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North Korea-Russia Summit Intended To Send A Signal To U.S.

5:24pm April 25, 2019

by Lucian Kim

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls the two-hour summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin "meaningful." But they did not appear to make progress on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin Meet for Summit

5:25pm April 24, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Abe Denmark, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, about the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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News Brief: Sri Lanka Attacks, Russian Interference, Kim-Putin Summit

7:13am April 24, 2019

Sri Lanka holds funerals for victims. Jared Kushner says the probes into Russian interference have been more damaging than the interference itself. North Korean and Russian leaders to meet Thursday.

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President Trump has accepted an invitation for a state visit from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, setting up a trip in early June. The two are seen here during Trump's visit to the U.K. last June.

President Trump To Pay A State Visit To U.K. In June, At Queen's Invitation

11:28am April 23, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The state visit will come nearly a year after Trump's first trip to the U.K. as president, when he and the first lady met Queen Elizabeth II for tea.

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Desperate For Change, Ukrainians Choose A Complete Novice In Presidential Election

5:50pm April 22, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Ukrainians elected actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky as their next president. Zelensky has no government experience. His fame comes from a sitcom about a high school teacher who becomes president.

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180,000 Buzzing Paris Residents Are Safe And Secure After Notre Dame Fire

5:07pm April 22, 2019

Quentin Geant, California branch manager of Beeopic, works with his father Nicolas Geant to care for the nearly 180,000 bees on top of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. The bees survived last week's fire.

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Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy (center right) defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a landslide.

Comedian Wins Ukrainian Presidency In Landslide

12:17pm April 22, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Other than playing a teacher turned president on TV, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience. He defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a landslide.

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France Looks Ahead After The Devastating Fire At Notre Dame

6:58am April 22, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

French President Macron is scheduled to give the state of the nation address on Thursday. It was postponed last week after the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.

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It Appears A Sitcom Star Will Be The Next President Of Ukraine

6:38am April 22, 2019

by Lucian Kim

With most of the votes counted, it appears a comedian with no political experience will become president. He made a name for himself on TV playing a teacher who becomes president by a twist of fate.

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Believe It Or Not, Brexit Is Actually Helping The European Union

5:30am April 22, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

When the United Kingdom voted for Brexit nearly three years ago, some thought it might mark the beginning of the end of the European Union. But a Brexit domino theory has remained just that.

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