Louise Schiavone

Now, Qatar's state-owned gas company says it would crimp helium exports by 14 percent.

Helium is critical to global tech supply chains.

Chip factories use helium to cool and protect wafers.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

The Pentagon is deploying around 2,500 more Marines to the Middle East.

Speaking with reporters yesterday, President Trump said a big challenge remains to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic.

He posted on social media yesterday that his administration is thinking about winding down military operations soon.

Turkey says recent Israeli strikes on its neighbor Syria represent a, quote, dangerous escalation.

Israel's military said yesterday it had struck a Syrian command center and weapons depot.

NPR's Emily Feng has more.

Ukraine says it has been sharing anti-drone unit technology developed in its ongoing war with Russia.

Ukrainian Security Chief Rustam Umarov visited five Middle Eastern countries in the past week to talk about countering drone attacks.

On social media, he wrote Ukrainian specialists had been sent to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan to instruct them about the 21st century war technology they've been employing against Russian attack drones.

The Board of Immigration Appeals is a part of the Justice Department you may not have heard of.

It's where immigrants or the government can appeal decisions made by immigration judges.

NPR's Rahul Mukherjee has details on the board as shaped by the Trump White House.

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Heavy rains continue across Hawaii.

The system is expected to linger over the islands through the weekend.