Giles Snyder

Omri Lifshitz was there.

He's the son of a hostage who died in captivity.

Hamas is expected to begin releasing hostages tomorrow.

The ceasefire has moved into a third day as President Trump prepares to leave this afternoon for the Middle East.

He's to speak to Israel's parliament tomorrow and co-host a summit on Gaza and Egypt.

China says President Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese goods are hypocritical.

Here's NPR's Sean Ruich reporting.

With no end in sight to the federal shutdown, many furloughed workers are struggling with how they'll get by once their paychecks stop coming.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden spoke with a single mom in Colorado who is trying to prepare.

And you're listening to NPR News.

The office of Madagascar's president says that an attempted coup is underway.

Soldiers have reportedly joined the protests that have escalated since they began late last month.

Polls have opened in Cameroon, where the world's oldest president is seeking an eighth consecutive presidential term.

92-year-old Paul Pia is again the frontrunner in a vote where the main opposition figure was controversially disqualified from running, as NPR's Emmanuel Akinwatu reports.

In Major League Baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers have a shot at the National League pennant.

They won the right to play the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning their division series against the Chicago Cubs last night, three games to two.

The American League series between the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays begins later tonight.

And I'm Giles Snyder.

This is NPR News from Washington.

The WNBA issued a statement saying its investigation of fan behavior at the game included gathering information from fans as well as team and arena staff. The league also says it reviewed audio and video of the game but could not confirm the claims. The WNBA statement did not say what led to the investigation.