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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noir ROM.

President Trump said again today that the U.S. is in negotiations to end the war in Iran.

The Iranian foreign ministry denies this. President Trump told reporters that the White House talks are underway at the request of Iran. "When they're talking, they don't like saying that they're talking. So I say we're talks.

Big deal. We're talking. Sometimes deny it, even those spend hours and hours together talking. No. The talks are going along.

We're going to hit them very hard yesterday, very, very hard, harder than any attack.

I think I can say, General, from a point of knowledge, any attack since World War II.

It's pretty big." Trump said this is the last chance for Iran to sign what he called a good document and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country. And Israeli official rejected criticism from President Trump's board of peace on voice today, saying that Israel must continue to attack a mosque during what was supposed

to have been at 10-months these were. NPR's Frank Langford reports from Tel Aviv. "Burt of peace and voy nickel, I'm Aladna, wrote the following on X on Sunday. "Two days of strikes across Gaza have killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies that people depend on."

And speaking with NPR today, Jerome Spailman, the Israeli prime minister's office spokesman, said Israel must keep attacking a mosque to weaken it further. "Just like in any country, when they're facing an enemy who wants to kill them.

The very first step is removing the ability of that enemy to harm you."

The disagreement highlights the different goals of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump, who's seeking a rapid end to the war. Within 73,000 people have been killed in Gaza during the fighting, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, Frank Langford NPR News Tel Aviv. Two people in Michigan have died after becoming ill with cyclists for ISIS.

State health officials announced today.

They are the first reported deaths in the U.S. linked to a widespread outbreak of the intestinal

illness that began in May. NPR's Maria Cadoy has more in the story. In a statement, Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services said both people who died had, quote, "significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclists for ISIS and dehydration."

Cyclists for ISIS is not usually fatal.

The illness is caused by the parasite cyclist's spora.

Symptoms include severe diarrhea that can last several days to weeks. People with healthy immune systems can often recover on their own, but treatment with antibiotics will speed recovery. Michigan has recorded more than 11,000 cases of cyclists for ISIS this year, in an outbreak linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce.

Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating cases in 45 states. Maria Cadoy and Pian use. This is NPR News in Washington. Two Republicans senators John Corne and Tom Tillis now say they will advance the nomination of Todd Blanch to become a attorney general.

They had objected to a fund to compensate allies of President Trump, who claimed they were unfairly prosecuted, Blanch says he's formally rescinding it. However, it's not clear that this will be enough for the full Senate. Europe continues to suffer to record high temperatures and drought conditions. British authorities have issued fresh health alerts for parts of England, where air

conditioning is uncommon. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from London. Authorities say half of England is experiencing drought, green meadows have turned parched dry brown and farmers say the lack of rainfall could lead to shortages of some food crops, including wheat, oats, and some vegetables.

In the capital London, parts of the city saw brief showers last month, but no rain was registered all month at Q Gardens, home to the Royal Botanic Gardens and one of the capital's official weather stations. It's a first, totally dry, full calendar month since Q began measuring in 1871.

At 20 million people mostly in southern England are under water restrictions, what British

authorities call a "host pipe ban," "larid fire and PR news London." The military government in Myanmar released a statement today that detained, former later on Sonsu Chi, met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She hasn't been seen in public since 2021, when the Army seized power from her civilian government.

I'm Noraram, and Pior News in Washington.

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