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He said they don't want to help open the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers threatened by the Iran war.

Tehran has been striking energy infrastructure.

Ukrainian officials say they've deployed anti-drone units to several Middle Eastern countries.

NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports from Kyiv, Ukraine has developed an air defense system to protect its cities from Russian drones nightly.

Ukraine's president says peace negotiators are heading to Washington to meet with White House envoys to move forward negotiations to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury months after a separate case against him collapsed.

NPR's Kerry Johnson reports President Trump has been eager to see Comey targeted by the justice system.

After nearly 100 years on the air, CBS News Radio will end broadcasting in May, according to an internal CBS memo obtained by NPR.

CBS News Radio has heard on roughly 700 affiliates.

The memo says all positions on the radio team are being eliminated.

It calls this a necessary decision stemming from a shift in station programming strategies and challenging economic realities.

CBS Radio's signature broadcast, World News Roundup, is the longest-running newscast in the country.

It has delivered original reporting to the nation since 1938, including legendary newscaster Edward R. Murrow's World War II reports from London.

This is NPR News from Washington.

Violence in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo by Islamist militant groups rose sharply last year.

That's according to a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu reports.

Switzerland announced today it's halting weapons exports to the U.S.

The Swiss government says it won't issue licenses for companies to send arms.

It cites neutrality in the Iran war.