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International

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to attend a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing, Sunday, June 3, 2018. U.S.  (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)
Politics & Policy

China warns US trade deals off if tariffs go ahead

China warned Sunday that any trade deals with the U.S. "will not take effect" if President Donald Trump's threatened tariff hike on Chinese goods goes ahead.

8 years ago

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NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Nigerian rapper goes viral with his take on ‘This Is America’

Last week, a Nigerian rapper released his own version of Childish Gambino's hit song and music video "This Is America."

8 years ago

President Donald Trump talks with Kim Yong Chol, left, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, as they walk from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

President Trump: Summit with Kim Jong Un is on for June 12

Trump says his June 12 meeting will be "a beginning."

8 years ago

Radio Times

Trump’s trade war

Guests: Mary Lovely, David Lynch The Trump administration announced yesterday that it was imposing stiff tariffs ...

Air Date: June 1, 2018 10:00 am

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William Hampton walks between steel pipes at the Borusan Mannesmann plant in Baytown, Texas, Monday, April 23, 2018.  (AP Photo/Loren Elliott)
Politics & Policy

US to push steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico

The decision could provoke retaliatory penalties and exacerbate trans-Atlantic and North American trade tensions.

8 years ago

Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of Kim Jong Un's closest aides (second from right) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sit across from one another before the start of a meeting on Thursday in New York (Seth Wenig/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pompeo meets with top North Korean official in hopes of reviving Singapore summit

The meeting between Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol, N. Korea's former military intelligence chief, marks the highest-level official visit by a North Korean to the U.S. since 2000.

8 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Latino Film Festival dives beyond the headlines – June 1 – 3, 2018

The films at this year's festival attempt to open discussion both on- and offscreen.

8 years ago

Kim Yong Chol, left, a former military intelligence chief who is now North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top official on inter-Korean relations, accompanied by North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong, second from left, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim Yong Chol was headed to New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Politics & Policy

Top North Korean official lands in US for talks with Pompeo

A senior North Korean official arrived in New York on Wednesday in the highest-level official visit to the United States in 18 years.

8 years ago

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 26, 2018. South Korea on Saturday expressed cautious relief about the revived talks for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following a whirlwind 24 hours that saw Trump canceling the highly-anticipated meeting before saying it's potentially back on. (Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S. still preparing for Trump-Kim summit should it take place

A White House team is heading to Singapore this weekend as previously planned to prepare for a possible summit.

8 years ago

In this photo released by the Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, shakes hands with Republican Senator Bob Corker during a meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday May 25, 2018. The Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro two days after the embattled socialist leader kicked out the top U.S. diplomat in the country. There was no immediate comment from Republican Senator Bob Corker's office about the nature of the surprise visit. (Miraflores Presidential Press Office via AP)
Politics & Policy

Family grateful for Utah man’s ‘miracle’ Venezuela release

It's not clear if Holt's release portends a thawing of relations between the two normally hostile governments.

8 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace Saturday on the North Korean side of the shared inter-Korean area of Panmunjom. (Handout/South Korean Presidential Blue House/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

North and South Korea leaders hold surprise meeting

Add another twist to a topsy-turvy week of diplomacy with North Korea.

8 years ago

A woman walks by a huge screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in Tokyo, Friday, March 9, 2018. (Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea

President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit.

8 years ago

A satellite photo of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea on May 23, 2018. (Digitalglobe)
NPR
Politics & Policy

North Korea demolishes its nuclear test site in a ‘huge explosion’

Longtime watchers of North Korea's nuclear program say the closing of the site will have little impact on the nation's capabilities.

8 years ago

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump and his aides cannot block critics on Twitter. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Trump can’t block critics from his Twitter account, judge says

The White House did not give any indication whether the administration will appeal the decision.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump shows a chart highlighting arms sales to Saudi Arabia during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

The princes, the president and the fortune seekers

Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Trump, spent a year cultivating two princes from the Arabian Peninsula, hoping to nail down over $1 billion in business.

8 years ago

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