Erick weakens after landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane
Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca early Thursday before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm as it dumped heavy rain.
Israeli president calls on the world to help destroy Iran nuclear sites
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with NPR in his official residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday, as President Trump was still weighing whether to intervene.
Lessons from Iraq, as Trump teases attacks on Iran
In 2003, the U.S. launched a war in Iraq based on what turned out to be bad intelligence about weapons programs, then spent years mired in a conflict with no clear end.
Today, President Trump is threatening to bring the U.S. military into another Middle East conflict. As with Iraq, the justification for a potential attack on Iran is the alleged threat of a nuclear weapon.
We talk to journalist Steve Coll, author of The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq about how this moment echoes the run-up to the war in Iraq and how it differs.
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Iran warns of ‘irreparable consequences’ as Trump weighs U.S. role in conflict
Iran’s Supreme Leader struck back at Trump’s calls for Tehran’s “unconditional surrender,” warning that any U.S. involvement in Israel’s offensive would cause “irreparable harm” to Americans.
U.K. Parliament bans women from being prosecuted for late-term abortion
The new law makes it illegal to investigate, arrest, prosecute or imprison any woman in England or Wales for terminating her own pregnancy — no matter what term or trimester she’s in.
A battle of sounds stops at the inter-Korean border
The two Koreas have engaged in psychological warfare since the 1960s, with weapons like huge billboard screens, loudspeakers installed along the border, and airdropping propaganda leaflets.
Morning news brief
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Iran ‘dangerous’ to peace, says GOP Rep. who backs Trump on U.S. military involvement
As President Trump weighs U.S. military involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., says he backs any move by the president “if that is what is required to finish the job.”
Israel and U.S. intelligence differ on status of Iran’s nuclear program. Who’s right?
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iran is “marching very quickly” toward a nuclear weapon. The U.S. intelligence community says Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens
Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.
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