{"id":26201,"date":"2026-08-03T15:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26201"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:24:07","slug":"trump-pauses-iran-attacks-and-wildfires-rage-in-u-s-and-europe-weekend-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26201","title":{"rendered":"Trump pauses Iran attacks and wildfires rage in U.S. and Europe: Weekend Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p id=\"anchor-3edf33\" class=\"body-graf\">President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/middle-east\/state-department-urges-americans-consider-leaving-middle-east-region-rcna590396\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>agreed to pause attacks on Iran<\/strong><\/a> on Saturday, citing \u201cperimeters of a deal\u201d that would end Tehran\u2019s \u201cnuclear threat\u201d and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-87bb80\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWe have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-33a15f\" class=\"body-graf\">He said that the U.S. was \u201clocked and loaded and ready to go\u201d against Iran but that he agreed to cancel attacks \u201csubject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.\u201d He added that Israel \u201cjoins me in this commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-55b2da\" class=\"body-graf\">Trump made the announcement after the State Department urged Americans across the Middle East to consider leaving the region or be prepared to depart on short notice. It also warned of flight disruptions and security risks as the conflict with Iran appeared to be escalating.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-cdb6c5\" class=\"body-heading\">More than 600 structures damaged in Washington state wildfires<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-df4970\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1620\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260803-spokane-washington-wildfire-vl-921a-527c3d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260803-spokane-washington-wildfire-vl-921a-527c3d.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260803-spokane-washington-wildfire-vl-921a-527c3d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260803-spokane-washington-wildfire-vl-921a-527c3d.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260803-spokane-washington-wildfire-vl-921a-527c3d.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfire smoke is seen in the distance beyond trees\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1620\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Wildfire smoke in Spokane, Wash., on Saturday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Tyler Vanwert via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-8ac618\" class=\"body-graf\">A wildfire burning northwest of downtown Spokane, Washington, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/spokane-washington-wildfire-rcna590469\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>damaged more than 600 structures<\/strong><\/a> as officials continue to assess the destruction.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0ba088\" class=\"body-graf\">The fire was listed at 5,390 acres Sunday, according to Benjamin Cossel, a spokesperson for the U.S. Agriculture Department, who told NBC News officials were still working to determine the full scope of the damage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-2e3ed9\" class=\"body-graf\">Authorities have not yet determined how many were homes, businesses or schools.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-c11dd9\" class=\"body-graf\">The blazes, officially called the Spokane Area Fires, are being managed as three separate incidents: the Old Trails Fire, the Fairview Fire and the Autumn Lane Fire.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"anchor-10ecbf\" class=\"body-heading\">Europe\u2019s wildfire crisis shifts as 200,000 French residents return, but new blazes force thousands to flee<\/h3>\n<p id=\"anchor-feffd5\" class=\"body-graf\">Firefighters contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what may have been the country\u2019s largest peacetime evacuation. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4678e1\" class=\"body-graf\">But as residents returned in the Gironde region, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/europes-wildfire-crisis-shifts-french-return-new-blazes-rcna590350\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>renewed blazes forced thousands from their homes<\/strong><\/a> elsewhere in France and Greece.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-354010\" class=\"body-graf\">Two firefighting helicopters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/greece-battles-wildfires-hungary-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-drought-rcna590438\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>collided battling wildfires<\/strong><\/a> west of Athens on Sunday, prompting a search-and-rescue operation for their crews in the Psatha area, Greece\u2019s fire department said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-53f50d\" class=\"body-heading\">Meet the Press<\/h2>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-c89f9c\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678626826_mtp_full_kennedy_260802_S3_1920x1080-cpr9jp.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678626826_mtp_full_kennedy_260802_S3_1920x1080-cpr9jp.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678626826_mtp_full_kennedy_260802_S3_1920x1080-cpr9jp.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678626826_mtp_full_kennedy_260802_S3_1920x1080-cpr9jp.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-bad2fc\" class=\"body-graf\">Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/john-kennedy-exclude-jan-6-rioters-anti-weaponization-fund-blanche-rcna590451\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>he would not provide the Trump administration with a \u201cblank check\u201d<\/strong><\/a> for the proposed \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund and that rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should not be allowed to benefit from it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-43d5c5\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678924441_mtp_full_sanders_260802_S3_1920x1080-wtzag5.