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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
Chapter 2: What is the current status of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran?
The status of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran remains unclear. The ceasefire in Iran is due to expire tomorrow. President Trump has said he is ready to send a negotiating team to peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, led by Vice President Vance. Trump told CNBC this morning Iran will have to attend.
As I said two days ago when they said they won't send them, I said they'll be sending them. They have no choice but to send them. What I think is that we're going to end up with a great deal I think they have no choice.
But Iran has not indicated it will send a team to the talks. This comes as the U.S. military says it has stopped another vessel that has been sanctioned in international waters. Earlier this week, the Pentagon also stopped another Iranian container ship near the Strait of Hormuz. A U.N. study estimates Gaza needs $71 billion for reconstruction and recovery.
NPR's Aya Batraoui reports a third of that total is needed immediately for critical infrastructure repair.
A new assessment by the UN, World Bank and European Union notes that more than 370,000 homes in Gaza were destroyed or damaged in Israeli attacks, leaving more than a million people without homes. Most people in Gaza now live in makeshift tents made out of sticks and plastic tarps.
Israeli troops, meanwhile, occupy around half of Gaza and have leveled thousands more homes there, they say, to dismantle Hamas tunnels. The study also says around 75 percent of all people in Gaza who were employed before the war are now without jobs, relying on aid to survive.
It notes Gaza has the lowest levels ever recorded globally on the Human Development Index, which measures life expectancy, standards of living and access to education. Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.
President Trump's nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve is scheduled to testify today to the Senate Banking Committee. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
Kevin Warsh previously served on the Fed's governing board during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. Back then, he was considered an inflation hawk, wary that cutting interest rates might lead to runaway price hikes. But these days, Warsh argues for cutting interest rates. That puts him in line with the president's demands.
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Chapter 3: What are the immediate needs for Gaza's reconstruction after the conflict?
Ahead of the pontiff's visit, government workers alleged deductions were made to their salaries to fund logistics. Throughout his 11-day trip in Africa, Pope Leo has sharply criticised despotism and corruption, urging African leaders to, quote, break the chain of corruption, a message that few in Equatorial Guinea can express without fear of arrest. Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos.
The British royal family is marking what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday today. She died in 2022 at the age of 96. She was the UK's longest-lived monarch. The royal family is attending events in Elizabeth's honor today. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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