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During a primetime speech from the White House, President Trump said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should take action to secure the passage.

Trump also blamed Iran's virtual shutdown of the strait for the prices Americans are paying at the pump and said the waterway reopened naturally when the conflict ends because of the oil trade.

Oil prices rose above $105 a barrel following Trump's speech.

and the financial markets in Asia are losing ground following Wednesday's gains on Wall Street.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the economic impact of the Iran war could define Britain for a generation.

In a national address Wednesday morning, Starmer said the U.K.

will host a meeting this week to discuss the straightforward moves.

NPR's Fatima al-Kassab reports from London.

Iran war forcing business economists to downgrade their forecast for the coming year.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the new survey by the National Association for Business Economics.

Four astronauts are on their way to the moon, blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century.

The nearly 10-day mission will feature a flyby in preparation for returning humans to the lunar surface.

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Indonesia is demanding an investigation into the death of three of its UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.

The three were killed in separate incidents as Israeli forces continue to push deeper into the country, fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants.

Israel says it plans to control large swaths of Lebanon, including demolishing whole towns.

Here's MPR's Kerry Khan.

The U.S.

Supreme Court seems poised to reject the limits President Trump is trying to impose on birthright citizenship.

The justices on Wednesday heard his administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down Trump's executive order.