This NPR News episode delivers a global update on escalating geopolitical tensions, environmental crises, and cultural preservation efforts, anchored by Ukraine’s strike on a military-linked ship amid Iran-Russia ties, worsening wildfires in Europe and the U.S., and a young Indigenous inn
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