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issued a warranted notice for the man suspected of driving a vehicle into the crowd during

Berlin's annual Pride Parade yesterday. As S.M. Nicholson reports, the future of Suspect

killed one person and injured at least 16 others. Police are looking for 21-year-old App Dolby, who is believed to have fled the vehicle he drove into Berlin's Pride Demonstration. Authorities cite witness statements describing one or more suspects exiting the van, and warn that the fugitive may be armed. They also say that several people were stabbed. The suspect is known to police as a member of Islamic circles in the German capital,

but authorities have not yet commented on a specific motive. Berlin Pride is one of Europe's largest LGBTQ+ events, for MPI news, I'm Asmine Nicholson, in Munich. Ukraine's president Volottomir Zelensky said his country bombed a ship traveling between Iran and Russia that was loaded with military supplies.

As NPR's Greg Myra reports, the attack points to the links between the war in Ukraine

and the war in Iran. "President Zelensky said Ukraine carried out long-range strikes

in the Caspian Sea that included hitting a ship that was "transporting military cargo

in cooperation with Iran." The president did not provide details. Russia and Iran both have a coastline on the Caspian and use the sea for trade. Meanwhile, Iran condemned the Ukrainian attack on what it called and Iranian commercial vessel. Iran said one sailor was killed and another injured.

Russia and Iran have a history of military cooperation that includes Iran sending drones to Russia in recent years. In separate remarks, Zelensky said Russia is providing military intelligence to Iran. Greg Myra MPR news, Kiev. "Dangerously hot weather is affecting millions of people across the central US this weekend.

As NPR's Avapu catch reports, these high temperatures can cause serious health issues for some of the most vulnerable."

This heat dome stretches from Dallas to North Dakota and is expected to

linger into the coming days. A heat dome occurs when strong atmospheric pressure acts like a lid, trapping hot air and humidity over a region for days or weeks at a time. It's in part due to climate change. That's led to more heat waves and hotter nights. When the atmosphere retains more heat at night, the daytime temperature rises

from a hotter baseline. The National Weather Service says high temperatures combined with high humidity can make conditions feel worse. It can also be dangerous. Children, the elderly and people of medical conditions are most at risk of heat stroke. Avapu catch and pion is.

Temperatures in many areas could push above 100. You're listening to NPR. A new study shows the Trump administration's cuts to global HIV prevention programs led to the closure of more than 1,700 providers last year. NPR's Dury Buscaron reports.

Trump issued an executive order in 2025, freezing foreign assistance, and later dismantling USAID. And while some funding for PEPFAR programs survived, it came with conditions. A new study by the research foundation Amphar found that 77% of organization surveyed had payments delayed or canceled.

Most had to scale back their services, particularly for people at the highest risk of HIV. The research lines up with data published in the journal Nature Health, which found that 10% fewer people received anti-retroviral medication through PEPFAR last year. The State Department responded saying the Trump administration had "strengthened PEPFAR" through clear strategic direction. Dury Buscaron and Pionews, Washington.

PEPFAR is credited with saving at least 26 million lives. Police in Seattle are still looking for two men they say climbed over the glass wall of Seattle's iconic space needle, flipped over the edge and then perished her to down from the 605-foot structure. The jumpers who face trespassing charges purchased tickets and then entered the space needle

Friday night, the popular attraction has a round observation deck surrounded by high glass windows open to the sky above. Police say the men put on helmets in the restroom then ran to the glass window, climbed over the edge and jumped off. I'm Linda Kenyan, NPR News in Washington.

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