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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. Congressman Eric Swalwell says he is suspending his campaign for California governor as he faces allegations of sexual assault, which he says are false. He had already decided not to run for reelection to the House. President Trump says the US Will blockade the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM says it starts tomorrow. This after peace talks between the US And Iran and Pakistan yesterday. Features failed to produce a breakthrough, though the fragile ceasefire is still holding. NPR's Greg Myre says the U.S. has around 20 ships in the region, including an aircraft carrier.
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Iran is believed to have placed mines in the strait. And a U.S. official who's not authorized to speak publicly told NPR's Tom Bowman that minesweepers will also be used as part of the blockade. There are a lot of unknowns, you know, will any ships try to break a US blockade? And if so, how will the US Military respond and what will arrive? Will it try to double down on its effective closure of the Strait?
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NPR's Greg Myre reporting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in Lebanon today amid ongoing talks between Israel and Hezbollah militants there. Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are now preparing to hold their first direct meeting between government officials in decades on Tuesday. NPR's Kat Lansdorf reports.
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Lebanon's Ministry of Health says 97 people were killed by Israeli strikes, mainly in the south on Saturday alone, including three emergency. Meanwhile, Hezbollah says it has continued attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops inside Lebanon. Israel says it struck more than 200 Hezbollah targets over the weekend. Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the US are set to meet in Washington to discuss a ceasefire. But at a Hezbollah rally in downtown Beirut Saturday, supporters filled the streets for blocks, waving flags and chanting against negotiations. Many said that after the Israeli attacks last week, which killed more than 350 people in a single day, they don't trust the talks will benefit them. Kat Lansdorf, NPR News, Beirut.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost his re election bid. Esme Nicholson reports.
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Speaking to supporters surprisingly early on election night, outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had congratulated the victorious party. That party is Tisa and its leader, 45 year old Peter Magdia, who addressing a crowd of thousands on the banks of the Danube, called for unity, saying let this be a victory for all Hungarians. Magjia's victory was hard won and an electoral system that over the past 16 years Orban had stacked in his favour. From gerrymandering to controlling the media as Brussels now looks forward to working with a more pro European Hungarian leader. Moscow and the current White House administration have lost in Orban, a key ally in Europe. For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Budapest.