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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa-Countow.
What recent military actions has Israel taken against Iran and Hezbollah?
Israel has struck new targets in Iran Monday morning local time. The fresh attacks come hours after Israeli forces bombed Beirut's southern suburbs in what it calls a message to Iran-backed Hezbollah. NPR's Jaina Raf reports Israel also hit the southern city of Tyre in southern Lebanon.
The sun is setting on the city of Tyre, and I'm looking out at the Mediterranean, the waves rolling in, and people camped on the beach. But not the fun kind of camping. It's the kind of camping you do when you've fled your home and you've run out of land that provides any sort of safety.
How has the earthquake in the Philippines affected local communities?
This tip of Tyre is the old, historic, ancient district. Mostly Christian, and it's the one part of the city that Israel has not threatened or issued warnings for. So people are continuing to stream here from other parts. They're safe for now, but they don't know for how long. Jane Araf, NPR News, entire southern Lebanon.
Now to the Philippines, where officials report a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the southern coast of the country's southern island of Mindanao.
What legislative changes are happening regarding immigration funding in the U.S.?
Tsunami advisories have been issued in the Philippines as well as in Indonesia. From Taipei, Jan Kamisen, Brumby reports.
The Philippine President Bongbong Marcos says, quote, the national government is moving and will not leave Mindanao behind. The quake struck at a depth of 6.2 miles and was felt as far away as Indonesia. Both Indonesia and the Philippines sit on a Pacific ring of fire where tectonic activity causes frequent earthquakes.
What details emerged from the mass stabbing incident in New York's Penn Station?
Officials in the Philippines have advised people to evacuate to higher ground. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warns that waves of up to three meters would be possible in the Philippines. For NPR News, I'm Jan Cammonsen Brumby in Taipei.
How are the presidential elections unfolding in Peru?
The National Tsunami Warning Center also said there is no tsunami, no danger to the U.S. continental coast from the Philippines earthquake. But earlier on Sunday, a smaller magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area southwest of Alamo. The House this week is expected to pass a $70 billion package approved by the Senate on Friday, which would fund President Trump's immigration agencies through his term. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports this is a legislative win for Republicans.
They're certainly accomplishing a big goal.
What can we expect from the upcoming FIFA World Cup in North America?
Three years of funding through the rest of Trump's term will insulate immigration enforcement from a lot of political pressure, right? They can't hold funding back. And mass deportations were a central campaign talking point for Trump. But it took basically six months to get here and they weren't quiet. Public opinion started to turn on immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota early in the year. And Democrats, of course, shut down the agency that oversees immigration enforcement for months in a failed.
This is NPR News. A day before thousands of fans converge at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals and a week before FIFA's World Cup, a mass stabbing was reported Sunday night inside New York's Penn Station. At least six people were injured and taken to local hospitals. Police say they have a male suspect in custody but did not release his identity or what led to the stabbings. On the ex-platform, city comptroller Mark Levine said Amtrak police quickly apprehended the suspect, quote, said to be an emotionally disturbed homeless person. In Peru, the presidential runoff election is still too close to call, but exit polls show a close but early lead for the conservative daughter of a 1990s right-wing autocrat.
Simeon Tegel reports.
The country's two principal exit polls gave Keiko Fujimori a 1.4% and 1% lead over her far-left opponent, Roberto Sanchez, when voting stations closed today at 5pm local time. Voting took place without major problems after a polarising race between two deeply unpopular candidates, both of whom have been linked to corruption and accused of undermining democracy. Keiko has promised to dynamise the economy by cutting red tape and tackle surging crime by building more prisons and putting soldiers on the streets.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:06
2
What recent military actions has Israel taken against Iran and Hezbollah?
0:06–0:43
3
How has the earthquake in the Philippines affected local communities?
0:43–1:18
4
What legislative changes are happening regarding immigration funding in the U.S.?
1:18–1:44
5
What details emerged from the mass stabbing incident in New York's Penn Station?
1:44–1:57
6
How are the presidential elections unfolding in Peru?
1:57–2:31
7
What can we expect from the upcoming FIFA World Cup in North America?
2:31–5:03