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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump said once again Sunday that he thinks a diplomatic end to the war with Iran could happen soon. But speaking with reporters on board Air Force One, he also said it's possible those discussions will fail.
What recent statements did President Trump make regarding Iran?
Trump also said the U.S. is allowing a Russian oil tanker to enter Cuban waters. Cuba's president says his country hasn't received any imports for three months and the power sector is suffering. But Trump said Cuba needs much more than oil. Cuba's a mess.
It's a failing country, and they're going to be next. Within a short period of time, it's going to fail. And we will be there to help it out.
The Russian tanker is expected to arrive on Tuesday. A funeral was held Sunday in Beirut for three journalists killed while covering Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon. One of them worked for a Hezbollah-affiliated TV channel and was accused by Israel of producing propaganda. The killings have drawn criticism from Lebanese officials and press freedom groups. NPR's Lorne Frayer reports from Beirut.
Colleagues and relatives carried the coffins of TV correspondent Fatma Fatouni, her cameraman brother Mohamed Fatouni, and another veteran TV journalist, Ali Shaib, a household name in Lebanon. He's the one Israel says it targeted, claiming, without providing evidence, that he was a militant operating under the guise of a journalist. Lebanon's president called the killings a blatant crime. The Washington-based Watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists says it's investigating what it calls a disturbing pattern of Israel accusing journalists of being terrorists. A CPJ spokesperson said journalists are not legitimate targets regardless of the outlet they work for. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Beirut.
The fighting between Iran and Israel is occurring during an important time for both Christians and Jews. The next week we'll see both Passover and Easter taking place. But many of Jerusalem's holiest places are sitting empty. The Western Wall is closed to worshippers. Israeli officials say gatherings are capped at no more than 50 people. And stores in the Old City remain closed as the fighting continues. It will be a short week ahead on Wall Street. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that traders may welcome the break after a big sell-off last week.
All the major stock indexes fell last week as the U.S. war with Iran continued to scramble energy markets. Crude oil prices topped $100 a barrel and gasoline prices climbed to about a dollar a gallon higher than they had been before the war. This coming week brings a fresh look at the U.S. job market. We'll find out on Friday how many jobs employers added or subtracted in the month of March. The job market has shown little movement for the last six months, but at 4.4 percent, the unemployment rate remains relatively low. Traders will not get an immediate opportunity to react to the jobs report. The stock market will be closed that day for the Good Friday holiday. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
What events unfolded during the funeral for journalists in Beirut?
And you're listening to NPR News. At least 14 people were killed this weekend by paramilitary forces in the Sudanese city of Dilling. The Sudan Doctors Network says at least 23 other people were injured in the fighting and some of those killed were children. Sudan's military says it was able to stop the attack. The paramilitary forces and the army have been fighting for almost three years. The area around Dilling has until recently faced a two-year siege with most supplies cut off. Project Hail Mary, a feel-good movie about a space voyage, is still soaring at cinemas. NPR's Bob Mondello has our details.
Ryan Gosling's film about an alien encounter during a long-shot effort to save Earth No one's ever done this before. took off like a rocket last weekend.
It is time to go.
I think you're being go time, pal. And apparently the 85% of its audience that said in exit polls that they'd recommend Project Hail Mary to a friend actually recommended it to a friend.
Well, I wasn't expecting company, was I?
Where most blockbusters dropped drastically after a big U.S.
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