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Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in "preemptive strike." VP Harris’ ties with Donald Trump in some swing states in latest poll. EX-LA mayor Eric Garcetti is accused of lying under oath.
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Israel and Hezbollah engage in intense cross-border fighting
On Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah exchanged some of the heaviest cross border fighting in months.
Ethiopia and Nigeria are floating their currencies. Could instability follow?
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Cerian Richmond Jones of The Economist about the decision by Nigerian and Ethiopian governments to float their respective currencies.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France, reports say
The Russian-born tech billionaire is a citizen of France and the UAE. Telegram, which he co-founded in 2013, has nearly 1 billion users. It’s known for its hands-off approach to content moderation.
Israel attacks southern Lebanon, Hezbollah returns fire as ceasefire talks go on
Israel struck targets in southern Lebanon in what they say was a pre-emptive strike. Hezbollah returned fire. The increase in cross-border exchanges happens just as ceasefire talks resume.
As Israel blocks most medical evacuations in Gaza, a family tries to save their baby
One family in Gaza struggles to save their severely ill baby daughter amidst evacuation orders by Israel’s military.
The post-Cold-War nuclear disarmament period is over, Pentagon says
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to nuclear expert James Acton from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the dangers of what is being called the new nuclear age.
2 months later, Kenyan police are still helping control the situation in Haiti
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with journalist Widlore Merancourt about the current situation in Haiti, two months after Kenyan police arrived in an effort to help the country's police control violent gangs.
Man claiming to be behind Solingen knife attack turns himself in, German police say
German police said that a 26-year-old man claimed to be behind the deadly Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.