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What recent developments occurred in the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire deal. It includes a series of pilot security zones where Hezbollah fighters would be banned. That's according to a joint statement released after the fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks in Washington. Israel's ambassador to the United States, Jekyll Leiter, says under the agreement, Hezbollah fighters will have to leave the area around the southern border with Israel.
If Hezbollah is intent on disrupting the ceasefire, the result is going to be on them.
Israel and Lebanon planned more talks beginning June the 22nd to attempt to reach a permanent ceasefire agreement. Kuwait temporarily closed its main airport after a passenger terminal was hit by Iranian drones.
How has Kuwait responded to Iranian drone attacks?
An Indian citizen was killed. Dozens more people were hurt. In protest, Kuwait has expelled two Iranian diplomats. From Dubai, NPR's Ava Batrani is covering one of the latest developments in the months-long U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Kuwait's armed forces say they dealt with 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones fired at the country Wednesday. Videos online show Kuwait's sky overnight lit up with interceptions and fiery debris crashing on a street as sirens ring out. Iran says its attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain were aimed at U.S. bases after the U.S. struck one of Iran's islands near the Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait, though, says its airport was also struck, killing an Indian worker. Its health ministry says more than 60 people were also wounded. Kuwait has borne the brunt of Iran's counterattacks since a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran in April. Both accused the other of violating that agreement. Aya Batrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
New York lawmakers are amending the state constitution to join the national redistricting wars. But as WNYC's Jimmy Veilcon reports, it won't take effect until 2028.
Democrats who control New York's government say they're responding to new maps adopted in Republican-controlled states like Texas. New York lawmakers approved an amendment that allows for mid-decade redistricting. State Senator Mike Gianaris is a Democrat from Queens who sponsors the amendment, which would also repeal the state's prohibition on gerrymandering.
You can't just say we'll do it right and let everyone else do it wrong and hope for the best, because New York will suffer if that happens.
Republicans like Assemblymember Joe Sempelinski oppose the amendment.
I don't view this as protecting democracy. Quite the contrary, I view it as a Democratic Party power grab.
The amendment must be approved again by lawmakers in 2027 and would go to the ballot later that year. For NPR News, I'm Jimmy Veilkind in Albany.
President Trump Wednesday signed an executive order that removes civil service protection for an estimated 8,000 federal workers, making all of them at-will employees, meaning they can be fired at any time without cause. And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. The World Health Organization has reduced the official case count of Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the outbreak still poses a great risk.
Last week, over 1,000 people were suspected to be infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. But as testing has ramped up, health officials found that many of those people didn't have Ebola. Now, 344 cases have been confirmed in DRC, with an additional 116 suspected cases. Still, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is urging countries to stay on alert.
WHO's risk assessment remains unchanged. Very high at the national level, high at the regional level.
and low at the global level. Officials are still behind on responding to the outbreak, he said, but starting to catch up. Gabrielsus announced several new treatment facilities in heavily affected areas, and so far, six people have recovered. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch is President Trump's pick to be the nation's next Attorney General. At a White House event Wednesday night, the president said he intends to nominate Blanch on Thursday.
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