This NPR News segment covers high-stakes diplomatic efforts to end escalating Middle East conflict, disruptions to global energy routes, political controversies over a vandalized memorial, and Norway’s sweeping AI restrictions in schools, while previewing pivotal U.S. Supreme Court ruling
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