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Why is President Trump now saying he will help Afghan allies detained in the UAE?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says he's now going to try to help Afghans who worked with the United States and have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for years. Imperius Hanzi Lo Wong has more.
On his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump provided no details about how or why he now wants to support Afghan interpreters and other allies to the U.S. who've been stuck in the United Arab Emirates for years, but said, quote, I will try to save them starting right now. Six months ago, on the first day of his second term, Trump suspended the refugee resettlement program that many Afghan allies were relying on to flee their now Taliban controlled home country. Last week, the Trump administration ended temporarily Protected status for Afghans. In a statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Christy Noam said the program was terminated because of Afghanistan's quote.
What happened when a driver rammed a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub in Los Angeles?
improved security situation, and quote, stabilizing economy. Spokespeople for the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether those programs will be restored. Anzi Lewong, NPR News.
In California, police in Los Angeles say they believe the suspect who rammed his car into a group of people outside a Hollywood nightclub acted deliberately. Steve Futterman has more.
Police believe the suspect, 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, became enraged when he was told to leave the nightclub. Initially he began driving away, but then allegedly made a sudden U-turn and crashed his car into dozens of people. Angry bystanders pulled him from the vehicle and began beating him. Ramirez was also shot in the buttocks.
Why is Japan’s Prime Minister staying in office despite his party’s poor election results?
Los Angeles police officer Jeffrey Lee.
The suspect in the shooting uh is still outstanding. We consider him armed and dangerous and possibly carrying a silver revolver.
Police have ordered Ramirez detained on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Formal criminal charges could come from the district attorney in the upcoming week. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in East Hollywood, California.
Japan's prime minister says he'll stay on the job despite his party's poor showing in parliamentary elections. In Pierce Anthony Kuhn reports, exit polls show that the ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters that one reason he must stay on is that Japan is engaged with the US in critical tariff negotiations which must not be derailed.
How many Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces opened fire on people seeking food aid in Gaza?
Ishiba has been leading a minority government since the ruling coalition lost its majority in the more powerful lower house of parliament in October. Opposition lawmakers in the lower house could try to oust Ishiba through a no confidence motion. In the upper house, opposition parties are poised to make gains, including the right wing populist San Saito Party. San Saito advocates Japanese first policies including strict controls on immigration and foreigners in Japan. Anthony Kune in PR News.
US futures contracts are trading flat at this hour, you're listening to NPR News from Washington. In Gaza, health officials say at least ninety-four Palestinians are dead after the Israeli military opened fire as the people were seeking food aid. Officials say today is one of the deadliest days for people trying to get food in the midst of severe shortages and widespread hunger in Israel's twenty one month old war against Hamas. Israel's military says it fired warning shots at thousands, who it says posed a threat to troops.
What challenges are parents and advocates facing with the Trump administration’s push for higher birth rates and new birth centers?
The number of people missing in a Texas Hill community has fallen from around one hundred to three in Kerr County after many were since accounted for. At least one hundred thirty five people died in the state from catastrophic flash flooding over the July fourth holiday weekend, with most along the Guadalupe River. The Trump administration is calling on Americans to have more babies, but in some states, advocates and parents say they need support support with the babies already being born starting at birth.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is President Trump now saying he will help Afghan allies detained in the UAE?
0:01–0:47
2
What happened when a driver rammed a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub in Los Angeles?
0:47–1:32
3
Why is Japan’s Prime Minister staying in office despite his party’s poor election results?
1:32–2:22
4
How many Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces opened fire on people seeking food aid in Gaza?
2:22–3:27
5
What challenges are parents and advocates facing with the Trump administration’s push for higher birth rates and new birth centers?
3:27–4:38