This NPR News episode covers breaking international developments involving U.S.-Iran talks, ongoing Ukraine-Russia hostilities, domestic political claims about vandalism, and wildfire emergencies in the U.S., alongside a lighthearted pop culture note on the Toy Story 5 box office succes
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