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The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks

forces of anti-Americanism have sought to burn, tear down, and destroy, patriots have built, rebuilt, and lifted up," read Trump's original executive order, which targeted a public opening date of July

Trump signs deal that Iran labels ‘a record of US failure’ | First Thing

forcing the capital’s airports to suspend flights. The scale of the long-range attack, apparently designed to shut down operations at the key oil refinery in the Kapotno area, caught most Muscovites by surprise

Czech president urges Nato to ‘show its teeth’ over Russia’s provocations

Trump has done more to undermine the credibility of Nato over the last few weeks than Vladimir Putin has managed to do in many years”. He waved away questions about this comment, saying

How the 1994 World Cup kicked off America's love affair with soccer

Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2025.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2681x2681+517+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2F48%2F383b16a74390a729a02132741e26%2Fgettyimages-2250179953.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5733993/fifa-world-cup-iran-war-us-canada-mexico) ### [2026 World Cup: North

Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

forces examine a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile in northern Israel, early Monday, June 8, 2026. **Rami Shlush/AP** Rami Shlush/AP - 🎧 **Iran has warned that any strikes by Israel on the southern suburbs

Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence

forced displacement](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/clashes-colombia-venezuela-border-after-maduro-capture) and massacres; and last year, the rightwing senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was [shot during a campaign event](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/colombian-senator-miguel-uribe-dies-after-june-campaign-shooting) and later died. The violence is widely

First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights

air operations pumped out an estimated 335,876 tonnes (37,0240 US tons) of carbon emissions in 2025, up 88% from the year before. The first four months of 2026 show the federal agency

Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

forces in southern Lebanon](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787392/iran-middle-east-updates), saying it would attack if threatened by Hezbollah. The current two-week ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran is set to expire in a few days. Iran

As Trump visits Beijing, an LA-area mayor admits to acting as an agent for China

one felony charge that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China. **Frazer Harrison/Getty Images** Frazer Harrison/Getty Images ARCADIA, Calif. — In China, President Trump is negotiating with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week

Friday briefing: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield byelection to set up possible leadership bid

air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting a major ⁠oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport. 4. ***UK politics*** | The attorney