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Across the U.S. and around the world, coastal cities are grappling with rising seas and worsening floods. With 42 million people, Jakarta, Indonesia, is the world's most populated city. It's sinking rapidly as climate change and overdevelopment collide. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports for our series Tipping Point. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

US President Donald Trump says negotiations to end the Iran war are happening "right now" and Tehran is "talking sense". His comments come a day after Iranian officials denied any contact with the US had taken place, calling claims of talks "fake news".

Also on the programme: We hear from expectant mothers in Havana about the impact of the US blockade on their care; and the Virunga National Park in the DRC is celebrating the rare birth of its second set of mountain gorilla twins.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on the 24th of March, 2026. Credit: GRAEME SLOAN/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)

President Trump signals he's open to ending the partial government shutdown.

New Homeland Security Secretary sworn in.

Fire truck involved in fatal LaGuardia Airport collision with a jet didn't have a transponder that would trigger a warning.

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P.M. Edition for Mar. 24. Investors are trying to pull their money out of private-credit funds. WSJ banking reporter Alexander Saeedy joins to discuss why big banks like JPMorgan Chase see risk… and also reward. Plus, before Sunday’s collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, there were dozens of close calls in recent years. We hear from Jacob Passy, who covers travel for the Journal, about what regulators are trying to do about it, as well as the latest on the Laguarida investigation. And WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart explains why CFOs think AI isn’t taking all the jobs. Alex Ossola hosts.

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Just weeks after the war started, Iran believes it is winning, but not because it has more firepower than the US and Israel. The regime wants its control over the Strait of Hormuz to become a permanent economic weapon. WSJ's Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov reports on the steep price Iran wants to end the war. Ryan Knutson hosts.

Further Listening:

- The Escalating Crisis at the Strait of Hormuz

- Will Gas Prices Go Up Because of the Iran War?

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After weeks of war with Iran, Israeli support for the conflict is high but waning. Israel has endured frequent airstrikes from Iran disrupting lives and killing at least fifteen so far. We hear from some Israelis about how they’re feeling.

And while more than one thousand ships are idle, unable to go through the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian attacks on vessels, a few are getting through the economically vital waterway. We hear about which ships are getting through and why.

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