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U.S. And North Korea Agree To Set Aside Decades Of Tension At Summit In Singapore

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for a historic summit in Singapore where North Korea reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

<p>Syrian refugees gather to protest Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of the Turkish city of Hatay near the Syrian border on June 20. More than 7,000 Syrians are living in camps in Turkey.</p>

Syrian Refugees In Turkey Call For International Help

More than 7,500 Syrians who have fled political unrest in their country are staying in camps in southeast Turkey. Conditions at the camps are good, but there is anger at the indifference of Arab states and the international community toward protecting civilians inside Syria.

People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a newscast showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch. North Korea on Wednesday fired projectiles toward its eastern sea, South Korea's military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the United States this weekend.

North Korea May Have Taken Step Toward Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

The ballistic missile traveled about 280 miles, landing in the Sea of Japan. If capable of submarine launch it would represent a significant advance in North Korea's missile program.

Why The Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic Of Congo Keeps Getting Worse

Efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face a daunting obstacle: A multitude of local and national players are using the disease as a weapon in their struggle for power.

Afghan election workers are auditing all 8 million votes, which fill 23,000 ballot boxes, from the country's June 14 presidential runoff. The process will take weeks and is being slowed by the constant disputes between teams representing the two candidates.

Someday, Afghanistan Will Get A New President

The presidential election has dragged on for months and it's still not clear who the winner is or when he will take office. NPR's Sean Carberry takes a firsthand look at the slow-motion vote count.

North Korea increases ballistic missile tests

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Jenny Town, senior fellow at the Stimson Center and director of its 38 North Program, about the recent uptick in North Korea's ballistic missile tests.

Scholars Propose Way Out of Iran Confrontation

The U.N. Security Council sets Friday as the deadline for Iran to suspend its uranium-enrichment program. Iran is threatening to hide its nuclear activity if the West takes "harsh measures" against the country. A new proposal from two Harvard scholars could make peace between Iran and the United States.

A frog, a lobster and koala walked into a No King's protest

Following Portland's example, demonstrators at No Kings protests around the U.S. donned inflatable costumes to counter the Republican narrative that the events are hate-filled and un-American.

Biden recaps his G-20 meetings in press conference

President Biden is taking questions from reporters on his top foreign and domestic priorities after talks with world leaders at the G-20 in Rome — and just ahead of the U.N. climate summit.

Anti-coup protesters are shown running around their makeshift barricade on March 28, 2021, as they make a defense line during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 28, 2021.

U.S. officially says Myanmar's violence against Rohingya was genocide

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the determination at an event at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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