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What new US‑EU trade deal did President Trump announce and what are its main terms?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump says the US has a trade deal with the European Union. He announced the terms from Scotland on Sunday where he was meeting with EU officials.
So we have a tariff of fifteen percent. We have the opening up of all of the European countries which I think I could say we're essentially closed. I mean they you weren't exactly taking our orders, you weren't exactly taking our agriculture. And now it's open. Very importantly they'll be investing a lot of money, but the military is a big number, but that's one number we're not determining.
How is the Trump administration handling the Jeffrey Epstein‑related clemency controversy?
It's gonna be whatever it is, but they're gonna be purchasing Uh hundreds of billions of dollars worth of military equipment.
Tariffs on EU goods entering the US were less than two percent before Trump took office. The agreement also includes major energy purchases by the EU. As the Trump administration continues to face pressure over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, President Trump says he hasn't considered clemency for Epstein's longtime associate, Galen Maxwell. But as MPR's Elena Moore reports, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he's uncomfortable with the idea.
Johnson told NBC News's meet the press that pardoning or commuting Maxwell's sentence was a decision for Trump. But he also issued a strong rebuke of the Epstein associate, saying she deserved a life sentence for her quote evil crimes.
At least in under under the criminal sanction, I think is an unforgivable thing.
What is the scope of the limited Israeli pause in Gaza and how will it affect humanitarian aid?
So again, not my decision, but I have great pause about that as as as any reasonable person would.
Maxwell was convicted in twenty twenty one of sex trafficking and other crimes. She's not required to speak with prosecutors, but in recent days, she has met with Trump's Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche. Elena Moore, NPR News.
The Israeli military says it's begun a limited pause to military operations in three areas of Gaza. The pause will be carried out for ten hours each day and will allow UN convoys to deliver food and medicine to besieged Palestinians. But as NPR's Emily Fang reports, doctors and aid workers warn the health effects from what has already been prolonged hunger for many people may be irreversible for many of Gaza's children.
My In this tent by the sea in Gaza City, Hadaya al Matawak tries to comfort her baby son, Muhammad.
How are the health impacts of prolonged hunger affecting Gaza’s children?
He's one and a half years old and weighs only about seven pounds. She says she can't find food and only gives him water. Dr. Ahmed Al-Farah, head of pediatrics at Nasser Hospital in South Gaza, says Israel's restrictions in letting an aid impact a generation of children.
A generation of children who are below three years. Because the central nervous system Is nearly composed in this three years.
He warns children like Muhammad who are starving lack vitamins, crucial to organ and brain development. Emily Fang and PR News.
What is the new parallel government announced by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces?
And you're listening to NPR News. The group fighting government forces in Sudan civil conflict has announced its establishing a parallel government. As Michael Kiloki reports, the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces or RSF will lead a new coalition.
In a statement, the coalition says Mohamed Dagalo, leader of the RSF, will head a 15-member presidential council. Mohamed Hassan Al-Taishi, a civilian politician, is named as Prime Minister. The announcement by the coalition comes a few months after Sudan's Army Chief Abdelfata Burhan appointed Kamil Idris, a former United Nations official, as Prime Minister of the country. Since fighting broke out between The Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF in 2023, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and many more uprooted from their homes. Earlier this year, the US government issued sanctions against the leaders of both warring sides.
What happened in the recent German passenger‑train derailment and who was affected?
For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaloki in Nairobi.
A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany on Sunday. At least three people were killed and a number of others were seriously injured. About one hundred people were on board the train when the two of the cars derailed and fell on their side.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new US‑EU trade deal did President Trump announce and what are its main terms?
0:01–0:34
2
How is the Trump administration handling the Jeffrey Epstein‑related clemency controversy?
0:34–1:25
3
What is the scope of the limited Israeli pause in Gaza and how will it affect humanitarian aid?
1:25–2:21
4
How are the health impacts of prolonged hunger affecting Gaza’s children?
2:21–2:56
5
What is the new parallel government announced by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces?
2:56–3:52
6
What happened in the recent German passenger‑train derailment and who was affected?
3:52–4:39