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What recent developments occurred in U.S.-Iran peace talks?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. A second round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran this weekend may be in doubt. The White House says President Trump plans to send two negotiators to Pakistan tomorrow, Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. But on X Tonight, Iran's foreign ministry says no meeting is set to take place between the U.S. and Iran over the war the U.S. and Israel started nearly two months ago. Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi is already in Islamabad, but Tehran says that's for bilateral talks with Oman and Russia and talks with Pakistan's senior leadership. Both sides are maintaining a blockade of the crucial Strait of Hormuz. NATO says its founding treaty for member states doesn't foresee any provision for suspension or expulsion of its allies.
How is NATO responding to tensions with member states?
A new report suggests President Trump wanted to punish both Britain and Spain for not supporting the U.S. war on Iran. Terry Schultz has more on Spain's response.
Reuters says it's learned of a confidential memo outlining ways the Trump administration could punish countries that in particular were not willing to let the US use their military bases or airspace to conduct strikes on Iran. NPR has not independently verified the report. The memo cited by the news agency suggests trying to suspend Spain from NATO over its blocking of access for the US military. Asked by reporters at a European Union summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez didn't give the idea much credit.
We don't work on emails, he said.
We're working on official documents and positions. Asked for comment, NATO clarified there is no way a member country can be suspended or kicked out of the alliance.
What are the implications of Trump's memo on NATO members?
For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.
The Pentagon says the Defense Department will see to it that Trump has credible options to ensure that U.S. allies are no longer a, quote, paper tiger and instead do their part. Maine's Governor, Democrat Janet Mills, vetoed what would have been the country's first temporary statewide ban on large-scale data centers. Maine Public's Peter McGuire reports...
that many of her fellow Democrats are furious. Attorney General Chris Mays, a Democrat, says the location of the facility in the city of Surprise is inappropriate for housing human beings and says DHS didn't submit necessary environmental reviews. The warehouse is across the street from a hazardous chemical storage facility. Mays says the government is obligated by its own laws to conduct a safety analysis.
In their rush to expand detention capacity across the country and implement a deportation system that operates, quote, like Amazon Prime, but with human beings, DHS and ICE have run roughshod over federal law.
What controversies surround the new detention center in Maine?
In her lawsuit, Mays seeks to permanently bar DHS from using the warehouse as a detention center. For NPR News, I'm Cameron Sanchez in Phoenix.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention trains disease detectives who investigate outbreaks around the world. It's a fellowship program that's marking its 75th anniversary this week. And Pierce Ping Wong has more.
The fellows of the Epidemic Intelligence Service don't take that continuity for granted. The program was on Doge's chopping block last year, but it was spared. This week, fellows gathered in Atlanta for their annual conference. They presented on malaria, bird flu, and other health threats.
How does the CDC train disease detectives for global outbreaks?
Dr. Eric Pepsner is the program's chief. We've had officers going out for invasive strep A to Hawaii. It's Syria and the Federated States of Micronesia they've gone out for. Our officers are out there trying to figure out what they can do to come up with consequential actions to help make people safe and healthy. Their logo features the sole of a shoe with a hole in it, representing the shoe leather detective work that they've done for decades, piecing together outbreaks. Ping Huang, NPR News.
China is sending two giant pandas to the Atlanta Zoo. It's Beijing's latest effort for panda diplomacy, less than a month before President Trump is set to visit the country.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent developments occurred in U.S.-Iran peace talks?
0:00–0:49
2
How is NATO responding to tensions with member states?
0:49–1:41
3
What are the implications of Trump's memo on NATO members?
1:41–2:47
4
What controversies surround the new detention center in Maine?
2:47–3:30
5
How does the CDC train disease detectives for global outbreaks?
3:30–4:29
6
What is the significance of panda diplomacy between the U.S. and China?
4:29–5:04