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Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death

● NPR • 3 July 2026 • 7:48 PM

The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.

Rickshaws in India celebrating America’s birthday

● NPR • 3 July 2026 • 7:03 PM

In the United States, a long holiday weekend over the 4th of July celebrates America’s 250th birthday. Recently, NPR’s correspondent in India found an unlikely place that same birthday is being marked. On the back of three-wheeled motorbike taxis known as rickshaws in New Delhi. We investigate.

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2 men jailed for stabbing an Iranian journalist in London in an attack blamed on Tehran

● AP • 3 July 2026 • 4:54 PM

Two Romanian men have been sentenced to prison for stabbing a journalist from a Persian-language TV station.

Former Syrian colonel unfit for trial in landmark UK crimes against humanity murder case

● AP • 3 July 2026 • 2:51 PM

A former Syrian air force colonel is unfit to stand trial in a landmark British case charging him with crimes against humanity, a judge said Friday.

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Photos of pets and farm animals rescued from the war in southern Lebanon

● AP • 3 July 2026 • 1:12 PM

KFAROUE, Lebanon (AP) — Hussein Hamza is caring for abandoned animals in Kfaroue, southern Lebanon, as the Israel-Hezbollah war rages on.

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Mourners in Damascus bury cafe blast victims as officials promise justice

● AP • 3 July 2026 • 12:51 PM

Mourners have gathered in Damascus a day after an explosive device killed nine people in a cafe. The blast occurred Thursday in the Midan neighborhood, wounding 20 others.

An animal rescuer cares for pets and livestock stranded by war in southern Lebanon

● AP • 3 July 2026 • 12:33 PM

Hussein Hamza is caring for abandoned animals in Kfaroue, southern Lebanon, as the Israel-Hezbollah war continues.

'We can still pull out live victims': LA rescuers join Venezuela quake rescue efforts

● NPR • 3 July 2026 • 11:51 AM

In Venezuela, international emergency crews — including a team from LA — are working tirelessly to reach people still missing after last week's devastating earthquakes.