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678924441_mtp_full_sanders_260802_S3_1920x1080-wtzag5.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678924441_mtp_full_sanders_260802_S3_1920x1080-wtzag5.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785678924441_mtp_full_sanders_260802_S3_1920x1080-wtzag5.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-abf4ef\" class=\"body-graf\">In a separate \u201cMeet the Press\u201d interview, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/bernie-sanders-says-michigan-primary-is-about-taking-on-aipac-money-full-interview-267645509692\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed<\/strong><\/a> is \u201csomeone I need in the Senate\u201d ahead of the state\u2019s primary and called out America\u2019s \u201ccorrupt\u201d campaign finance system.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-7af978\" class=\"body-heading\">Politics in brief<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"anchor-a97e0b\" class=\"break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li><strong>Reflecting blame: <\/strong>Trump criticized Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/trump-rebukes-jeanine-pirro-decision-drop-reflecting-pool-vandalism-ca-rcna590408\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>agreed to drop a case<\/strong><\/a> against a former Olympic canoeist who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t know what she was thinking.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blocking Blanche:<\/strong> Trump said he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/trump-revive-anti-weaponization-blanche-attorney-general-cornyn-tillis-rcna590370\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>revive the \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>if Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination for attorney general is blocked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls to resign: <\/strong>Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said his former son-in-law Rep. Max Miller<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/bernie-moreno-former-son-law-max-miller-shouldnt-serve-congress-abuse-rcna590459\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> should not serve in Congress<\/strong><\/a> following abuse allegations made by Miller\u2019s ex-wife, who is Moreno\u2019s daughter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subscribe to Truth: <\/strong>A new subscription service allows financial firms and other organizations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/truth-social-launches-service-selling-faster-access-trump-posts-rcna590419\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>get alerts for new Truth Social posts made by Trump<\/strong><\/a> and other top accounts before general users do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-6b54a7\" class=\"body-heading\">Armed bystander distracted gunman in fatal In-N-Out shooting<\/h2>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-8abef6\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785626186158_wnn_vca_idaho_shooting_260801_S3_1920x1080-5updqa.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785626186158_wnn_vca_idaho_shooting_260801_S3_1920x1080-5updqa.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785626186158_wnn_vca_idaho_shooting_260801_S3_1920x1080-5updqa.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1785626186158_wnn_vca_idaho_shooting_260801_S3_1920x1080-5updqa.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-5f07d7\" class=\"body-graf\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/bystander-handgun-distracted-gunman-fatal-shooting-rcna590473\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>armed bystander may have saved lives <\/strong><\/a>by distracting a gunman who had opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, according to a witness.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-49e47b\" class=\"body-graf\">Lane Koehn, 34, was at a stoplight just outside the fast-food restaurant when he saw a person with an AR-style rifle emerge from the drive-thru. Bullets struck a car in front of Koehn, and he watched the shooter move through the drive-thru toward his own car, he told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-2328aa\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI could tell he was trying to figure out where to go, and somebody in the drive-thru line with a handgun was shooting at him,\u201d Koehn said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3c080b\" class=\"body-graf\">He described the shooter as \u201cpanicked,\u201d looking around and moving \u201ckind of erratically.\u201d Koehn believes the armed bystander kept the gunman from shooting at more people.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0b330c\" class=\"body-graf\">Three people were killed and seven others were injured, two of whom were in critical condition Sunday, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said at a news conference.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-8ef144\" class=\"body-graf\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/dead-injured-shooting-twin-falls-idaho-rcna590420\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>shooter was identified<\/strong><\/a> as Chad Williams, 24. He fatally shot himself, Hicks said. Williams\u2019 family is cooperating with police, he said. \u201cTheir hearts are also broken at this time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-edacd8\" class=\"body-graf\">Hicks said that in addition to the armed bystander, an off-duty state trooper was also there and engaged the shooter \u201cby returning gunfire towards him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-b68ebe\" class=\"body-heading\">Spain to put containment fence on Ceuta\u2019s sea border with Morocco <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-7810ca\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1406\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260731-spain-ceuta-migrants-16x9-mn-1040-4d3275.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260731-spain-ceuta-migrants-16x9-mn-1040-4d3275.