraq that he wants to inspect for weapons. He hopes to begin work on Nov. 27. NPR News reports