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What happened with the arrests near the British Air Force base?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Five men have been arrested near a British Air Force base after reports of three suspicious vehicles in the area. The base has been used in limited capacity by U.S. bombers staged for the war with Iran. The five are being held under the country's Explosive Act, but police have not said publicly whether the arrests are connected to the base. Iran says only diplomacy can end the U.S. war with Iran. This comes after President Trump Friday rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stop the fighting. Trump says Tehran's offer isn't acceptable. And he made that decision as midterm elections approach. NPR's Mara Lyson has more.
The war is very unpopular, even with Republican voters.
Why is the U.S.–Iran war becoming unpopular among Republican voters?
There is now a small but growing number of Republicans in Congress coming out against the war. And the war isn't just unpopular with voters because they believe Trump when he said he wouldn't get into any foreign wars. Some of them voted for him because of that promise. It's also unpopular because voters see a direct connection between the war and higher gas prices, higher diesel prices, and we know that the cost of living is the number one issue in this election over and beyond anything else.
That's NPR's Mara Liason with our story. Fuel prices, meanwhile, remain high, with the average cost for gasoline right now at $4.48 a gallon. Diesel sits at $6.47 a gallon. In Hawaii, Hurricane Nolo continues to move away from the island chain. The storm has now become a major hurricane with wind speeds topping 111 miles an hour. But as Hawaii Public Radio's Bill Dorman reports, the increasing wind speeds are not causing major damage. The storm's
impacts are lingering. Strong and gusty winds are whipping across several islands, especially Maui and Hawaii Island.
How are rising fuel prices and Hurricane Nolo affecting everyday Americans?
That's knocked out power to several thousand people, and floodwaters have swept through some areas. Even so, the storm did not cause as much damage as feared. Hurricane Nolo is expected to reach its peak intensity Monday, even further from Hawaii's shores. For NPR News, I'm Bill Dorman in Honolulu.
Pope Leo told a massive crowd gathered at the Shrine of Lourdes Sunday that the Catholic Church must confront deep wounds caused by clergy abuse. As NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, Leo is on a four-day visit to France.
Lourdes is a town in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains that attracts some three million pilgrims a year for its purported healing spring waters on the spot where a 19th century shepherd girl had apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The site is also connected to a recent scandal. The shrine's facade has a series of mosaics by a prominent religious artist accused of abusing 20 women. The story's tall mosaics have been covered for the Pope's visit. Leo has previously apologized for abuse scandals that have damaged the church's credibility. On a trip to Spain in June, he told bishops they must listen to survivors and offer reparations.
What message did Pope Francis deliver at Lourdes about clergy abuse?
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
And you're listening to NPR News. Russian and Ukrainian forces traded more attacks this weekend. At least eight people were killed in Ukraine and one died in Russia. Moscow is continuing to attack Ukraine's cities, often hitting apartment buildings and killing civilians. Ukraine strikes primarily target Russia's oil refineries. Voters in Switzerland have resoundingly defeated a proposal to make their traditional neutrality more strict, Imogene Folks reports from Bern.
Lourdes is a town in the foot. The result, 70% of those voting rejected the proposals, suggest most Swiss believe neutrality cannot ignore international law or reward aggression, and that to protect their own country... New alliances with European neighbours may be necessary. They also doubted the motivations of a key supporter of strict neutrality, right-wing political and business leader Christoph Blocher. His companies traded with apartheid South Africa and were trading with Russia until sanctions were imposed.
What are the latest developments in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict?
For NPR News, I'm Imogen Folks in Bern.
Florida made a big jump in this week's college football rankings after handily beating Ole Miss on Saturday.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened with the arrests near the British Air Force base?
0:01–0:44
2
Why is the U.S.–Iran war becoming unpopular among Republican voters?
0:44–1:50
3
How are rising fuel prices and Hurricane Nolo affecting everyday Americans?
1:50–2:54
4
What message did Pope Francis deliver at Lourdes about clergy abuse?
2:54–4:01
5
What are the latest developments in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict?
4:01–4:36
6
How did the Swiss vote on tightening neutrality and what does it mean?
4:36–5:04