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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the United States Capitol on March 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Matt McClain/Getty Images hide caption

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Pam Bondi Out, Iran Charges Strait Tolls, International Meeting on Hormuz

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A view of a residential area affected during the U.S.-Israeli military operations in the city of Karaj, in Alborz province, several miles west of Tehran, Iran, on Friday. The area was struck on March 9. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12. Fadhel Madhan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Troops and their families evacuated to the US after attacks on Middle East bases

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First aid responders arrive at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane on March 26. Abbas Fakih/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Paramedics pay the price of war in Lebanon

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President Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026, in Washington, DC. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's Speech On Iran, Reactions To Trump's Remarks, SCOTUS Birthright Case

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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, speaks next to the World Baseball Classic trophy a day after her team's victory over the United States in the championship match, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption

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Seats of the judges at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption

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Is the U.S. threatening to commit war crimes in Iran?

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The US Navy's USS Cincinnati littoral combat ship (LCS) arrives for a port call at the Ream Naval base, located in Cambodia's southern coast in Preah Sihanouk province, on January 24, 2026. At least three vessels of the same class have been equipped for mine-clearing operations. Suy Se/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Why some think the U.S. Navy isn’t ready to clear mines in the Persian Gulf

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People fleeing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo cross into Burundi. The U.K. is set to cut aid to Africa by more than half over the next three years. Luis Tato/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption

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“Lives will be lost”: How the U.K.’s aid cuts may affect parts of Africa

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Actor and activist Ariel Bronz, long relegated to the esoteric corners of Israel's art scene, has been catapulted to the spotlight after his performance in the film "Yes." It landed him a best actor nomination at Israel's academy award ceremony last year. He didn't win. Ofir Berman for NPR hide caption

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A provocative new film takes a hard look at Israeli life during the Gaza war

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Joseph Elias Issa, 56, was displaced from Kfar Houneh where he lived with his family in southern Lebanon following the Israeli invasion. A farmer, he took two mules and is now staying in a a shepherd's hut in Jezzine, about 5 miles away from his home. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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President Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's Iran Endgame, War Economy, SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case

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FILE - An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, covers the land in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov. 25, 2025. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP hide caption

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