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A car bomb explodes in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, killing at least seven people. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast. The violence is reportedly part of a stepped-up pattern of attacks in the weeks leading up to Afghanistan's October elections. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks to Pamela Constable of The Washington Post.

NPR's Robert Siegel reports from the Republican National Convention, which kicks off Monday. Thousands of delegates, journalists, GOP operatives and anti-Bush protesters have descended on the city. People from each group talk about the expectations for the week.

Cease-fire negotiations have successfully stemmed violence in the city of Fallujah, where Marines have encircled the town. Attacks have continued elsewhere in Iraq, and several foreign citizens remain hostages. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves and NPR's Cheryl Corley.

NPR's Emily Harris, reporting from Baghdad, talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about Monday's transfer of sovereignty in Iraq. The transfer took place two days ahead of schedule, during a small and heavily guarded ceremony in the city's "green zone."

U.S. and Iraqi forces suspend a military offensive against Shiite fighters in Najaf while talks are held between Iraqi officials and representatives of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Meanwhile, pro-Sadr demonstrations erupt in cities across Iraq. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

With an increase in attacks on Asian Americans in New York City, some martial arts practitioners are offering self-defense classes to women.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with author Robert Timberg about his new book, State of Grace: A Memoir of Twilight Time. Timberg's book recalls his days playing sandlot football around New York City, and the young men he played ball with.

Marc Blatte's first novel is billed as "hip hop noir" — a thriller set in the record studios and hip hop clubs of New York City — with a full serving of drugs, thugs, cops and violent death.

Gun violence is on the rise in cities around the U.S. The trail of damage left by shootings extends well beyond those who were struck by the bullets.

Early-morning drone strikes in Kyiv killed at least three people Monday. It's the latest barrage of Russian strikes on the capital and other cities across Ukraine.