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From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Tuesday, June 23. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in Qatar. At least thirteen people are dead and dozens injured after an explosion at the Ras Laffan industrial zone,…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Monday, June 22. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. The United States has waived oil sanctions on Iran and announced it will release twelve billion…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Monday, June 22. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in diplomacy. Qatar's Prime Minister told Al Jazeera that US-Iran talks held in Switzerland over the weekend produced…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Monday, June 22. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this morning that he is stepping down as leader…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Sunday, June 21. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the biggest moving piece of the week. US and Iranian negotiators met in Switzerland for a full day of talks…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Sunday, June 21. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the Iran-U.S. situation, which has several moving pieces today. Vice President Vance is at a Swiss mountainside…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Sunday, June 21. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. US and Iranian negotiators are meeting in Switzerland. According to reporting, Iran's primary goal…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Saturday, June 20. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. Vice President Vance is traveling to Switzerland for diplomatic talks as the broader Iran…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Saturday, June 20. I'm Keli, with Hast. The dominant story across wires today is the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has closed the strait, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Saturday, June 20. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in Gaza. An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian family, including two daughters. Al Jazeera reports Israel has…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Friday, June 19. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the eastern Mediterranean. A US judge has rejected Joe Biden's lawsuit seeking to block the release of recorded…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Friday, June 19. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. Israel has continued strikes on Lebanon even as the United States and Iran finalized a nuclear…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Thursday, June 18. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with Iran. The United States and Iran have signed a deal to end the war. According to Al Jazeera's live coverage,…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Thursday, June 18. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the diplomatic centerpiece of the day. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed a memorandum of…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Thursday, June 18. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start overseas. Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion began. Nearly 200…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Wednesday, June 17. I'm Keli, with Hast. The biggest story today is a ceasefire and diplomatic agreement between the United States and Iran. Trump and Iranian…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Wednesday, June 17. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. President Trump said Tuesday that the world will find out, quote, pretty soon, whether a…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Wednesday, June 17. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the G7. Leaders meeting in Canada this week are preoccupied with the U.S.-Iran agreement, according to…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Tuesday, June 16. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that Israel has transferred authority over…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Tuesday, June 16. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start in the Middle East. Israel has seized administrative control of a mosque in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, taking…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Tuesday, June 16. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the G7 summit in France. Leaders gathered Tuesday for a lunch session that French President Emmanuel Macron said…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Monday, June 15. I'm Keli, with Hast. Start with the diplomatic headline. The United States and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding, according to…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Monday, June 15. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the Iran deal. President Trump said this weekend that a US-Iran agreement is, in his words, all signed. No text…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Monday, June 15. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the biggest structural story of the day. The United States and Iran have announced a deal to end the war and…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Sunday, June 14. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the biggest story of the weekend. The United States and Iran have announced a ceasefire agreement. President…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Sunday, June 14. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the G7. World leaders are gathering in France this week for what was originally billed as a broad economic and…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Sunday, June 14. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with a live diplomatic question. The United States says a deal to halt hostilities with Iran could be signed as early…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Saturday, June 13. I'm Keli, with Hast. We start with the biggest moving story of the day. The United States and Iran appear close to signing the first stage of a…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Saturday, June 13. I'm Keli, with Hast. The headline this morning: Donald Trump says a deal between the United States and Iran will be signed on Sunday. Both Al…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, this is the Independent News Drop. It's Friday, June 12. I'm Keli, with Hast. We'll start with the media industry. The Justice Department has closed its antitrust review of the proposed merger between…
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