NPR News: 07-19-2026 7PM EDT

The U.S. military has discovered unidentified remains at the base in Jordan that was struck by a drone on Friday, leaving two service members dead and one still missing. Separately, another U.S. service member was killed and one wounded in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone. In retaliation, the U.S. struck Iran last night, with Iranian state media reporting that six bridges in a southern province along the Strait of Hormuz were hit. Kuwait reported intercepting missiles launched from Iran this morning, and sirens were heard in Jordan and Bahrain. Deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure could be considered war crimes under international law.

Political Transition in the UK

Keir Starmer is leaving office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeded by Andy Burnham. Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, led the center-left Labour Party to a landslide victory two years ago but saw his personal approval ratings remain low, leading his party to replace him. He will go to Buckingham Palace to resign before the King, and then Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, will be asked by King Charles to form a new government. Both will speak at Downing Street separately, and moving vans have been seen there all weekend. Starmer will revert to being a backbencher.

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