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Central Command.

NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.

Additionally, the U.S.

plans to deploy underwater drones to assist in the clearance effort in the coming days.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly confirmed that Ukrainian teams sent to several Gulf countries have helped take down Iranian attack drones.

NPR's Joanna Kasisis reports from Kyiv.

Democratic leaders are calling for Congressman Eric Smallwell to end his bid for the governor of California, following allegations made by a former staffer that he sexually assaulted her.

NPR has not independently verified the allegations.

NPR's Elena Moore reports.

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Voters Sunday in Hungary will cast ballots in a critical national election that could decide the fate of the country's longtime prime minister and Trump supporter Viktor Orban.

He is being challenged by a one-time supporter opposition candidate, Peter Maigar, who split with Orban in 2024 amid a corruption scandal involving a pardon for a man accused of child abuse.

This week, Vice President J.D.

Vance went to Hungary and campaigned on Orban's behalf.

Round three is underway at the Augusta National Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, the Masters.

The leader is the defending champion, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.

He is 12 under and he begins his round this hour.

Steve Futterman reports.

The four Artemis II astronauts are undergoing medical tests after Friday's successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

I'm Dan Ronan, NPR.