NPR News: 05-10-2026 12AM EDT

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Dan Ronan· Host0:15

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. The Treasury Department is placing a new round of sanctions on ten people and companies accused of helping Iran develop drones and ballistic missiles. NPR's Jennifer Pak reports many are from China and Hong Kong.

Jennifer Pak0:33

The U.S. Treasury accuses one Chinese individual and seven companies from China and Hong Kong of helping Iran to secure weapons and supplies for its drones and missiles. This comes days before President Trump plans to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing. The leaders have a lot to discuss, but the Iran war might overshadow the meeting. China buys most of Iran's oil. The U.S. is trying to sever this economic lifeline for Iran. It has also sanctioned small private refineries in China that purchase Iranian oil. But Beijing has ordered its companies to disregard those U.S. sanctions. Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.

Dan Ronan· Host1:11

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's political party received significant losses in elections held across the country this week. NPR's Shondelice Duster reports.

Shondelice Duster1:20

Britain's center-left Labour Party lost more than eleven hundred seats in local and regional elections. The right-wing populist Reform UK party, led by Trump ally