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The U.S. and its international partners continue nuclear negotiations with Iran. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Yale professor Stephen Carter about Iran's position in the Middle East.

Before hosting the World Cup, Brazil launched a program to pacify high-crime slums. The project has cut violence in some areas, but in others residents have been caught in the police crossfire.

Russia has launched a huge project to re-equip its armed forces with modern weapons. But the obstacles, including delays caused by sanctions and a cash crunch due to a drop in oil prices, are massive.

A military operation closed Hungary's borders Monday. With other countries also tightening restrictions, refugees wonder where they'll end up.

Trump gave a speech with few policy specifics, but that's not the point at all. He's channeling how a swath of people feel, and nothing sums it up better than 178 words he uttered.

A white man called Michael Derrick Hudson used the name Yi-Fen Chou as a strategy to get published. Ken Chen of the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York says the writer wanted to be "special."

Under the guise of anti-terror investigations, Somali Muslims are disappearing in Kenya.

The Communist Party said the parade in Tienanmen Square was to commemorate the victory against the fascists during WWII, but countries in the region see the event as nationalistic, muscle-flexing

A public library in New Hampshire is allowing the anonymous Internet browsing network Tor to use its servers. Tor relies on a layers of computers to hide the identity of its users. The Department of Homeland Security raised concerns about the decision because Tor can be used to hide illegal activity. But last night the library in Lebanon, N.H., decided the good outweighed the bad. Tor can also be used by people living in repressive regimes to communicate without government oversight.

The process drags on for years, and during the interim, applicants are unable to find a home, job or future. Advocates say the system needs streamlining.