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Israel launched deadly strikes in Gaza to pressure Hamas to agree to a new ceasefire. Hamas isn't budging, and more than half of recently freed hostages oppose the renewed war. Why is Israel doing it?(Image credit: Bashar Taleb)

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a limited ceasefire in Ukraine, where Putin agreed to stop targeting Ukraine's energy facilities for 30 days. Hear about Kyiv's reaction.

Federal judge says USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution, Ukraine reacts to Trump and Putin phone call on ceasefire deal, Gaza ceasefire ends as Israel launches airstrikes on the territory.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President and CEO Steve Capus about the news outlet's future following Trump administration funding cuts.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Diana Buttu, a human rights lawyer and former Palestinian peace negotiator, about the collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza.

The United Nations has long been in the spotlight over allegations of child rape and other sexual abuses by its peacekeepers, especially by those based in Congo and the Central African Republic.(Image credit: Salvatore Di Nolfi)

The decision sparked angry protests from bullfighting supporters and matadors, some of whom tried to breach a police barricade at the local Congress.(Image credit: Ginnette Riquelme)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.(Image credit: MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)

President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia held a lengthy phone call on Tuesday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. This is part of Trump's efforts to end the Russia's war in Ukraine and while he didn't get a ceasefire agreement, some progress was made. We hear the latest. And in Ukraine, people are watching these and other developments with concern, skepticism, and with dark humor.

The Honduran musician, one of the most recognized proponents of a Caribbean culture dating to the 17th century, died Monday in an airplane crash.(Image credit: Judith Burrows)