Carrie Khan

Iran has vowed to retaliate and has sent missiles and drones to neighboring countries.

Britain's defense minister says Iranian missiles were fired towards its troops in Cyprus and in Bahrain.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Istanbul.

A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court judges handed down long sentences to two brothers, a former congressman and a member of Rio's government watchdog agency.

Each were sentenced to more than 76 years in prison.

Three others, including police officials, were given long yet lesser sentences.

Mariel Franco, a young activist turned politician, is hailed as a champion for poor and black Brazilians.

She and her driver were killed.

An assistant survived the attack, which prosecutors say was politically motivated by criminal gangs that felt threatened by Franco's work supporting marginalized communities.

Franco's sister, a current government minister, hailed the decision and called for an end to political violence in Brazil.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

After the first of two sold-out concerts, Bad Bunny has broken into Brazil.

While his music dominates Spotify worldwide, last year it was absent among the most streamed here.

Brazil is well known as the country that most listens to its own artists.

With so many Brazilian genres, many say they don't have to look beyond their own borders.

Spanish-speaking Latin American artists have long struggled here, with a few exceptions.

However, reviews in Brazil's biggest media are raving over the show, a solo performance.

One critic gushed over Bad Bunny's charisma, show performance, and range, writing, perhaps Brazil will finally open its ears and hearts to what its neighbors have to say.

Official campaigning doesn't start until August.

But opponents of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva say the tribute to the leftist leader was unfair early campaigning, something illegal for the school to do since it receives public funding.