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260731-spain-ceuta-migrants-16x9-mn-1040-4d3275.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260731-spain-ceuta-migrants-16x9-mn-1040-4d3275.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260731-spain-ceuta-migrants-16x9-mn-1040-4d3275.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish army soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. \" height=\"1406\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Spanish soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Friday. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Antonio Sempere \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-819f48\" class=\"body-graf\">Spain announced plans to install a 500-meter-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/spain-put-containment-fence-ceutas-sea-border-morocco-frontier-rush-ki-rcna590361\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>containment barrier along the sea border<\/strong><\/a> between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after 50,000 to 60,000 migrants breached the frontier last week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-31bbae\" class=\"body-graf\">The death toll rose to 67, including migrants who drowned and others killed in a stampede trying to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday. Authorities in Ceuta told Sky News on Saturday that 86 people had died.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-c0ca34\" class=\"body-graf\">Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez criticized some European Union leaders\u2019 responses to the crisis in Ceuta, saying in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that calls to suspend Spain from the E.U.\u2019s borderless Schengen zone were \u201cdriven by prejudice, fake news, ignorance, or political interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-76ce35\" class=\"body-graf\">A handful of exhausted migrants who swam to Ceuta\u2019s Tarajal beach early Saturday were met by soldiers and escorted back across the border. Spain\u2019s Interior Ministry said most of those who entered the territory had already returned to Morocco.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-7ca6fd\" class=\"body-heading\">Notable quote<\/h2>\n<section class=\"blockquote\" id=\"anchor-a0231e\">\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote__quote\" cite=\"Maggie Foxx, professional baseball player \">\n<p>When I walked on the field I started crying because of how much this moment meant and how much it meant to everybody.<\/p>\n<p><small class=\"blockquote__source\"><span>Maggie Foxx, professional baseball player <\/span><\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-74ffd0\" class=\"body-graf\">Fans poured into Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, to witness history Saturday: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/baseball\/womens-pro-baseball-league-makes-debut-rcna590432\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>inaugural game of the Women\u2019s Professional Baseball League<\/strong><\/a>. The Los Angeles Queens rallied for a 10-8 victory over the New York Heights, but perhaps the most exciting moment of the night came during the ceremonial pitch. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-ee6cd9\" class=\"body-graf\">At 99 years old, Maybelle Blair threw out the first ball, a full-circle moment from her time playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which ran from 1943 to 1954 and inspired the movie \u201cA League of Their Own.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anchor-b27171\" class=\"body-heading\">In case you missed it <\/h2>\n<ul id=\"anchor-d4ea37\" class=\"endmark break-above body-ul body-list-el\">\n<li>A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western U.S. as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/weather\/heat\/heat-wave-brings-record-breaking-temps-heightened-wildfire-risk-parts-rcna590429\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>temperatures hovered near record highs<\/strong><\/a>, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning.<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Pastore, who played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/obituaries\/vincent-pastore-sopranos-dies-80-rcna590414\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tony Soprano\u2019s best friend-turned-informant<\/strong><\/a> on HBO\u2019s mob drama \u201cThe Sopranos,\u201d died at 80.<\/li>\n<li> Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/gaza\/israeli-strikes-kill-nine-gaza-israeli-minister-no-deal-rcna590436\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>killing at least 13 Palestinians<\/strong><\/a>, despite Trump\u2019s announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to implement last year\u2019s Gaza ceasefire agreement.<\/li>\n<li>Authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/japan\/japan-earthquake-mall-rcna590363\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ended a massive dayslong search-and-rescue operation<\/strong><\/a> Saturday at a collapsed shopping mall in southwest Japan following an earthquake that killed 34 people.<\/li>\n<li>Nepali climber Nirmal \u200bPurja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world\u2019s 14 highest mountains, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/pakistan\/search-resumes-missing-climbers-avalanche-pakistans-broad-peak-rcna590348\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>died in an avalanche<\/strong><\/a> during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said.<\/li>\n<li>Hungary is bracing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/hungary-braces-full-shutdown-nuclear-plant-danube-river-hits-record-lo-rcna590347\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>full shutdown of a nuclear plant<\/strong><\/a> as the Danube River hits record lows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump agreed to pause attacks on Iran on Saturday, citing \u201cperimeters of a deal\u201d that would end Tehran\u2019s \u201cnuclear threat\u201d and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. \u201cWe have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been 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