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Journalists Who Reported On A Cardinal's Sex Abuse Verdict Could Face Jail Time

Cardinal George Pell at the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. He was convicted of child sex abuse, but journalists who reported on the case could face jail time for disobeying a gag order. Andy Brownbill/AP hide caption

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Journalists Who Reported On A Cardinal's Sex Abuse Verdict Could Face Jail Time

More than 100 notices have been sent to reporters and media organizations for breaching a judge's suppression order in the trial of Australian Cardinal George Pell.

In Rare News Conference, North Korea Offers Its Own Version Of Summit Collapse

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho (center) addressed why talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended with no deal, at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption

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In Rare News Conference, North Korea Offers Its Own Version Of Summit Collapse

North Korea's foreign minister gave an account of the country's demands for a deal that differed from Trump's account and said Pyongyang would be unwilling to change its offer.

Pakistan Says It Will Return Indian Pilot Shot Down During Kashmir Airstrike

This still image taken from video circulated by Pakistan's military shows a man who identified himself as the pilot of an Indian military aircraft that was shot down Wednesday. Pakistan Armed Forces via AP hide caption

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Pakistan Says It Will Return Indian Pilot Shot Down During Kashmir Airstrike

The move is seen as an attempt to step back from the brink of war between the nuclear rivals. However, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan warned that the gesture should not be seen as "weakness."

Understanding The Latest Flare-Up Between India And Pakistan

Former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the escalating conflict between Pakistan and India and what the U.S. can and should be doing about it.

Understanding The Latest Flare-Up Between India And Pakistan

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Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal

President Trump speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a news conference following the summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. Trump's second summit with Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday without an agreement between the two leaders. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal

Talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early Thursday. Trump cited continued sanctions against North Korea as a sticking point.

Talks Between Trump And Kim Jong Un Resume As Summit Enters Final Day

On the other side of the world, President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are set to begin talks in Hanoi Vietnam about steps North Korea might be willing to take to denuclearize.

Talks Between Trump And Kim Jong Un Resume As Summit Enters Final Day

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What North Korea's Economy Looks Like

NPR'S Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis Jeppesen, author of See you Again in Pyongyang about his article in The New York Times Magazine describing North Korea's economy.

What North Korea's Economy Looks Like

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'Pho Real': Hanoi Goes All Out For Summit Kitsch

A man wearing a T-shirt featuring pictures of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses near the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on Wednesday. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Pho Real': Hanoi Goes All Out For Summit Kitsch

Playing host to the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, people in the Vietnamese capital are having fun with everything from T-shirts to parody haircuts.

He's Vietnamese. She's From North Korea. They Had To Wait 3 Decades To Marry

Pham Ngoc Canh, from Vietnam, met his North Korean wife, Ri Yong Hui, in 1971. They finally were able to marry in 2002 and now live in Hanoi. Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters hide caption

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He's Vietnamese. She's From North Korea. They Had To Wait 3 Decades To Marry

"I knew I should stop loving him," says Ri Yong Hui. "But I couldn't." She met Pham Ngoc Canh in 1971, when he was in North Korea on an internship. After years of separation, they married in 2002.

He's Vietnamese. She's From North Korea. They Had To Wait 3 Decades To Marry

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Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

Pakistani soldiers stand next to what Pakistan says is the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in the Bhimber district near the Line of Control on Wednesday. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

Both sides claim to have shot down the others' warplanes in what amounts to a major escalation of tensions between the rival nuclear powers.

Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

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India And Pakistan Are At Odds Again Over Kashmir

Pakistan says it shot down 2 Indian planes inside its airspace and launched strikes on Indian-controlled Kashmir. Tuesday, India said its fighter jets killed terrorists at a training camp in Pakistan.

India And Pakistan Are At Odds Again Over Kashmir

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What Has Been Accomplished Since The First Trump-Kim Summit?

Rachel Martin talks to Jean Lee, a Korea expert at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, about expectations for the second summit between President Trump and North Korea's leader.

What Has Been Accomplished Since The First Trump-Kim Summit?

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