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These really military says the man who carried out last week's Michigan Synagogue attack
“had a brother who was a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon.”
These really military says it had targeted and killed him in an air strike. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv. The man who carried out last Thursday's attack on the synagogue in Michigan had learned only a week before that an Israeli air strike had killed his relatives in Lebanon. The man's two brothers, niece and nephew, were killed at the home of the younger brother
Ibrahim Razali, the family says. NPR visited the site of the strike and found evidence of a family living there, including children's toys and sanitary pads. The Israeli military says Ibrahim Razali was targeted at a Hezbollah military site and that he was a Hezbollah commander from a unit firing rockets at Israel.
The Israeli military did not provide evidence and did not mention the others killed in
the strike. The Hezbollah spokesman denied the Israeli claims. Israel says it's targeting Hezbollah after the militant group launched rockets into Israel at the beginning of the war with Iran, Daniel Estrin NPR News Tel Aviv.
“President Trump is threatening additional strikes on a key Iranian oil export hub while urging”
U.S. allies to send their ships to secure the straight of our news. NPR's law and fire reports the United Kingdom says it's discussing ways to respond to Trump's demand. And then Trump has already expressed anger at the U.K. for granting the U.S. only limited access to British military bases during this war.
And only after Iran retaliated against British allies in the Gulf, did U.K. Prime Minister Kyrs Starmer allow the U.S. to use British bases, but for defensive operations only. Now Trump is demanding the U.K. and for other countries. China, Japan, South Korea and France send warships to the straight of Hormuz. In response to the U.K. Ministry of Defense says the British government is "discussing
with our allies and partners a range of options to ensure the security of shipping in the region. Lauren Fryer and PR News London." The war in Iran is not popular among U.S. voters. The latest NPR PBS Maris Poll shows 56% of those surveyed "don't approve of military
action in Iran," and this includes some of the president's own base. PR's Danielle Kurtz-Lavin reports the administration seems worried about how U.S. actions are being perceived. President Trump has been angrily criticizing press coverage of the war. In one social media post he said the news media "actually wants us to lose the war."
So then yesterday when FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened the licenses of broadcasters running as he put it "hookses and news distortions." It was easy to connect that to the president's anger at war coverage. Such dog groups say such a move for voting broadcast licenses would be violation of free speech and censorship laws.
This is NPR News. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky says he is ready for the next trilateral peace talks with the U.S. and Russia, the U.S. postponed its proposal to host talks. Zelensky says he fears the new war in the Middle East could drain air defense supplies. Ukraine needs more than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Tonight is the '98th annual Academy Awards. Steve Futterman reports there are two films given a strong chance to win the top prize, best film. Throughout the Hollywood award season, two films have stood out repeatedly capturing the top awards.
And the winner is one battle after another.
One battle after another, which tells the sometimes quirky story of a group of revolutionary
immigrants, trying to stay in the U.S. and... Zinners, which depicts supernatural events in the 1930s black south. One battle after another is the favorite, but Seniors has seen a surge in support in recent weeks. The star of Seniors Michael B. Jordan is the favorite to win best actor, while Jesse Buckley
is the overwhelming favorite to win best actress for her portrayal of Shakespeare's wife and Hamlet, with the war in the Middle East continuing security around the Dolby Theatre has been increased. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman, in Los Angeles. The 50th Winter Paralympic Games, and today in Italy, over 10 days more than 600 of the
world's top athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities have competed for a record 79 medals across six sports. The next Paralympic Games are set for the French Alps in 2030. It's NPR.
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