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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump abruptly left the G7 meeting in Canada. He returned to Washington before dawn this morning. A spokeswoman says he's back to focus on the Middle East. Speaking to reporters as he arrived home, Trump said he's able to manage the situation better from here. Just be a little bit, I think, more well-versed. Not having to use telephones so much because I don't believe in telephones.
These people like you listen to them. So being on the scene is much better.
and we did everything I had to do with the G7. This comes as the conflict between Iran and Israel continues. Both countries are firing missiles and drones at each other. Yesterday, Trump wrote online that everyone in Iran's capital, Tehran, should evacuate the city immediately. Roads out of Tehran are jammed with traffic. The fighting between Israel and Iran has left at least 24 people dead in Israel and at least 224 people dead in Iran.
Russia's latest attack on Ukraine is again one of its largest. The attack killed at least 15 civilians and injured nearly 100 others in the capital, Kiev. NPR's Joanna Kikis reports the attack lasted more than nine hours.
Ukrainian air defense units spent hours trying to shoot down drones and missiles. By sunrise, the air smelled burnt as thick plumes of smoke rose from parts of the city. At least a dozen sites were hit, many of them residential buildings. Videos posted by Ukrainian authorities showed the collapse of part of an apartment complex.
Emergency workers are trying to pull survivors from the rubble. The strikes come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is at the G7 summit in Canada pushing for stronger sanctions on Russia. Joanna Kakisis, NPR News, Kyiv. A suspect has been charged in Minnesota with killing a top state Democratic lawmaker and her husband and wounding another state Democratic lawmaker and his wife.
Separately on Capitol Hill today, top law enforcement officials will brief senators about security. And PR's Deirdre Walsh has more. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says lawmakers may disagree frequently on issues, but they must have the moral clarity to denounce the political assassinations. Every single one of us must condemn political violence, no matter where it comes from, and to work together to eradicate its root causes.
We cannot be silent because silence only serves to enable more violence. Both Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that political violence has no place in the nation, but it's unclear what changes might be put in place for members in Washington or their home states. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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