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What diplomatic efforts is Pakistan making with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Pakistan will host foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt for two days starting on Sunday. Betsy Joles reports this is part of a broader diplomatic effort that Pakistan says is aimed at de-escalating tensions in the region.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says foreign ministers are meeting in Islamabad. This comes after Pakistan formally announced earlier this week that it was relaying messages between Iran and the United States in its effort to promote peace between them. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif also offered to host the U.S. in Iran for talks on a settlement and said he spoke with Iran's president for more than an hour by phone today. Egypt has also offered to host meetings to de-escalate the war launched one month ago. And Turkey has said that it is also passing messages between Washington and Tehran. For NPR News, I'm Betsy Jules in Islamabad.
Long lines are still being reported at security checkpoints at airports across the nation as Congress continues to clash over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Passengers have been standing in line for hours this morning at Baltimore-Washington Airport, with some missing their flights. Traveler Darian Davis describes the scene there.
I've been doing it since maybe January, and this process usually takes about maybe 15 minutes, at least on the Baltimore side. I have no idea how long this is taking at this point, to be really honest. You just kind of got to smile and nod and hope you get through. but it's at least four times the time. And that's in Baltimore. Atlanta is just unspeakable at this point.
President Trump last night signed an executive action that would pay TSA agents who've been working without a paycheck for more than a month. The White House says the move is aimed at easing security lines. Demonstrations against President Trump are expected in cities across the country today. Organizers of the No Kings movement are expecting more than 3,000 rallies nationwide. Steve Futterman reports from Los Angeles.
Organizers expect tens of thousands to show up for an afternoon rally in front of L.A. City Hall. Other rallies are occurring in places like Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and along the ocean in Santa Monica. In downtown L.A., where previous protests have moved onto freeways halting traffic, security barricades have been put up on some freeway on and off ramps to try to prevent that from happening again. Last year in June, during another No Kings protest, large numbers did turn out in the L.A. area. That protest took place just days after there were violent confrontations between police and protesters over ICE enforcement activities. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
Protests are also taking place in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia. This is NPR News. Lawmakers in California have voted to audit the state's joint intelligence centers. The move comes after claims of illegal data sharing and invasive surveillance. The ACLU and other groups say police use the centers to help immigration and customs enforcement and to bypass local limits on facial recognition. Democrats call it transparency. Republicans call it a political witch hunt. PlayStations are getting more expensive. Sony announced on Friday that it's increasing the price for its flagship PlayStation 5 video game systems. NPR's Stephen Basaha reports.
The PlayStation 5 Pro will cost $900 starting April 2nd. That's a $150 increase. Traditionally, game systems get cheaper as they get older. But the nearly six-year-old original PlayStation 5 is also going up $100. Sony blames the price increases on, quote, "...pressures in the global economic landscape." That is likely referring in part to tariffs, since the systems are manufactured overseas. This is also potentially the latest sign of AI making computers more expensive to build. Data centers have gobbled up and raised the price of the memory chips that computers like video game consoles also need.
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