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Asia Six months after Gen Z–led unrest, Nepal votes in its first post-protest election Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday. Danielle Preiss
World U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean as conflict widens The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has expanded to the Indian Ocean, as a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. Diaa Hadid
Asia Tokyo court orders Unification Church's Japan branch to dissolve after fraud ruling A court in Japan has ordered the Unification Church's local arm dissolved, after it bilked followers for decades. Ties between the church and Japan's ruling party became a political scandal. Anthony Kuhn
Arts & Life In Tacoma, a joyful treasure hunt for 'monkeyshines' has been going on for 2 decades In Tacoma, Wash., glass artists hide beautiful glass spheres around the city each winter for residents to find. They're called "monkeyshines," because the first ones were stamped with a monkey stamp. Lauren Gallup
Politics Senate committee advances Trump's nominee for public lands chief President Trump's controversial nominee to lead the nation's largest public lands agency faces an initial confirmation vote Wednesday as Democrats point to his past support to sell federal lands. Kirk Siegler
Elections The 2026 midterm elections are officially underway. Here's what to watch Voters went to the polls Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. The results could help determine control of Congress and how people feel about Democratic and Republican party leadership. Stephen Fowler
Politics A split Senate votes against measure to constrain Trump's authorities in Iran Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war against Iran. Claudia Grisales
National Federal workers sue over sting operations by political provocateur James O'Keefe Federal employees have been losing their jobs after sting operations engineered by political provocateur James O'Keefe. Now some of them are fighting back in court. Carrie Johnson
Business WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "about as wrong as things could go" for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones. Camila Domonoske
Business Starbucks to relocate supply chain workers from HQ to new Nashville office Starbucks is relocating the team responsible for sourcing products from its corporate headquarters in Seattle to a new office in Nashville. Monica Nickelsburg