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World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.
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President Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran.
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Afghans and Pakistanis living in Iran flee US-Israeli strikes, making desperate journey through treacherous land borders.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired Navy Vice Admiral Robert Harward about the risk of the conflict with Iran turning into a long war.
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A senior Israeli defense official tells NPR that Israel needs three more weeks to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran's military forces.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Slate staff writer Molly Olmstead about "The Bride of Charlie," a series by conservative pundit Candace Owens that takes on Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk.
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Can Europe keep relying on the U.S. as a partner in supporting human rights around the world? Michel Martin asks the E.U.'s special representative for human rights Kajsa Ollongren.
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The late Jim Irsay built one of the great collections of musical artifacts. His family is now auctioning it off, including instruments played by The Beatles, Nirvana, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. Nathalie Ferneau {NAT-ah-lee fer-NO} from Christie's previews the auction.
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War chokes the Strait of Hormuz, leaving hundreds of oil tankers and container ships stranded and raising alarms of a looming global energy shock and food shortages across the Gulf and beyond.
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Police say a device thrown during an anti-Muslim protest outside New York City's Gracie Mansion was an improvised explosive device. Federal investigators are now involved.
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Joe McDonald of Country Joe & the Fish has died at 84. His band provided one of Woodstock's famous moments, leading the crowd through the anti-Vietnam War song "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag."
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As talk of a ground offensive in the Iran–Israel–U.S. conflict grows, rumors that the U.S. have sought Kurdish support are met with a firm rebuke — as a senior Kurdistan Region leader tells NPR: the Kurds are not guns for hire.
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Leila Fadel asks human rights lawyer Wayne Jordash about accusations that the U.S. and Israel broke international law with the initial strikes in Iran, and that Iran targeted civilians in response.