NPR's Linda Kenyon delivers a global news update covering diplomatic developments in the Middle East, geopolitical shifts at the BRICS summit, U.S. election logistics, housing market challenges, and unusual weather patterns in the Atlantic hurricane season. The episode underscores how int
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