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Among its questions, the committee is probing any conversations Kevin McCarthy had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol attack.

The secretary of state and Kim Yong Chol met for the second day on Thursday, seeking to salvage a June 12 summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the United States stood by its opposition to renewing the term of office of UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali by vetoing a Security Council resolution to renew his appointment for another five years. The veto sets the stage for what promises to be a long and acrimonious argument between the US and the rest of the world, which wants to see Boutros-Ghali get another term.

Also: Death toll at 120 in wave of bombings in Pakistan; U.N. holds emergency meeting on Mali; report reveals 50 years of alleged sexual abuse of children by former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.

- Diplomats at the United Nations say they worry that Africa is once again becoming the forgotten continent. NPR's Trevor Rowe reports that conflicts such as that in Burundi are getting minimal attention as the world's powers express growing impatience for becoming embroiled in struggles among African peoples.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports from the United Nations of concern over the immediate future of the International War Crimes Tribunal investigating atrocities in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Just as the investigation is reaching critical mass, it appears the chief prosecutor, Richard Goldstone, is about to leave his post.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports that African nations have apparently given up trying to win a second term for United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt. African diplomats met in New York today to discuss a possible successor...trying to ensure that the position goes to another African. The United States has used its veto in the UN Security Council to block a second term for Boutros-Ghali, saying he has not done enough to reform the world body.

Also: A poll finds more Latinos report discrimination; the Trump Administration will vote at the U.N. against ending its Cuba embargo; and Game 7 of the World Series is tonight.

The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, a U.N. official warns.

A top United Nations official said a video depicting the chants was part of a "campaign of fear and terror." The government says "influences outside the party" are responsible.