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Pakistan restricts foreign media from reporting outside 3 major citiesPress freedom groups criticized the new guidelines, which come amid deadly protests over a sensitive regional election in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Activists protested in Islamabad last month after unrest during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in Pakistan-administered…
Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weaponsToo many leaders still consider nuclear deterrence a realistic approach, said Mayor Kazumi Matsui, whose Japanese city was bombed by the U.S. in an attack that killed 140,000 people. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A person pushing paper lanterns out…
Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old manThe state’s attorney is seeking to prosecute the teen as an adult in the death of John Wesley Allen, according to a court filing.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Aug. 6, 2026, 9:46 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 9:48 PM EDTBy David…
Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in TennesseeOgles lost despite having President Donald Trump’s endorsement, NBC News projects. Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will be the GOP nominee.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Rep. Andy Ogles walks through the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 3.Heather Diehl / Getty Images fileAug. 6, 2026, 10:04…
Meta ordered to pay $567M to address kids’ mental health onlineThe new penalty is in addition to the $375 million in civil penalties that jurors ordered against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in March.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., in April.Benjamin Fanjoy / Bloomberg…
Sen. Marsha Blackburn wins the Republican primary for governor of TennesseeBlackburn, a longtime Trump ally, defeated Rep. John Rose for the nomination, NBC News projects, after the president decided not to endorse in the race.Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., attends a ceremony to rename a bridge after President Donald J. Trump, on July 9 in Dandridge,…
More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover upThe disappearance of the students after they commandeered several buses on their way to a protest shocked Mexico and the international community, and continues to fuel outrage in Mexico.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Angel Aguirre, governor of the…
Iran’s president says it’s ‘very difficult’ to contact absent Supreme Leader Mojtaba KhameneiKhamenei hasn’t been seen publicly since taking up the role, most notably failing to attend his own father’s public funeral proceedings in Tehran last month.Listen to this article00:0000:00A man holds portraits of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran…
EXCLUSIVEFORSUBSCRIBERSIran war‘Smart guy’: Trump says he stands by Pete Hegseth as defense secretaryIn a phone interview with NBC News, the president shot down speculation that he’s unhappy with Hegseth, saying he is “actually one of my best” officials.Listen to this article00:0000:00There have been grumblings from Trump allies that Pete Hegseth may not be the best…
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