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Israel responded by striking targets across Lebanon, including Beirut, and ordering the evacuation of 53 Lebanese villages.

NPR's Jawad Rizqallah reports.

In Iran, meanwhile, the U.S.

military says at least three American service members have been killed as a result of the fighting there, and five others have been seriously wounded.

They're the first casualties of the fighting still underway there.

That's NPR's Carrie Khan, who is in Istanbul, Turkey.

The U.S.

strikes are continuing in Iran.

Officials say they've been targeting Iran's warships as well as some ballistic missile sites.

The FBI is investigating a mass shooting in Austin that left three dead, including the suspect, and 14 injured as a potential act of terrorism.

Katie McAfee from member station KUT has more.

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The conflict in the Middle East comes as athletes from around the world, including Iran, Israel and the U.S., are gathering in Italy for the Winter Paralympic Games.

M. Paris Brian Mann reports that travel disruptions are affecting some of those athletes.

The president of Iran's Soccer Federation says he's not sure if that country's national team will play World Cup matches in the U.S.

His comments came after the U.S.

and Israel launched a series of strikes on Iran this weekend.

Iran is in Group G at the World Cup and is scheduled to play two games in Los Angeles and another in Seattle.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she plans to return to Venezuela soon.

In comments on Social Media Sunday, she said she will push for new elections and her goal is a gigantic electoral victory.