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Why are EU leaders condemning the latest Russian air attack on Ukraine?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. Leaders of the European Union are condemning the latest Russian air attack on Ukraine. It was the largest aerial assault since Moscow launched its full scale invasion more than three years ago. As Terry Schultz reports, the Russian airstrikes targeted a Ukrainian government building for the first time.
Top officials in the European Union vow quick work on tightening up sanctions against Russia. European Council president Antonio Costa wrote on X talking about peace while escalating bombings and targeting government buildings and homes. This is Putin's version of peace. EU foreign policy chief Kaya Collis also addressed Putin's seriousness about the peace talks President Trump is trying to arrange. Every Russian attack is a deliberate choice, Calas wrote on X and a message: Russia does not want peace. European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen described the Kremlin actions as mocking diplomacy, trampling international law, and killing indiscriminately.
How is the EU planning new sanctions and responding to Putin's peace talks?
The block aims to approve its nineteenth sanctions package against Russia this month. For nprнюs, I'm Terry Scholz in Brussels.
Спінти репортерс я сдай, президент Трамп said he's ready to impose more sanctions on Moscow. President Trump says he does not want to go to war with American cities. The president was responding to criticism of his online post about Chicago, where he invoked the Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now. As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, the president has been suggesting for weeks he intends to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to combat crime, as he's done in Washington DC.
On Saturday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Chicago was quote about to find out why it's called the Department of War. That's his alternate name for the Department of Defense. When asked Sunday whether he was threatening war with Chicago, Trump said no.
Not going to war.
What is President Trump's plan for deploying the National Guard to Chicago?
We're gonna clean up our city. Угадали мапсон кіл файл every weekend. That's not war, that's common sense.
Administration officials have said they may deploy the National Guard to Chicago to help with deportation operations or to combat crime, even though Chicago's mayor says violent crimes, including homicides and shootings, are down. The Trump administration previously deployed National Guard members to Los Angeles and Washington DC. Joe Hernandez NPR News.
Jury selection begins today in South Florida for a man charged with trying to assassinate then presidential candidate Donald Trump as he was playing golf. Secret Service agents spotted a gun barrel poking through a perimeter fence of Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach back in September of twenty twenty four. That led to the arrest of Ryan Wesley Ruth. About two months earlier, a would be assassin grazed Trump's right ear with a bullet fired from the roof of a building on the perimeter of a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
What are the details of the assassination‑attempt trial against a man targeting Donald Trump?
This is NPR News from Washington. Maryland Governor Westmore says he will not run for the White House in twenty twenty eight. Mortell's NBC's Meet the Press he wants to serve another term as governor and won't be running for president. Moore's name has been floated as a possible contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. Chrysler is recalling one of its most popular SUVs because of a safety defect. N PR's Chandelise Duster has more.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than ninety thousand Jeep Grand Cherokees are being recalled because of a software error that could lead to loss of drive power. A safety recall report says quote, an unexpected loss of propulsion can cause a vehicle crash without prior warning. The recall includes twenty twenty two to twenty twenty six plug-in hybrid electric models. Chrysler said in the recall report it was not aware of any injuries or accidents caused by the defect as of August eighteenth.
Why is Chrysler recalling thousands of Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs?
Vehicles impacted can be searched by VIN numbers starting September eleven. Vehicle owners will also be notified by mail in late October.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why are EU leaders condemning the latest Russian air attack on Ukraine?
0:01–1:02
2
How is the EU planning new sanctions and responding to Putin's peace talks?
1:02–1:55
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What is President Trump's plan for deploying the National Guard to Chicago?
1:55–2:56
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What are the details of the assassination‑attempt trial against a man targeting Donald Trump?
2:56–3:58
5
Why is Chrysler recalling thousands of Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs?
3:58–4:38