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What is Netanyahu’s stance on alternative options for a Gaza cease‑fire?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he's considering what he called alternative options to negotiations with Hamas on a ceasefire in Gaza. The US recalled its negotiating team from Qater yesterday after weeks of talks with no major breakthrough. President Trump says he doesn't think Hamas wants a deal.
Don't forget, we got a lot of hostages out. So now we're down to the final hostages and they know what happens after you get the final hostages. And basically because of that, they really didn't want to make a deal. I saw that. So they pulled out and They're gonna have to fight and they're gonna have to clean it up.
How is France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state affecting international diplomacy?
The president spoke this morning before leaving for Scotland for a four-day visit. France says it will recognize a state of Palestine as ceasefire talks have failed again and the humanitarian disaster in Gaza worsens. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports President Emmanuel Macron says there is a
Is no alternative. Writing on X, Macron said France will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN in September. The urgent need today, said Macron, is for the war in Gaza to end and for the civilian population to be rescued.
The US and Israeli governments denounced Macron's decision, calling it reckless and a reward for Hamas, but Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hailed Macron's move, saying it was the only way to protect the two state solution and peace. Macron said a demilitarized Palestinian state that recognizes Israel will contribute to the security of all in the Middle East. Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris.
The ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a California law.
What are the implications of the Ninth Circuit striking down California’s ammunition background‑check law?
The required buyers of ammunition to pass a background check. Gun control advocates are calling the decision a threat to gun safety. From member station KQED, Samantha Lim reports
The court declared the law unconstitutional and a violation of the Second Amendment since it restricts access to operable arms. A district court judge previously issued an injunction against the law, but the decision was stayed after the state appealed. Christian Heine with the nonprofit Brady United against gun violence says the law functions the same as required background checks for firearm buyers.
When you look at the fact that guns are the leading killer of children and young people in this country, uh we have got to do everything we possibly can in the name of public safety.
A spokesperson for the California Department of Justice says the state is looking into its legal options. For NPR News, I'm Samantha Lim in San Francisco.
On Wall Street at this hour, the Dow is up sixty-one points, the SP is up nearly seventeen. This is NPR News.
Why did artist Amy Sherald cancel her Smithsonian portrait exhibition?
Fighting flared for a second day between Thailand and Cambodia over their disputed border. Officials say at least fifteen people have died. Villagers on both sides have been caught in the fighting. Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. Artist Amy Sherald is canceling an upcoming show of her work at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Sherrill documents the African American experience with boldly colored portraits. She's best known for her painting of Michelle Obama. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has more.
Amy Sherald is canceling American Sublime because of a dispute over her painting of a trans woman in a blue gown holding a torch called Transforming Liberty. Sherold said in a statement the Smithsonian considered removing it from the show.
Who was British jazz singer Cleo Lane and why is she remembered in music history?
She wrote, It's clear that institutional fear, shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans lives, played a role. A spokesperson for the Smithsonian tells NPR the portrait gallery wanted to add a video of people reacting to the painting to contextualize it, not remove it. President Trump has criticized the Smithsonian for focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion, which he says is divisive. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News, Washington.
British jazz singer Cleo Lane has died with a four active range octave range and a wide musical repertoire.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is Netanyahu’s stance on alternative options for a Gaza cease‑fire?
0:00–0:43
2
How is France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state affecting international diplomacy?
0:43–1:54
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What are the implications of the Ninth Circuit striking down California’s ammunition background‑check law?
1:54–3:00
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Why did artist Amy Sherald cancel her Smithsonian portrait exhibition?
3:00–3:48
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Who was British jazz singer Cleo Lane and why is she remembered in music history?
3:48–4:39