"Li," from NPR News in Washington, "I'm Lakshmi," saying, "The United States ...
are confirming they have a preliminary agreement to end their war.
“The memorandum of understanding brokered by Pakistani Qatar and due to be signed this week”
in Europe includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, ends at least a U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and halts fighting in Lebanon where Iran backed his bullet had been fighting Israeli forces. Expressing cautious optimism, European leaders say, "They welcome the agreement reach between the U.S. and Iran.
Terry Schultz has more."
EU leaders are calling the U.S. Iran deal a potential breakthrough that they hope can lead
to the end of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke ahead of the G7 meeting in France, calling in addition for Israel to end its attacks on Lebanon. "There can be no lasting peace while Lebanon remains in flames. We call for a genuine ceasefire, and the full respect for Lebanon's sovereignty."
Fundal Leyen says Europe is ready to play its part in helping to end the crisis. She added that its reinforced concerns about what she called the weaponization of energy
“dependence, urging leaders to quickly find alternatives to shipping through the Strait”
of Hormuz. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz and Brussels. U.S. stocks open sharply higher this morning on hopes that the deal between the U.S.
and Iran will soon allow oil to flow through the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR has got Horsesley, has more on that. Stocks are up and crude oil prices are down on news of the diplomatic deal to reopen the Strait, which is expected to be finalized later this week. Triple A says retail gasoline prices dip to an average of $4.6 a gallon overnight. That's down about a dime from a week ago, but still about $8 more than before the
war began. NPR has got Horsesley reporting. Much of the Pacific Northwest is under heat advisory today. Christian, Fodenvessel of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Portland is under an extreme heat warning.
Temperatures around 95 degrees are expected today, a level of national weather service says effects anyone who doesn't take action to avoid it. Mike Hornard was filling the back of his truck with baffled water to hand out to homeless people during the heat, he says that all places round town to cool down, but going that means leaving things behind that often gets stolen.
Sleeping bags, personal documents. Now, all of a sudden, you've got a person who doesn't have a house, doesn't have any
“ID, things that you need to get services, you know, I mean, it's a really a cruel system.”
Portland's local transit service trimates, as it won't turn anyone away, who's traveling to or from a cooling center, the intense heat is expected to end Tuesday. For NPL News, I'm Christian Fodenvessel in Portland. U.S. stocks are sharply higher this hour than NASDAQ is up now, roughly 3% or 772 points. The DAO is up 580 points, the SMP is risen 128, it's NPR.
African countries are repatriating some nationals from South Africa amid a renewed wave of xenophobic attacks. NPR's K-Bartlet reports hundreds of Malawians are currently in a makeshift camp in Derb and waiting to be repatriated. Nigeria, Mozambique and Ghana are some of the other countries that have already helped
create their citizens from South Africa in the past month, as far as flee a rising tide of xenophobia. Several Mozambiques have been killed, foreign-owned businesses have been looted and vigilante gangs roam the streets, asking people for their identity cards. One of the groups leading the charge is called March and March.
It has given non-South Africans a June 30th ultimatum to leave the country, or else. South African presidents, Thurorama Posa, has condemned the violence while also vowing to crack down on illegal immigration. But the country is suffering from huge levels of unemployment and crime and migrants have become an easy scapegoat.
K-Bartlet, NPR News, Johannesburg. It's lower to rescue groups as Wisconsin Beagle, breeding farm at the center of high-profile animal welfare protests, has agreed to shut down for good. Big Dog Ranch Rescue says it had taken custody of more than 2,000 of the Richland Farm Speagles in April.
It says now more than 400 remain and will be transferred to other sites starting next week. The group says some will be spayed or neutered before they are put up for adoption. Some Beagles will not be transferential August because they're still puppies. This is NPR News. This is our glass.
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