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The Cuban President called on Global South leaders to "change the rules of the game" at the end of the G77+China summit in Havana.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un will reportedly travel to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin over a possible weapons agreement, after talks with the U.S. faltered.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How protests and unrest in France, following the police shooting of a teenager in a traffic stop outside Paris, is affecting the southern city of Marseille.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A spokesman says all U.S. troops are accounted for with no injuries. U.S. officials say they oppose Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the 51-year-old civil war in Colombia winds down, efforts to find and destroy the many mines are underway.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Jason Beaubien and David Gilkey have covered calamities all over the globe. But the recent aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines was particularly daunting. Jason describes the extreme challenges they faced.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In recent years, Iran has seen defections, assassinations of nuclear scientists and bombings in ethnic areas. Whether it's an orchestrated campaign or a set of unconnected acts is unknown, but there is no doubt it is contributing to the destabilizing of Iran's government.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Legal and military experts say the U.S. and other countries had better get busy with a coordinated answer to piracy, now that the level of violence has spiked. Four American civilians were killed off the coast of Somalia this week.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Once upon a time, England was a very Christian nation. Now, Britain has become one of the most secular countries in Europe. While some say the church plays no role in modern life, there is a highly Christian sector of British society — largely among immigrant communities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Parts of Britain's economy are hugely successful. The country's arts are world class. And it's a great place to visit. But underneath, beyond the London, the Oxford, the Canterbury that visitors see, there is undoubtedly a malaise, and complaints about immigration are pervasive.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy