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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Christopher Hill, former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, about the Chinese president's summit Thursday with North Korea's leader.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Trita Parsi, founder of the National American Council, about reports the U.S. authorized airstrikes against Iran, after the downing of an unmanned drone, then canceled it.

President Trump tweets Friday that after ordering airstrikes against Iran Thursday, he called it off. Earlier that day, Iran shot down a U.S. drone over what the U.S. says was international waters.

As tensions remain high between the United States and Iran, what diplomatic steps are being taken and what are possible options?

It's been a year since Loujain Alhathloul was detained in Saudi Arabia for pushing for women's rights. A PEN award for her and two other Saudi activists has helped bring their plight back to light.

Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa's best-known writers and gay rights activists, died Tuesday at 48. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kenyan blogger and journalist James Murua about Wainaina's legacy.

The officer ticketed the driver for an unregistered vehicle. It's hard to know what tipped off the officer: the wobbly handwriting, the homemade bar code or the pink construction paper.

As health workers in the Philippines continue to try to contain the outbreak, a botched vaccination campaign against dengue is making their job harder.

Votes are being counted in India after elections that lasted six weeks. Early results show a landslide for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatijya Janata Party.

Austin-based band White Denim absolutely tore through its live session on Morning Becomes Eclectic with an energy and swagger that bent KCRW's airwaves.