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Fighting in Iran, meanwhile, continues with strikes on a number of key areas on Sunday.

Global crude oil prices has surged past $100 a barrel for the first time in almost four years.

Brent crude, the global benchmark, is currently at $108, as NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports.

The last week has caused traders to lose hope in a quick resolution to the conflicts.

The European Union's top officials have invited Mideast leaders to a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the escalating conflict in the region.

As Terry Schultz reports, it's the second such call made in the last several days.

Travelers in Houston and New Orleans faced long delays at airports on Sunday as lines slowed at TSA security checkpoints.

At Houston's Hobby Airport, delays early Sunday evening reached as long as three hours.

Austin Cuellar was trying to get home to Chicago after taking a cruise.

Officials are blaming the delays on the partial government shutdown that has prevented TSA workers from being paid so far.

At Hobby Airport, officials are advising passengers arriving there to get there three or four hours before their scheduled flight.

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Three Palestinians were killed Sunday in a violent clash with settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The Israeli military said it responded to reports of Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians east of Ramallah.

Two Palestinians were killed by gunfire and a third was suffocated, possibly by tear gas.

The deaths follow several deadly incidents last week that left three other Palestinians dead.

Hundreds of protesters caravaned to and held a rally at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch south of Santa Fe Sunday in honor of International Women's Day.

Daniel Montano from member station KUNM in Albuquerque has our report.

Three people have been arrested following the bombing of a nightclub early Saturday morning in Peru.

The number of people injured has risen to 44.