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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.
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.
That would end citizenship for babies born to people who are in the country illegally, who are here to work or visit on a temporary basis.
Trump himself was in the courtroom spending just over an hour, staying only for arguments by the government's lawyer.
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
President Trump says Iran war objectives are nearing completion.
Trump delivered a roughly 20-minute primetime speech from the White House.
He repeated claims that the U.S.
has destroyed Iran's military, urged patience with high costs brought on by the spike in oil prices, and said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should take action to secure the passage.
Following the speech, oil prices rose above $105 a barrel and stocks in Asia losing ground after gains on Wall Street today.
A majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical about the Trump administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship, including some nominated by President Trump.
The outcome, though, remains far from certain.
NPR's Kerry Johnson reports on the landmark arguments.
Now to Florida, where an astronaut crew of four is on a mission to circle the moon, blasting off earlier this evening from the Kennedy Space Center.