Louise Schiavone

NPR's Bobby Allen reports.

International Soccer's governing body gave President Trump the FIFA Peace Prize this week amid the World Cup draw.

The event set up the groups and matchups for tournaments to be played next summer across North America.

The president often notes that he has resolved multiple conflicts and should be considered for a Nobel Peace Prize.

At the FIFA event, Trump called it one of the great honors of his life.

Pope Leo XIV's first full-length book is in the works to be released in a couple of months.

Publisher HarperOne this week said it had secured the rights to the book, which includes Leo's sermons and speeches since succeeding Pope Francis.

It's entitled Peace Be With You, My Words to the Church and to the World.

The publisher says that the book reflects the first American pope's unique perspective.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions as a result of the shooting last week of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.

The suspect is an Afghan refugee.

In addition, the administration has paused the visa process for people traveling on Afghan passports.

Mariam Massoumi is a Virginia-based immigration attorney.

She spoke to Weekend Edition about what this means for people from Afghanistan.

Attorney Mariam Massoumi of Virginia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is requesting a presidential pardon.

He's asking to cancel his corruption trial for, quote,

the good of the people in the country.