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Israel's leaders slam a news report on a Gaza 'killing field' near food sites

6:16am June 28, 2025

Israel's prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.

In an about-face, Germany plans to build Europe's biggest military

6:02am June 28, 2025

A new Trump presidency and the Ukraine war have pushed Germany to change its constitution to spend more on its military. "Building up our military is our top priority," said Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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Rwanda and DRC sign a U.S.-brokered peace deal, but questions remain

4:53pm June 27, 2025

by Michele Kelemen

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed what President Trump is calling a peace deal. But the text leaves lots of questions in a complicated war in a mineral rich region of Africa.

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Ukraine is using speedboats as part of its defense against Russian drones

4:50pm June 27, 2025

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine tries to shield its cities from near-nightly Russian drone attacks using air defense systems and snipers in trucks on the ground – and, in the Black Sea, gunners on speedboats.

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Five academics and former diplomats on U.S. strikes, Iran and stability

4:04pm June 27, 2025

What 5 academics and former diplomats told Morning Edition about the U.S. strikes on Iran and fallout with Israel.

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Supreme Court to decide on 6 cases today. And, new details on U.S. airstrikes on Iran

7:18am June 27, 2025

The Supreme Court is expected to decide on six remaining cases of its term today, including one on birthright citizenship. And, new details about the U.S. air strikes on Iran's nuclear program.

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U.S. to fund Gaza food plan mired in chaos and killings

4:08am June 27, 2025

by A Martínez

A new Israeli-backed plan to control the limited food supplies in Gaza has been deadly, and mired in chaos. Despite this, the Trump administration says it's allocating $30 million for the plan.

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Trump promised mass deportations. In Honduras, returns have slowed down instead

4:06am June 27, 2025

by Dan Girma

President Trump promised mass deportations. In Honduras, the threat created fear, but a massive wave of returnees has not materialized.

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Trump says he's terminating trade talks with Canada, 'effective immediately'

3:12am June 27, 2025

The announcement on Canada follows a flurry of updates around trade talks and a suggestion by President Trump that the upcoming July 8 deadline for countries to make deals with the U.S. is moveable.

Japan executes man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering 9 people

1:07am June 27, 2025

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.