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This message comes from Carvana, who makes car selling easy. Enter your license plate or vin, get a real offer in minutes and have your car picked up from your door. Sell your car the easy way with Carvana. Pickup fee may apply. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ram. The Lebanese government says it wants to crack down on the Iran banked militant group Hezbollah and to restore power back to its own army. Israel began a ramped up military campaign in south Lebanon against Hezbollah after it launched rocke northern Israel last week. Lebanese officials say nearly 300 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since the war in Iran began and says more than 100,000 displaced people are in shelters. NPR's Hadil Al Shalchi reports.
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In a rare move, Justice Minister Adel Nassar has proposed to charge the leader of the militant group Hezbollah with, quote, dragging Lebanon into war and tampering with security. That's according to a Lebanese government official who was not authorized to speak to the media. While the Lebanese cabinet did not take action, this is the sharpest rebuke a Lebanese member of government has made against Hezbollah. Last week, the government banned all Hezbollah military activity and issued arrest warrants for the members who launched rockets into Israel. Lebanon's leaders say they are trying to rein in Hezbollah and make clear that the government speaks for the country. Hadil Al Shalchi, NPR news, Beirut.
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The UN's top humanitarian official says the conflict in Iran is costing nearly $900 million a day. President Trump is demanding what he calls unconditional surrender while US and Israeli strikes continue against Iran. Tehran has responded with missile and drone attacks, raising fears of a wider Middle east conflict. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
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President Trump says there will be no deal with Iran, but only in his words, unconditional surrender. And he says in the aftermath, partners and allies will bring Iran back from the brink. The UN's humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, is calling for de escalation now, saying he's worried about the knock on effects.
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War doesn't stay neatly within borders or on desktop military plans. It tears through markets, supply chains, food prices.
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And he says when that happens, the world's most vulnerable people tend to suffer the consequences. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
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Ukrainian officials say Russia launched a missile and drone attack on the northeast city of Kharkiv overnight, killing at least eight people. The mayor says they were in an apartment building that was struck by a missile. President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia also continues to target the energy sector and rail infrastructure. The National Weather Service predicts more severe weather today across the middle part of the US Tornadoes killed six people yesterday, four in Michigan and two in Oklahoma. In Beggs, Oklahoma, emergency Chief James Nichols said damage was extensive.