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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm RYLAND Barton. The U.S. and Iran are in dispute over whether Iran agreed to allow UN Inspections of its nuclear sites. The disagreement comes as negotiators from the US And Iran continue talks in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Pakistan's prime minister says that Iran's ballistic missile program is not part of the deal and his country mediated between Iran and the U.S. nPR's Adiya Hadid reports.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif spoke as he hosted the Iranian president Massoud Pazakshian. Pakistan mediated a memorandum of understanding between the US And Iran that's kicked off negotiations on the terms of a permanent peace deal. It's also triggered disquiet because the understanding appears to strengthen Iran by lifting sanctions and promising hundreds of billions in aid. And Sharif added it did not include Iran's ballistic missile program.
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It was never on the table.
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As Sharif spoke, Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in the Gulf for a two day visit. He told media he expects to discuss Iran's missile program with regional leaders. Deir Hadid, NPR News, Islamabad.
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A record breaking heat wave sweeping across Europe has turned deadly. Rebecca Rossman has more from France, where officials say 40 people have drowned in recent days as they sought relief from the extreme heat.
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Most of the victims were miners who were swimming unsupervised. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornou released the Soviet sobering figures after a crisis meeting on the unprecedented heat wave now in its seventh day. France recorded its hottest day on record since 1947, with temperatures soaring up to 112 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the country. Fewer than a quarter of French households have air conditioning. In Paris, the Louvre museum and Eiffel Tower closed early because of the heat. Temperatures aren't expected to break until the weekend. For NPR News, I'm Rebecca Rossman in Paris.
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Their election primaries and runoffs today in Maryland, New York, South Carolina and Utah. Voters in Utah will be choosing from several candidates from a newly redrawn congressional seat. As NPR's Sage Miller reports, For the
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first time in modern history, Utah has a safe Democratic congressional seat that could help determine the makeup of the House majority come November. It's also one of the most competitive Democratic primary races Utah has ever seen. The top three candidates range from moderate to progressive to aligning with the Democratic socialists. Damon Cann is a political science professor at Utah State University. He believes this race lays out the choice facing Democrats across the country. Do voters want a party that will stand its ground on policy, even if that policy won't go anywhere quickly or a party that aims for collaboration, even if that means compromise. Sage Miller, NPR News, Salt Lake City.
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Big tech companies dragged down major US Stock indexes today. The sell off was concentrated in AI related companies that have had huge run ups recently. This is NPR. A judge has ruled that the U.S. government cannot stop people enrolled in the biggest food aid program from using benefits to buy candy and soda. The Department of Agriculture has encouraged the restrictions as part of the Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again campaign. Some SNAP beneficiaries sued over the restrictions. A judge said that she was not saying whether restrictions are a good idea, but she said the problem was that the government violated its own regulations. Records continue to be broken at the World cup, as NPR's William Jones reports. Today it was the turn of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
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After a frustrating scoreless first game, Ronaldo netted twice as Portugal routed Uzbekistan. He became the first player to score in six successive World Cups. Ronaldo is among an array of stars who are already electrifying this World cup with Argentina's Lionel Messi, France's Kylian Mbappe and Norway's Erling Haaland all among the goals. And this afternoon, another of the world's best strikers, Harry Kane, will have the chance to add to his tally as his England team play Ghana. William Jones, NPR News.
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The U.S. government is opposing a plan to auction more than 100 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. The Georgia based company, RMS Titanic Incorporated has exclusive salvage rights to the wreck and has extracted dishware, gold coins and pieces of the ship's hull. It wants to sell some of those artifacts for the first time, despite previous agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitions. The US Government argues the auction would violate existing agreements. I'm Ryland Barton, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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