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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump abruptly left the G7 meeting in Canada. He returned to Washington before dawn this morning. A spokeswoman says he's back to focus on the Middle East. Speaking to reporters as he arrived home, Trump said he's able to manage the situation better from here. Just be a little bit, I think, more well-versed. Not having to use telephones so much

because I don't believe in telephones. Because people like you listen to them, you know? So being on the scene is much better. And we did everything I had to do on the G7. This comes as the conflict between Iran and Israel continues. Both countries are firing missiles and drones at each other. Yesterday, Trump wrote online that everyone in Iran's capital, Tehran, should evacuate the city immediately.

Roads out of Tehran are jammed with traffic. The fighting between Israel and Iran has left at least 24 people dead in Israel and at least 224 people dead in Iran. Russia's latest attack on Ukraine is again one of its largest. The attack killed at least 15 civilians and injured nearly 100 others in the capital, Kyiv. NPR's Joanna Kokissis reports the attack lasted more than nine hours. Ukrainian air defense units spent hours trying to shoot down drones and missiles. By sunrise the air smelled burnt as thick plumes of smoke rose from parts of the city. At least a dozen sites were hit, many of them

residential buildings. Videos posted by Ukrainian authorities showed the collapse of part of an apartment complex. Emergency workers are trying to pull survivors from the rubble. The strikes come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is at the G7 summit in Canada, pushing for stronger sanctions on Russia. Joanna Kekissis, NPR News, Kyiv. A suspect has been charged in Minnesota with killing a top state Democratic lawmaker and her husband and wounding another state

Democratic lawmaker and his wife. Separately on Capitol Hill today, top law enforcement officials will brief senators about security and Piers Deerter Walsh has more. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says lawmakers may disagree frequently on issues but they must have the moral clarity to denounce the political assassinations. Every single one of us must condemn political violence no matter where it comes from and to work together to eradicate its roots causes. We cannot be silent because silence only serves to enable more violence. Both Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday

that political violence has no place in the nation, but it's unclear what changes might be put in place for members in Washington or their home states. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, The Capitol. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A doctor who is accused of supplying actor Matthew Perry with the drug ketamine is going to plead guilty in the case. An autopsy found the drug played a role in Perry's death in 2023.

Dr. Salvador Placencia and four other people were accused last year in the case. Federal regulators are reviewing plans to bring back a shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan. It could become the first nuclear plant in the case. Federal regulators are reviewing plans to bring back a shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan. It could become the first nuclear plant in the U.S. to come back online after being decommissioned. From Michigan Public, Dustin Dwyer reports. The Palisades nuclear plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan. The plant stopped operating in 2022. But the company that bought Palisades to decommission it says it now plans to reopen the plant by the end of this year.

Steve Scheip is one of hundreds of people working to make that happen. He said at first he didn't believe the plan to reopen was real. Once I was convinced, you know, I told him to sign me up. So I wanted to be part of it. Some local residents are opposed to the plan, saying the aging plant is too big of a risk. For NPR News, I'm Dustin Dwyer in Grand Rapids. The Trump administration is preparing to make its travel ban even bigger. President Trump may put restrictions on visitors from 36 more nations. That's on top of bans or restrictions already in place on visitors from another 19 countries.

The new travel restrictions could happen by August. The National Guard for the United Arab Emirates says it's evacuated 24 people from a crude oil tanker. It collided with another ship close to the Strait of Hormuz. British maritime officials say the incident is not linked to a security issue. This is NPR. It all starts with listening. To the person in front of you and the person you'll never meet. To the person living a story

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