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The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan is joining the Abraham Accords, which formally normalized relations between Israel and Muslim and Arab-majority countries.

The move is symbolic since Kazakhstan has carried out diplomacy with Israel since 1992.

Existing Abraham Accord nations are Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, and Morocco.

On his social media site, President Trump posted a message saying that many more countries are trying to join what he calls a club of strength.

The Abraham Accords were signed during Trump's first term.

Several nations in Africa are experiencing a surge in cholera cases, an acute diarrheal infection that comes from drinking contaminated water.

NPR's Gabriela Emanuel has more.

Wall Street stocks closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrials falling 399 points.

The Nasdaq tumbled 445.

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futures are higher in after-hours trading.

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The Trump administration has announced deals with pharmaceutical giants Norvo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to lower the costs for popular anti-obesity drugs.

NPR's Sydney Lupkin has more.

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Supreme Court has given President Trump the okay to require passport applicants to list their sex at birth without any accommodation for transgender individuals.

As NPR's Nina Totenberg reports, the decision overturns a lower court ruling that blocked implementation of the passport plan.