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Korean pop star Luna comes to Broadway in 'KPOP'

The South Korean cultural phenomenon is now a new musical, starring actual K-pop idols.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, shake hands prior to a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich.

4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi in New York City on Sept. 23, 2022.

Blinken meets with China's top diplomat in first meeting since balloon controversy

The meeting is the highest level of contact between the two nations since the discovery of a Chinese balloon in U.S. airspace at the beginning of this month.

Workers inspect the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo.

4 dead, multiple injured after an Amtrak train hits a truck and derails in Missouri

Three people from the Amtrak train were killed in addition to one person in the dump truck, authorities said.

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

North Korea fires a missile as the U.S. and South Korea prepare for military exercises

North Korea fired a long-range missile into the sea off Japan a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.

Vice President Harris speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. Speaking about Russia's actions in Ukraine, she said "there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity."

The U.S. says Russian actions in Ukraine are 'crimes against humanity'

Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vice President Harris said Russian forces have been documented committing acts of murder, sexual assault, torture and deportation.

Machel Montano, onstage at the Essence Festival on July 1, 2022 in New Orleans. Montano became of soca's biggest stars following the release of his single "Big Truck" in 1997.

Long live soca! Celebrating 50 years of Trinidad's soundtrack to carnival

What began with Lord Shorty's song "Indrani" in 1973 has evolved considerably since – to follow along, here's a playlist with a song for every year, along with the history of its most notable tracks.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 9, 2022.

Secretary of State Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi are set to meet in Munich

The two diplomats will meet for the first time in the aftermath of the balloon crisis earlier this month.

Nadia (center) prays at the grave of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb. 7.

How Russia's war galvanized Ukraine and still threatens the world order

It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Host Leila Fadel takes stock of the war and where it stands. We'll also look back at NPR's reporting from Ukraine over the past year.

Iceland is like Mars — "if Mars had hot tubs," according to a new ad campaign from Visit Iceland.

Iceland tells tourists it's like an alien planet. A NASA scientist agrees

"Iceland. Better than space." That's the new tagline from Iceland's tourism board. We asked the head of Visit Iceland why her country might have an edge over space — and consulted NASA as well.

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