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World leaders are in Scotland for the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP 26, to accelerate actions towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. We’ll get perspectives on the summit and what needs to be done to combat climate change.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the United Nations' top humanitarian official Stephen O'Brien about his recent trip to Syria. "This will be a lost generation," O'Brien says of conditions there.

A U.N. envoy meets with Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, seeking to resolve the dispute over the cleric's call to elect a transitional assembly. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says he agrees with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's demand for elections but is unsure whether a vote could be held before a June 30 U.S. deadline for a power transfer. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

Also: Republican Senate leaders are ready to release health care legislation; GOP lawmakers consider privatizing air traffic control; and the U.N. says there'll be nearly 10 billion people by 2050.

Also: President Trump will review U.S. military plans for Afghanistan; the U.N. blames the Saudi-led coalition for half of Yemen's child casualties; and Tropical Storm Harvey nears the Caribbean.

Trump says three "sinister events" disrupted his speech: a frozen escalator, a broken teleprompter and a too-quiet sound system. The U.N. says Trump's team is at fault, but it opened an investigation.

President Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore. The announcement follows a White House meeting with Kim's top deputy Kim Yong Chol.

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

Taxing Time for Democratic Ticket For Governor

Also: The IRS and its fight against cybercriminals; the NRA rewrites fairy tales depicting children using firearms; and the Rolling Stones have arrived in Cuba to play a free concert tonight.