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Middle East conflict enters Day 6, clerics convene to replace Iran's supreme leader, China to send special envoy to help mediate the US-Israel-Iran war.
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The employees of a movie theater have been keeping a list of some of the mis-remembered film titles that ticket-buyers have asked for.
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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been at the center of two major conflicts in recent months. Some parents of crew members and lawmakers worry about the impact of its lengthy deployment.
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What are the domestic risks of terror attacks following U.S. strikes on Iran? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Matthew Levitt, a counterterrorism expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Pan dulce is a symbol of Latino food and culture. At a recent masterclass, people learned how to bake sweet bread while sharing stories.
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Mehdi Mahmoudian has been in and out of Iran's prisons over decades. He's a longtime political and human rights activist. NPR's Leila Fadel spoke with him about what its like in Tehran.
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As clerics convene to replace Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his death in an Israeli strike, Iran faces a pivotal choice that could either cement hardline continuity under his son or usher in a fundamentally transformed regime.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Iran's selection of new leadership.
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As Iran launches its Shahed drones at Gulf nations in retaliation for strikes by the U.S. and Israel, Ukraine offers its expertise at downing the drones Russia has lobbed at its cities for years.
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China says it will send a special envoy to the Middle East to help mediate the US-Israel-Iran war, as Chinese political elites gather in Beijing for the annual "Two Sessions."