This NPR News broadcast delivers a rapid-fire update on global crises, from U.S.-Iran tensions and a deadly earthquake in Venezuela to a classified documents case involving John Bolton and a mysterious plane crash in Beijing. The episode underscores the volatility of international affairs
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