This NPR News episode covers multiple international and domestic developments, including U.S. military strikes on Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet, Iceland’s rejection of EU membership talks, AI-generated deepfakes of Jimmy Kimmel circulating online
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