NPR News: 03-28-2026 9PM EDT

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Protesters gathered around the country today to voice their opposition to the Trump administration.

It was the third no-kings protest since the start of President Trump's second term.

Here's Meg Anderson was at the movement's flagship protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, where demonstrators

spoke often about the recent ice operation there.

The mood at the Minnesota protest was joyful and festive.

There were indigenous dancers, people wearing inflatable goavers, a woman in a lady-liberty

costume.

But a darker time was top of mind for a lot of people.

The aggressive ice surge here that left two U.S. citizens dead and sparked fear for many

people in the community.

Lorraine Shooter traveled to the protest from the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin.

I'm proud of Minnesota.

I'm proud of the indigenous community here.

I'm proud of how they stand together and how they stand up and how they keep standing

up against this administration.

She said she has family in the Twin Cities who carried their tribal IDs with them during

the ice surge.

Meg Anderson and Paranuss.

Lebanese health officials say at least 47 people were killed today in Israeli attacks,

including three journalists and nine paramedics.

UN officials and humanitarian groups are criticizing Israel's conduct.

If yours Lorraine Freyr has more from Southern Lebanon.

The head of the World Health Organization calls it a tragedy.

Nine paramedics killed in five separate attacks on a single day.

He says health workers are protected under international humanitarian law and should

never be targeted.

Israel has intensified its attacks across Lebanon, mostly here in the south where Israeli

ground troops are moving northward to try to oust his Bola militants.

In one attack in Israeli military spokesperson says the target was journalists, accusing them

without providing evidence of propaganda for his Bola.

But Lebanon's health minister called it a double attack, with a second strike hitting

first responders who tried to rescue the victims.

Health officials say 51 Lebanese health workers have been killed by Israel so far this month.

Lorraine Freyr and Paranuss in Jazeen, Southern Lebanon.

Ukraine's President Zelensky made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar

today, offering to use its drone expertise to help Gulf states stem Iran's attacks during

the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

This is Ukraine assigned 10-year security agreements with Saudi Arabia and Qatar and expects

to sign one with the UAE soon.

In exchange, Zelensky wants more high-end air defense missiles it needs to counter Russia's

attacks.

Ukraine is one of the world's leading producers of battle-tested drone interceptors that

are cheap and effective, they're playing a key role in Ukraine's defense against Moscow's

war.

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Zelensky says more than 413,000 KitKat candy bars were stolen while in route from Italy

to Poland.

The Swiss food giants as the candy and the truck are still missing.

But the thieves won't get far if they try to sell it.

Nestle says all of the products can be traced using the unique batch code that's assigned

to individual bars.

A popular tutor turned influencer in China died this week at the age of 41.

His fiery rhetoric on education and social issues attracted 27 million followers on China's

TikTok app, DuYin, and millions more on other platforms, and Pierce Jennifer Paek has more

from Shanghai.

Zhang Xiufeng was known for giving Frank and practical advice on college applications,

which is big business in China.

Once he was criticized for advising against useless majors, like journalism.

Many Chinese families trusted Zhang to guide their children, because he, too, came from

a humble background and worked his way up.

Fans say they're shocked.

He's died at the peak of his career.

Zhang's company says he died from sudden cardiac arrest.

He is survived by a daughter, age 11, and a wife.

Jennifer Paek and PR News, Shanghai.

French police say they have once respect in custody and they're searching for a second

one.

After they stopped a suspected bomb attack outside the Bank of America headquarters building

in Paris early today, police say they spotted two suspects carrying a shopping bag near

the bank and that one had a lighter and was allegedly trying to ignite the device.

Officials say they're investigating it as terrorism related.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

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