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What does the new UN report say about alleged U.S. war crimes in Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman, a new report from the United Nations says the US may have committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran during the ongoing war. The UN report also accused Iran of crimes against humanity for a spike in killings of its citizens. And Piers Hadil Al Shelgi reports from Istanbul.
Reasonable grounds to believe that the US committed war crimes in two strikes. One on a school and another on a sports complex and residential area, both in southern Iran. The US has yet to respond to the claim of the school strike and denied striking the sports complex. The report also found that killings by Iranian state security forces occurred on a quote staggering scale in Iran during protests before the war. It said many forces shot at crowds from rooftops using assault rifles.
How did Iranian security forces reportedly target protesters during the war?
They also fired tear gas to trap demonstrators and narrow alleys before shooting at them. Hadil Al-Shalci and PR News, Istanbul.
Canada is welcoming a proposal to become the European Union's first associate member. Canada is facing heavy tariffs from President Trump, who has demanded major trade changes. He keeps saying he wants Canada to become the fifty-first U.S. state. Comments that have infuriated Canadians, and Trump has repeatedly insulted Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister. Карні з інфранс серед European trade bloc.
Why is Canada considering becoming the EU’s first associate member?
I'm not proposing a third bloc in order to become a great power rival only with better manners. We
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Трамп і сей, іфт в дел мусфор, і возню тariс on Европ. Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in the US next week for a state visit. He and President Trump are expected to discuss a trade truce that will expire in November. And Beer's Emily Fang has exclusive details on the status of that truce.
As part of the truce, the US pulled back from cutting off advanced semiconductors to China, and China backed away from cutting the US off entirely from rare earth products.
What are the key points of the upcoming U.S.–China trade truce discussion during Xi’s visit?
That truce is set to expire this November, but NPR's reporting shows China offered to extend the truce to the end of Trump's term in january twenty twenty nine, and the US counter offered, saying it needed a six month extension only. In part because of deep distress between both countries. China has not fully let the export of rare earth products, which the US cannot make entirely on its own, to resume to normal levels. Emily Fang and Pierre News, Washington.
This is NPR. The brother of the late Princess Diana has published a book that is being serialized by a British newspaper. Earl Spencer claims King Charles told him his ex wife Diana would be forgotten soon enough after her death in nineteen ninety seven. Buckingham Palace has responded, as NPR's Fatima al Kassab reports from London.
What new allegations does Prince Harry’s brother make about King Charles and Princess Diana?
In an extract of his new book published in the Daily Mail newspaper, Diana's brother writes about what he describes as the king's contempt for Diana and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death. He also alleges Charles unleashed a stream of anger when he suggested that Diana would not have wanted her sons, the princes William and Harry, then aged fifteen and twelve, to have walked in her funeral procession. Soon after the allegations were published, Buckingham Palace issued a rare, sharply worded statement, saying the palace wouldn't normally comment on books as a matter of principle, but that the king is quote mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment, and colour memory.
Fatim al Kassab MPR News London.
In the US, Missouri Republican officials will argue one more time today for a redrawn congressional map for their state. They'll appear before a federal appeals panel. But the chances of winning in court may be slim. The U.S.
How might the Missouri congressional redistricting case affect the 2026 elections?
Supreme Court has rejected prior appeals to put the new map into place, and the Missouri State Supreme Court has overturned it. The map seeks to redraw Missouri congressional districts in favor of Republican candidates.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What does the new UN report say about alleged U.S. war crimes in Iran?
0:00–1:02
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How did Iranian security forces reportedly target protesters during the war?
1:02–1:41
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Why is Canada considering becoming the EU’s first associate member?
1:41–2:33
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What are the key points of the upcoming U.S.–China trade truce discussion during Xi’s visit?
2:33–3:21
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What new allegations does Prince Harry’s brother make about King Charles and Princess Diana?
3:21–4:23
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How might the Missouri congressional redistricting case affect the 2026 elections?
4:23–5:04