Dua Halisa Kautel

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Tensions are again escalating in the Middle East, as Israel says it struck military targets in western and central Iran early Monday morning local time.

On Sunday morning, Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel, the first such attack since a Middle East ceasefire was declared two months ago.

NPR's Greg Myrie reports this marks a major breach in what was already a shaky truce.

Voters in California cast their primary ballots this past Tuesday, but the results are still not in.

NPR's Tamara Keith says a lot of Democrats waited until the last minute to turn in their ballots, and Republicans voted early, so the ballots counted first skewed far more Republican than those that are still being counted now.

NPR's senior political correspondent Tamara Keith.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London.

NPR's Polina Litvinova reports they discussed the situation on the battlefield and Europe's role in peace talks.

China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital.

He was welcomed with North Korean soldiers standing at attention and music playing from airport speakers as seen in official video from China's state media.

A red banner had these words in Korean and Chinese.

Long live the unbreakable friendship between North Korea and China.

North Korea's official newspaper, Nodon Shinmun, published comments made by Xi ahead of his visit, saying China and the DPRK should support each other in pursuing socialist paths suited to their own national conditions.

The 79th annual Tony Awards, Broadway's highest honor, were handed out at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night in a ceremony hosted by pop star Pink.

Reporter Jeff London says the voters spread the wealth around.

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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa Kautel.

A deal to end the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz could be concluded very soon.

President Trump says in a social media post an agreement has largely been negotiated and final aspects and details of the agreement would be, quote, announced shortly.