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In a local radio interview, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil does not want friction with anyone. But he added, quote, if Trump behaves like this toward Brazil, we will reciprocate in kind. Lula added that Trump is acting like he is sheriff of the world. So far, Brazil has not levied any new import tariffs. Trump slapped 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the U.S.
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Brazil is the second largest supplier of steel to the U.S. Trump also announced reciprocal tariffs on all countries— For Brazil, that would affect its large ethanol exports. Lula insists the U.S. and Brazil trade is in balance and does not need protectionist tariffs. Carrie Conn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
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The director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza says the facility has been shelled by sniper fire and drones. The director of Kamal Adman Hospital says the attacks have come with no warning and no protection for patients and civilians.
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He insists there are no military targets or fighters within his hospital, which he says has hundreds of patients and civilians there, including babies in the neonatal unit. Israel says Hamas militants operate in hospitals and schools endangering civilians. In a statement to NPR, the Israeli military says its forces have been operating in the vicinity, but not within the hospital's premises.
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In the past 48 hours, more than 50 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, according to the health ministry there. Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will allow a, quote, basic quantity of food into Gaza and control all aid distribution there. He also said Israel will hold on to territory seized by ground forces and what he says will be a plan to, quote, taking control of all of Gaza.
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Intense shelling and airstrikes in northern Gaza has forced Palestinians to flee like 50-year-old Wael al-Kilani, who walked for hours with his wife and seven children. He says the bombing was intense, with planes striking, artillery fire and tanks. Hamas and Israel are currently holding indirect talks in Doha. Israel demands Hamas lay down its arms.
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Hamas wants international guarantees for a negotiated end to the war. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Israel's military released a report Thursday into the killing of a U.N. aid worker claiming responsibility despite initial denials. Nearly 2,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel resumed fighting ending the two-month ceasefire. More than 51,000 have been killed since the war began after Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 in Israel on October 7th of 2023. Carrie Conn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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According to Gaza health officials, the family of at least 12 people were killed in their home in the northern city of Jabalia. Also in northern Gaza, Israel says it targeted a Hamas command center housed in a former police station. And it released details of the killing of a 26-year-old reservist who officials say was hit by sniper fire.
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Ukraine Missiles, G20 Summit, Trump's Plans on Fentanyl
The sun's out. It's a picture postcard day here, so that should help with the mood. President-elect Trump's return, though, and global conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are all hanging over the summit. President Biden arrived here late last night. He made a stop first in the Amazon and pledged new U.S. funds for rainforest protection.
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He didn't mention Trump there, who dismisses global warming, but Biden did take some jabs at those who he says would, quote, deny or delay America's clean energy revolution.
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Also yesterday at the G20 venue, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was asked how world leaders should prepare for another Trump administration. He urged them to, quote, race much faster to tackle common challenges like climate change and inequality. But also, he said, strengthen global governance and institutions now.
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The host, Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist, remains unfazed and is pushing ahead with his progressive proposals. They include attacks on the world's wealthiest and plans to alleviate poverty and hunger. Over the weekend, he blasted, quote, neoliberalism for aggravating economic and political inequality.
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He says to reach the hearts of citizens, governments need to close that gap between the voice of the markets and the voice of the streets. Lula's been trying to position himself as a world leader, especially on issues of climate change. But here at home, his leftist party took a beating in last month's nationwide elections.
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He's also dealing with far-right leaders in South America, like former President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina's ultra-libertarian Javier Millet, who are both feeling quite emboldened with Trump coming back to power.
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I think the wild card here will be Malay, Argentina's president. He's just back from Florida, where he personally congratulated Trump. He's known for his brash showmanship abroad. He just pulled out of the COP29 climate talks, and he also had Argentina cast the lone vote against a U.N. resolution condemning gender-based violence.
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His negotiators here signed on to the G20's draft joint declaration, but there's talk that they won't now, especially with that global tax on the super-rich in it. So we'll be watching him. NPR's Carrie Khan. Thank you, Carrie. You're welcome.