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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora ram. Vice President J.D. vance is meeting today with top Iranian officials in Switzerland to discuss an end to the war in Iran along the lines of the memorandum of understanding reached last week. Before the talks, Vance said this is a chance to bring peace to the region.
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What we're trying to accomplish here is something very simple, through diplomacy, through working together to transform the Middle east where Iran and the Gulf have been at war with each other or at least have had very unfriendly relations, where Iran has been a driver of regional instability, now we see a future where everybody can work together to promote peace and prosperity for everyone.
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The memorandum of understanding did not address many of the items President Trump had set out as reasons he launched the war, including NPR's Mar Liasson has more
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original goals for the war, like unconditional surrender and regime change. The Wall Street Journal editorial page said, quote, this is a recipe for the surrender of the strait to the dictates of Iranian foreign policy. And not surprisingly, Trump has attacked his critics, calling them stupid and bad people.
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NPR's Mara Liasson. Even while his vice president was in Switzerland for the negotiations, the president issued a threat to Iran. He posted on Truth Social that Iran immediately stop their highly paid proxies from what he called causing trouble in Lebanon. If they don't, he wrote, the US will hit Iran hard, like last week, only harder. The United Kingdom's prime minister, Keir Starmer, is under pressure to resign, possibly as early as tomorrow. His approval ratings are at an historic low. And last week, the popular mayor of Manchester won a seat in Parliament with the aim of challenging Starmer for the job. He NPR's Lauren Freyr has more.
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In a parliamentary system, the head of the party with the most seats in the legislature, in this case the UK's centre left Labour Party, gets to be prime minister. But with Starmer's approval rating so low, some Labour lawmakers are seeking to replace him. And Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham appears to have the most support as of Friday, Starmer told reporters there is no official leadership challenge yet, but if there is
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a contest, just to be clear with you, then yes, I will run. I will stand.
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Some Labour lawmakers want him to avoid what they call a humiliation, humiliation, though, and instead step down or set a timetable to do so. Starmer's been huddling at a countryside retreat with his family, discussing his political future. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.
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Columbia is holding a runoff presidential election today between the top two vote getters. In the first round last month, the choice is between a leftist senator who promises to continue the policies of the current president and a right wing lawyer who, who vows to lower taxes and to take a tougher approach to violence. This is NPR News. A wildfire continues to burn in central Utah. Authorities say it's charred more than 13,000 acres. The small city of Eureka, about 70 miles south of Salt Lake City, was evacuated last night, affecting hundreds of people. Containment efforts are hampered by steep terrain. As families celebrate Father's Day today, more young adults are living with their parents, about 25 million last year, according to realtor.com NPR's Stephen Bisaha reports. That's near the all time high set during the early days of the pandemic.
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This is not a case of just get a job so you can move out. 70% of these adults under 35 are employed. Hannah Jones is a senior economist with realtor.com and says this is really about housing costs. Young adults did move out around 2022 when mortgage rates were low.
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Since 2022, as housing costs have remained, you know, extremely high, mortgage rates increase, home prices remained quite high. A lot of, you know, that window of opportunity closed for a lot of young adults. And so that means that they're staying at home for longer.
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Realtor.com reports the median home listing price is up 34% since before the pandemic. Since 2000, about twice as many adults in their early 30s are living with their parents. Stephen Basaha, NPR News.
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Today is International Day of Yoga, celebrated every June 21. This year's theme is Yoga for the Healthy Aging to encourage people to make yoga a lifelong habit to support physical fitness, mental wealth and emotional balance. It originated in India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the national celebrations with a mass session. This is npr.
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