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Trump Tempers His Tone After Arriving At G-20 Summit In Osaka

President Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on Friday.

Susan Walsh/AP

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Opinion: Don't Let U.S.-India Trade Differences Escalate Into A Trade War

President Trump, shown here with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Group of 20 meeting in Buenos Aires last November, will be meeting the Indian leader again at the Osaka G-20 on Friday, amid rising trade tensions.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

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Bolsonaro's G-20 Trip Hits Snag: Brazilian Crewman Arrested With 86 Pounds Of Cocaine

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is calling for severe punishment after 86 pounds of cocaine were found in the luggage of an advance plane for his trip to Japan. Bolsonaro (center) is seen here preparing to leave for this week's G-20 meeting in Osaka.

Alan Santos/Brazilian Presidency / Reuters

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Couscous: A Symbol Of Harmony In Northwest Africa, A Region Of Clashes

A woman prepares couscous in a small Amazigh (Berber) hamlet on the eastern slopes of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains.

Jeff Koehler for NPR

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Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops

The funeral of Lance Cpl. Jose Antonio Gutierrez in 2003. Gutierrez was born in Guatemala and served in the Marine Corps until he was killed in Iraq — one of a number of immigrants in the military.

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Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops[hhmc]


How A Former Child Bride Got A Fatwa Against Child Marriage

Saleh Abbas, deputy grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, is second from the left in this photo of members of the university delegation to the African Summit on Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriages.

Louis Leeson

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A Father And Daughter Who Drowned At The Border Put Attention On Immigration

Rosa Ramírez cries as she looks at photos of her son Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, 25, and granddaughter Valeria, nearly 2, while speaking to journalists at her home in San Martín, El Salvador, on Tuesday. The drowned bodies of her son and granddaughter were found Monday morning on the banks of the Rio Grande.

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Iran Is About To Exceed Uranium Limits. Is The Nuclear Deal Dying?

A file photo from Jan. 15, 2011, shows Iran's heavy water nuclear facility near Arak. Iran plans to walk back modifications to a nuclear reactor at the site.

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Iran Is About To Exceed Uranium Limits. Is The Nuclear Deal Dying?[hhmc]


Why Facebook Won't Kick Off A Warlord

Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is a social media personality. He's also the leader of the paramilitary group that attacked thousands of pro-democracy protesters on June 3, leaving more than a 100 dead.

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Why Facebook Won't Kick Off A Warlord[hhmc]


'When We Were Arabs' Is A Nostalgic Celebration Of A Rich, Diverse Heritage

When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family's Forgotten History, by Massoud Hayoun

The New Press

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Deal Or No Deal? The Stakes Are High For Trump-Xi Trade Talks

President Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Japan this weekend, raising hopes the two leaders might call a truce in their trade war. The White House has downplayed expectations of a deal.

Damir Sagolj/Reuters

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Deal Or No Deal? The Stakes Are High For Trump-Xi Trade Talks[hhmc]


Meet The 74-Year-Old Queen Of Bangkok Street Food Who Netted A Michelin Star

Chef Jay Fai wears a wool cap and safety goggles to ward off the heat from the charcoal fires in the alley where she cooks all of the restaurant's meals. She is such a perfectionist that she doesn't let anyone on her staff do the cooking.

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Meet The 74-Year-Old Queen Of Bangkok Street Food Who Netted A Michelin Star[hhmc]


'They Took My Heart With Them': Yemeni Parents Stranded By Trump's Travel Ban

From Left: Ahmed Mohsin, 8, Muslim Mohsin, 3, Sara Mohsin, 12 and Albukhari Mohsin, 6.

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'They Took My Heart With Them': Yemeni Parents Stranded By Trump's Travel Ban[hhmc]