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Chapter 1: What recent developments are occurring in the U.S.-Iran conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Drones and missiles crisscrossed much of the Middle East today as the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran entered its second week. Israeli fighter jets pounded targets in Iran's capital and also in Lebanon, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group is based. Meanwhile, Iran continues to fire drones and missiles into multiple Gulf states.
NPR's Carrie Khan has the latest from Tel Aviv. Israel's military says it has dealt serious blows to Iran's air missile and drone system. They say they've been hitting targets throughout the country, and particularly in the capital, Tehran. We have seen a decrease in the number of air raid sirens in Israel signaling incoming missiles or drones from Iran.
Chapter 2: How are attacks by Iran affecting U.S. interests in Iraq?
But I have to tell you, overnight and throughout the day, there was still more than a handful of sirens sending residents into the bomb shelters. And that's where I am right now. And PR's Carrie Khan reporting from Tel Aviv. Attacks by Iran and its paramilitary proxies have intensified in Iraq. and the country's Kurdistan region. A missile strike on the U.S.
base at Erbil's international airport killed a Kurdish security member while rockets hit the U.S. embassy in Baghdad yesterday. NPR's Jaina Raf reports. Iran and the Iraqi militias at Bax hit a hotel used by the U.N.
Chapter 3: What legal challenges are impacting Voice of America?
in the city of Sulaymaniyah, as well as a brigade of Kurdish fighters and an Iranian opposition base near the Kurdistan region's second city. Kamala, an Iranian armed opposition group, said its base near Soleimaniya was hit by a missile Saturday, killing one of its fighters and wounding another. In the regional capital, Erbil, drone attacks at the airport compound where U.S.
forces are based killed a member of the region's internal security forces, the provincial governor told NPR. The Iraqi government pledged to arrest militia members at Blaine for rocket attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Saturday. Security sources said one of the rockets hit the embassy's helicopter landing pad. Jane Araf, NPR News, Erbil.
A federal judge has struck down Trump administration official Carrie Lake's actions to dismantle Voice of America, saying she did not have legal authority to do so, NPR's David Fokenflik reports she plans to appeal.
Chapter 4: What is President Trump's upcoming visit to China about?
Lake sought to lay off more than 1,000 journalists from the U.S.-owned global network and its sister network serving Cuba. And she tried to kill federal funding for Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. NPR first reported on the legality of Lake's status last August. For example...
we repeatedly asked for any evidence she had been named acting CEO of the agency by President Trump as required for that job. None arrived. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth wrote that Lake, quote, satisfies the requirements of neither the statute nor the Constitution. Lake tells NPR that Lamberth is an activist judge trying to stand in the way of Trump's agenda.
This is NPR News in Washington.
Chapter 5: How is the anniversary of Bloody Sunday being commemorated?
President Trump is currently slated to visit Beijing at the end of this month. And today, China's foreign minister told reporters that there are hopes that this will be a landmark year for relations between China and the United States. Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the sidelines of an annual meeting of China's ceremonial legislature. Wang also called for an end to military actions in Iran.
In Selma, Alabama, the annual reenactment of the 1965 Bloody Sunday March for voting rights will be held today. Troy Public Radio's Kyle Gassett reports that a special service will be held to honor civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Today's bridge crossing will be one of the few that Jackson will not physically be present, but his contributions to the civil rights movement and the many times he participated in the march will be remembered.
Jackson, who died last month, was moved to join the movement in 1965 when he heard reports of fellow black protesters being beaten in Selma by Alabama state troopers as they marched for the right to vote. Events to honor Jackson will be held before and after the bridge crossing reenactments, as organizers attempt to draw attention to what they say are threats to voting rights.
For NPR News, I'm Kyle Gassett in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Chapter 6: What new regulations is Indonesia implementing for social media use?
By the end of this month, Indonesia will ban social media for children under age 16. A government regulation has been signed there blocking access to these young people on what's considered high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.