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The podcast begins with a brief advertisement for NPR Plus, a premium subscription service offering sponsor-free listening and bonus content. The news segment covers a variety of international events, starting with the State Department's denial of US involvement in a plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The podcast then reports on the successful return of a SpaceX mission featuring the first spacewalk by a private crew led by Jared Isaacman. Further news includes a long-range missile fired from Yemen landing in Israel, triggering air raid sirens. Former President Donald Trump's comments on bomb threats received in Springfield, Ohio, after he amplified false claims about Haitian migrants in the city, are also discussed. The podcast then covers President Biden's criticism of Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance for attacking Haitian Americans in Ohio. The podcast concludes with reports on heavy rains causing widespread flooding in Central Europe, leading to several deaths, and the World Health Organization's approval of an Mpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic, a significant step for African countries facing a large outbreak.

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International News Roundup

This episode covers a range of international news, including a denied US involvement in a Venezuelan assassination plot, a SpaceX mission return, a missile attack in Israel, Trump's comments on Springfield bomb threats, Biden's criticism of Trump's attacks on Haitian Americans, flooding in Central Europe, and the WHO's approval of a Bavarian Nordic Mpox vaccine.

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• What is the US's stance on the alleged plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro?

  The State Department has denied any US involvement in the alleged plot, calling claims of US involvement \"categorically false.\""

• What was the significance of the SpaceX mission that recently returned to Earth?

  The mission featured the first spacewalk by a private crew of astronauts, led by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman. It also marked the successful return of a private crew to Earth after a five-day trip to space.

• What is the current situation in Central Europe regarding flooding?

  Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Central Europe, leading to several deaths in Poland, Austria, and Romania. The situation is described as a \"catastrophe of epic proportions\" by the mayor of a badly hit Romanian town.

• What is the significance of the WHO's approval of the Bavarian Nordic Mpox vaccine?

  The approval will allow low and middle-income countries in Africa, which have been facing a large Mpox outbreak, to access the vaccine. This is a significant step in combating the outbreak, as many of these countries previously had no access to the vaccine.

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