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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The ceasefire between the US and Iran could be at risk after Iran once again closed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Iranian forces fired on at least two ships trying to move through the waterway. In Lebanon, meanwhile, a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on UN peacekeepers in the southern part of that country. So far, though, the fragile ceasefire there remains in place. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff is in Beirut.
These two ceasefires are very much intertwined. If one falls apart, it's very likely that the other will fall apart as well. Here in Lebanon, it definitely feels less tense. People are resuming some activities. You know, my Uber driver last night, for example, told me it was his first day back driving since the war began because he didn't feel safe being on the streets before with potential Israeli strikes. But also people here recognize this is a temporary ceasefire and they're skeptical that it will lead to lasting peace.
That's NPR's Kat Lonsdorf in Beirut with our reports. In Ukraine, a gunman went on a shooting spree Saturday, killing six people in the capital of Kyiv. At least a dozen other people were wounded before the gunman was shot dead by police. Authorities are treating the shooting as a terrorist act and their investigation continues. The BBC's Mohamed Mahdi has our reports.
Prosecutors said the attacker, a 58-year-old Russian from Moscow, opened fire in the streets of Holosivsky, a southern suburb of Kyiv. Footage on social media shows a man running in the streets. shooting at people seemingly at random with a long rifle. Authorities say he then entered a nearby supermarket where he took hostages and continued to shoot. Police opened fire shortly afterwards, killing the man. Kyiv's mayor Vitaly Klitschko said there'd also been a separate fire in the suspect's apartment. Ukraine's capital is no stranger to violence, but this type of shooting attack is rare and has shocked many here.
That's the BBC's Mohamed Mahdi with our report. President Trump signed an executive order Saturday morning that could make certain psychedelic drugs more available for treating a number of mental health conditions, including depression, PTSD, and anxiety. Ampere's Danielle Kurtzleben reports that the administration is framing the psychedelic drugs as a way to help cope with the national mental health crisis.
Trump said the order directs the FDA to expedite the review of certain drugs like psilocybin and ibogaine. Speaking in the Oval Office, the president touted the drug's effectiveness in studies on military and veteran populations. Currently, psilocybin and ibogaine are listed as Schedule I drugs, meaning they have no accepted medical uses and a high potential for abuse. Trump said the order would expedite the rescheduling of those drugs if they are FDA-approved. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2025 found some psychedelics have shown success in treating depression and anxiety. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. Elected officials are making their last appeals to Virginians in a congressional redistricting referendum that could see the state send four more Democrats to Congress. Saturday was the last day of early voting ahead of Tuesday's election. Jad Khalil from VPM News reports. Hello.
At a house near Richmond, Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, rallied a crowd preparing to knock on doors.
We want to stand up, reject what we are seeing coming out of Washington, and ensure that we can be a counterweight to the actions of Texas, Missouri, of North Carolina.
Those states recently created new congressional districts that favor Republicans at the urging of President Trump. Despite gains by Democrats in Virginia's election last November, polling indicates the contest is a toss-up. Next door to where yes forces gathered were signs opposing the referendum. The new map proposed by Democrats would result in just one safe GOP seat in the state.
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