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Now displaying: June, 2018
Jun 28, 2018

Satellite imagery reveals a flurry of activity at a North Korean nuclear site, but thanks to a vague deal signed in Singapore, it's unclear if North Korea is breaching agreements its made with the US.

Jun 27, 2018

The UN's World Drug Report finds global use and abuse of drugs is on the rise, as synthetic opioids wreak havoc across Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Jun 26, 2018

The World Health Organization reports a new case of vaccine-derived polio on the Pacific island of Papua New Guinea. The WHO's Director of Polio Eradication, Jose Zaffran, puts that development in context.

Jun 25, 2018

Turkish President Reccep Erdogan wins reelection and women hit the roads for the first time in Saudi history.

Jun 22, 2018

E.U. members will try on Sunday to find unity on thorny migration issues slowly driving the 28-member bloc apart.

Jun 21, 2018

North Korea, China and Japan take a series of confidence-building steps in an attempt to cement an improvement in relations after last week's Singapore summit.

Jun 20, 2018

Ambassador Nikki Haley said the U.S. will exit the U.N. Human Rights Council after failing to see significant enthusiasm to reform the organization, and MercyCorps calls for ending the Trump Administration's 'zero tolerance' immigration policy.

Jun 18, 2018

Despite President Trump's claims, a lot stands between North Korea's current economy and “the highest level of future development," explains AEI economist Nicholas Eberstadt.

Jun 14, 2018

After a glimpse of a diplomatic breakthrough, nationalists Macedonia and Greece dig into hard-line positions on a 'naming issue' that's driven them apart for decades.

Jun 12, 2018

What exactly did President Trump and Kim Jong Un agree to in Singapore? It's hard to know for certain.

Jun 11, 2018

Facing possible diplomatic impasse in Singapore, the U.S. considers 'unique' security guarantees aimed at making North Korea comfortable with denuclearization.

Jun 7, 2018

A team of Indian entrepreneurs wins the $1 million Women's Safety XPrize for building a discreet device capable of sending emergency alerts and location info if a woman is attacked.

Jun 6, 2018

India pledges to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022, part of a major United Nations-led campaign to cut down on global plastic waste.

Jun 5, 2018

The U.N. condemns new U.S. immigration policies leading to migrant children being detained apart from their parents, and Guatemala digs out from a severe volcanic eruption.

Jun 4, 2018

On the one year anniversary of President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change, Republican Mayor Jim Brainard of Carmel, Indiana makes the conservative case for sticking with the deal.

Jun 1, 2018

A whirlwind week in European politics sees new governments in Italy and Spain, and the E.U. pledges a tough response to American steel and aluminum tariffs.

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