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Life's President J.D. Vance is in Switzerland leading talks between the U.S. and Iran,
“the goal is to reach a permanent peace deal to end the nearly four-month-old U.S. and”
Israeli war against Iran. Vance had earlier expressed optimism that a long-term deal could be reached according to a senior U.S. diplomat, the U.S. delegation expects to continue working through the night. Trump's misreports, the President Trump threatened to resume attacks on Iran earlier in the day.
Speaking on Fox News, President Trump vowed to resume bombing Iran, and, quote, "take over the straight of our moves if a deal is not reached between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland." There are renewed tensions over the shipping lane, after Iran said it would be closed due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. The U.S. military has denied that Iran is in control of the straight, resolving the tensions
over the straight and ensuring a ceasefire between Israel Lebanon, or among the top priorities for Vice President J.D. Vance, and the U.S. delegation in Switzerland. Rob Schwarz and Pair News. Berlin.
“New insight into the housing market and inflation comes out this week, as NPR's Stephen”
Bassaha reports, investors will watch those inflation figures closely, as the Federal Reserve considers an interest rate hike later this year. Including food and energy, prices were up in April, 3.3% from a year earlier. That's according to the Commerce Department's inflation gauge. The Federal Reserve signaled last week that it's leaning more toward an interest rate hike
at some point this year, and that'll be influenced by May's inflation numbers do out Thursday. On Wednesday, we'll get sales figures for newly built houses in May, and April, the annual rate of new homes sold was 620,000, 11% below the rate of a year earlier. Though chambers of commerce are expected to pass a bill meant to encourage home-building this week, and ban large private investors from buying up single-family homes.
Stephen Bassaha and Pair News. In Colombia, a far-right political newcomer who was endorsed by President Trump, has won
“a narrow victory in that country's presidential election.”
Reporter John Otis has more on our story.
A beladio de la Espreia, a criminal defense lawyer who has never before held political
office, won a razor-thin victory, setting off celebrations in many Colombian cities. According to a quick count by Colombia's National Electoral Council, Delia Spreya topped Ivansapeda, a left-wing senator, and protege of President Gustavo Petro by about one percentage point. Delia Spreya, connected with voters, by promising to crack down on crime and political
corruption. His victory reflects a broader shift across Central and South America, where right-wing presidents now govern much of the region. However, Sepeda is refusing to concede and is demanding a partial recount. For MPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia, and you're listening to NPR News. Russia's war in Ukraine has had broad ecological consequences among them are air and water
pollution that dolphins in the black sea in an uncontrolled wildfires. MPR's Nate Roth reports on a new study that finds it's also changed animal behavior. Before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, scientists had set up game cameras in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, a massive area surrounding the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine. And with little human interference, wildlife
has flourished. Then, during its invasion, Russia moved in stage troops through the air, fighting occurred, and the game cameras kept recording. Scientists now say the disturbances caused many mammals to change their behaviors. Dear species, red foxes, and moose were all less active during the fighting, especially at night, suggesting that warfare can have broad consequences on ecosystems even after the
fighting has stopped. Nate Roth and PR News As expected, the latest in the Toy Story franchise was king of the box office this weekend, Toy Story 5 brought in $160 million from North American movie theaters, and that made it the biggest opening so far this year. Steven Spielberg's disclosure date dropped a second place, adding 17 million. It's now brought in 160.4 million worldwide, and the low budget
horror flick obsession was in third. In World Cup, played Japan Blankton, Asia, for Nill on Sunday, Spain also beat Saudi Arabia by the same score, despite controversy off the field, Iran played a tough game against Belgium on Sunday, ending in a Nill draw, and Cabo Verde and Uruguay played to a two-two tie, Egypt, beat New Zealand, 3-1. I'm Dale Wilman, and PR News.
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