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Most Asian financial markets are advancing in Tuesday trading, but gains are muted following a slide in cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin on Monday fell 30 percent from its peak back in October.
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Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has some questions to answer when it comes to that U.S.
military attack on a boat allegedly carrying drugs that included a second strike reported to have killed survivors.
If there is anyone who needs to answer questions in public and under oath, it is Pete Hegseth.
Kelly is among that group of congressional Democrats who appeared in a video reminding members of the U.S.
military that they have a duty not to follow illegal orders.
Both Democrats and Republicans have voiced concerns about the attack's legality.
Hegseth reportedly authorized the attack.
The White House says it was carried out by Navy Admiral Frank Bradley, who is expected to be on Capitol Hill to answer questions on Thursday.
The White House says President Trump's most recent medical exam confirmed that he remains in excellent health.
NPR's Rob Stein has more on new information about the president's MRI scan.
Lawyers for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson are seeking to bar evidence from a state trial.
Among the evidence at lawyers for 27-year-old Luigi Mangione want to prevent jurors from hearing is a handgun that prosecutors say matches the one used in the killing a year ago this Thursday.
There's also a handwritten notebook in which prosecutors say Mangione described his intent to kill a health insurance executive.
European leaders say a lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved with robust security guarantees for Kyiv.
Ukraine's European allies rallied around President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris Monday as Trump officials prepare to meet with their Russian counterparts in Moscow Tuesday, as NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
OPEC has decided to hold oil production steady for a while.