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military says three American service members have been killed and five seriously wounded as part of the joint U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran.

They're the first reported U.S.

casualties.

NPR's Greg Myhre reports.

European leaders are calling for a negotiated solution between Iran, Israel, and the U.S.

NPR's Rob Schmitz reports European Union ambassadors are holding an emergency meeting today.

Shiite communities in South Asia erupted in anger as news emerged of the assassination of the Iranian supreme leader.

and Karachi, Pakistan, nine protesters were killed in clashes with police.

NPR's Dia Hadid reports.

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Belgium says it seized an oil tanker today.

It's suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet, sailing under a false flag to evade Western sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine.

One of the world's top medical journals is taking aim at Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy to mark his first year leading that department.

NPR's Will Stone reports.

The East Tennessee Children's Hospital is now Dolly Parton Children's Hospital.

Officials announced the name change last week.

saying it will transform pediatric care in the region.

The singer-songwriter says she's always believed that every child deserves a fair chance to grow up healthy, hopeful, and surrounded by love.

The Tennessee native is known for her philanthropy.

She's donated college scholarships, books, disaster relief, and a million dollars to develop a COVID vaccine.