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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. The Pentagon has put 1,500 active-duty troops on standby to possibly deploy to Minneapolis. But the city has been relatively quiet for the past few days, in part because of heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports.
Some 2,500 federal immigration officers remain in Minneapolis, more than four times the number of local police, with more possibly on the way. Local leaders have called on ICE to leave the city, as President Trump has threatened to send in the military. Meanwhile, many here say they plan to continue pushing back, not just protesting, but in the quieter ways too, patrolling neighborhoods or delivering food to those scared to leave their homes. Here's Mary Vavris, a resident of South Minneapolis.
Everybody is all in on this project because it's them today, but it could be anybody next.
She says she and her neighbors are in it for the long haul. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Denmark's top diplomat is visiting his country's closest allies in their continuing effort to assess the impact of the U.S. threats to take over Greenland and impose tariffs, NPR's Terry Schultz reports.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lique Rasmussen is in Norway and will visit the U.K. and Sweden later in the week as his government continues to build support in the face of President Trump's warnings that he still intends to acquire Greenland. This is not just an issue between Denmark and the U.S., Rasmussen told journalists as he departed. adding, this is a question of world order and the future of the NATO alliance. Denmark and the seven NATO allies that participated in last week's mission to Greenland released a statement explaining the exercise was in the transatlantic interest. Trump called the temporary deployment a very dangerous game. It poses no threat to anyone, they countered, underscoring they're still interested in dialogue with Washington.
For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
President Trump is inviting world leaders to join the Board of Peace. It's a new body that will help rehabilitate Gaza after the war. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.
The United Nations Security Council officially sanctioned the new Board of Peace to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. But Gaza is not mentioned once in the charter of the new Board of Peace that President Trump will head. NPR has obtained a copy of the charter being distributed. Trump seeks a broad mandate to secure peace in conflict zones, suggesting Trump may wish to use it as a kind of alternative UN to handle other world conflicts in addition to Gaza. The charter appears to criticize the United Nations by calling for, quote, a more nimble and effective international peace-building body. The document says permanent member countries must donate at least $1 billion each, and Trump would have broad powers as chairman.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. Wildfires in Chile have left at least 16 people dead in the southern Niobli region and also in Biobay, as John Bartlett reports from the capital of Santiago.
Since Tuesday, wildfires have ripped through Chile's southern forests, leading to the evacuation of more than 50,000 people. The government has declared a state of catastrophe, restricting movement in the region, and a curfew will be put in place in the areas affected. President Gabriel Boric has arrived in the region to oversee the response, and the Forestry Commission said that it had 24 planes and 10 fire brigades battling the blazes. Wildfires hit Chile every summer, and the country's National Forestry Commission says that there are currently 80 fires burning up and down the country, covering an area of nearly 21,000 hectares. This latest wave of fires has been exacerbated by a heatwave in the south of Chile, with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of up to 55 miles per hour.
For NPR News, I'm John Bartlett in Santiago, Chile.
Spain's civil guard says at least 39 people are reportedly have died after two high-speed trains collided Sunday in southern Spain.
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