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The U.S. military this weekend attacked and seized an Iranian flag cargo ship near the
“Strait of Hormuz official say it tried to get around the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports”
and shipping, Tehran says it will soon respond to what it's calling an act of piracy. Oil prices are rising once again in early trading because of these latest developments in the prospect of seeing gasoline prices dropping below $4 a gallon anytime soon seems unlikely. But energy secretary Chris Wright says those prices have likely peats and will start going down.
Under $3 a gallon is pretty tremendous in an inflation adjusted terms. We had that in the Trump administration, but we hadn't seen that in inflation adjusted term for quite a long time. We'll get back there for sure. But speaking on CNN State of the Union Sunday, Wright said those lower prices may not
be seen again until sometime next year. President Trump says U.S. officials are again going to Islamabad for negotiations with Iran this week, but it's not clear whether Iran will attend. Iranian State media says the U.S. keeps changing its mind about the talks and that makes the chance of new discussions unlikely.
“But Bessie Jules reports that Pakistan's capital is preparing to host the talks for a”
second time. Public transport in the city has been suspended. Two five-star hotels have been cleared of guests and movement in and out of the high security red zone has been restricted.
Islamabad shut down in a similar fashion ahead of the first round of peace talks that
were held in the city last weekend. Those talks ended without a deal. Pakistan says it has continued to act as a mediator between the U.S. and Iran since then, though its foreign ministry has remained tight-lipped about what negotiations have entailed. For NPR news, I'm Betsie Jules and Islamabad.
Welcome into these across the Upper Midwest, or cleaning up after tornadoes and severe weather, hit the region over the weekend. NPR's Shandali Stuster has more on the damage. The National Weather Service says numerous severe storms retract across parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri on Friday.
The tornadoes and severe storms knocked out power for thousands, and destroyed buildings. In Illinois, the National Weather Service says a strong tornado caused the most significant damage in the village of Lena. Many homes that outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted, and power lines were downed. Stevenson County Sheriff's Office chief deputy Andy Schroeder told NPR they are strongly
discouraging nonessential travel into the area. Tornadoes were also reported in Wisconsin and Iowa, Shandali Stuster and PR news. Police say a mass shooting early Sunday morning and Schreepport, Louisiana was a case of domestic violence. The gunmen killed eight children, including seven of his own and shot two other people.
The shootings took place in two separate places. One of the two adults who was wounded was the mother of the suspect's children. You're listening to NPR news. Crowds gathered in Killamba and Goal is Sunday to celebrate mass with Pope Leo, as he continues his trip across Africa.
The two were comes after the Pope's appeals for an end, the conflict in the Middle East, which prompted criticism from President Trump, and Goal is the third leg of the Pope's visitor to Africa, and appears Michael Colocchi, as more. Upon his arrival to the South and African nation, the Pontiff met with Angola's President Zhao Lorenzo.
In an address to government officials, Pope Leo made references to Angola's former civil war, which began shortly after the country gained independence from Portugal in 1975, and went on until 2002.
More than half a million people are believed to have been killed during the fighting.
In his speech, the Pope offered words of encouragement to the Angolan people, saying that they hold, quote, "a joy that not even the most adverse circumstances have been able to extinguish." Pope Leo's fourth and final leg of his African visit will take him to Equatorial Guinea, a country where more than 70% of the population identify as Catholic.
For NPR news, I'm Michael Colocchi in Nairobi. Officials in Ukraine say Russian strikes Sunday have killed at least two people, a 16-year-old boy died at a nighttime drone attack on journey of, at least four other people were injured. And on Sunday morning, drones hit the city of her song, killing one man and injuring one other. Ukraine's Air Force say Russia's launched 236 drones overnight and most were shut down.
Baby food produced under the hip label is being recalled in Austria after some jars tested positive for rat poison in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Company officials say someone tampered with the jars while they were on store shelves, authorities are investigating the incident as a criminal act. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR news.
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