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What is the proposed energy‑infrastructure ceasefire in the Russia‑Ukraine war?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. would welcome a ceasefire on energy-related targets in Russia's war in Ukraine.
We think that would be a great idea, an energy infrastructure ceasefire in which Ukraine's infrastructure is not being targeted. Russian energy supplies are not being targeted as well. It's an ideal outcome.
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed such a ceasefire when they met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday. Trump announced last week that Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to strike energy targets, but that idea fell apart the following day when Russia hit gas stations in Kiev and Ukraine bombed a Russian oil refinery. While at the U.N. Tuesday, President Trump confirmed that U.S. and Iranian officials met for what he said was a three-hour meeting.
How did President Trump and President Zelensky discuss the ceasefire at the UN General Assembly?
He told reporters that the meeting came shortly after his U.N. speech, in which he said that he may annihilate Iran if a deal is not reached soon. Jordan's King Abdullah is warning that Israel now poses a regional threat. He told the U.N. General Assembly that increased attacks and seizure of land in the occupied West Bank, a dangerous fundamental shift. Here's NPR's Jane O'Raff.
King Abdullah said increasing attacks on Palestinians and land seizures to build illegal settlements in the West Bank were meant to make a viable Palestinian state impossible. While Israel says they are isolated attacks, King Abdullah said they could not be carried out without the complicity of the Israeli government.
This Israeli government's expansionist appetite is now a regional threat. And today... Syria is the warning the international community is choosing not to see.
The king pointed to Israeli incursions into Syria and seizure of land and resources since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled two years ago.
Why is Jordan’s King Abdullah warning that Israel has become a regional threat?
Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
The Trump administration says it's canceling the health insurance of 760,000 phantom enrollees on healthcare.gov. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin explains the government is providing very few details about how it determined the health plans were not legitimate.
Trump administration officials explained in a press conference that they suspected fraudster brokers had signed up people who weren't eligible or who didn't even know they had been signed up. The fight against fraudulent brokers has been going on for years, says Cynthia Cox of the nonprofit health research organization KFF, but she questioned this approach. There could have been collateral damage here. If someone didn't file a claim, she points out, they might have just been healthy. And if they didn't respond to the notice in time, they might have just missed it. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not respond to NPR's questions by airtime about what happens if there were mistakes and people had their plans canceled in error.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. Texas Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro says he's planning a Wednesday visit with a Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents in Austin. Castro is among Democrats sharply critical of the shooting that has sparked protests in Austin. The attorney for Wilbur Rafael Garces Perez says he is back in ICE detention after being taken to a hospital for a second time. 53 former prosecutors and law enforcement officials say in a new court filing that President Trump's Truth Social subscription violates federal law. Truth API charges $100,000 a month for early access to the president's polls. Here's NPR's Bobby Allen.
The filing is from former Justice Department lawyers, FBI investigators and other law enforcement officials from Democratic and Republican administrations. They argue charging for advance notice of Trump's two social posts would allow traders to front run financial markets. They write that the service, quote, is so far from legitimate that it is possibly criminal, particularly laws against corruption, illegal gratuities and conflicts of interest. Trump's media company says providing a jump on data to institutional customers is a well-established business practice.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the proposed energy‑infrastructure ceasefire in the Russia‑Ukraine war?
0:00–0:53
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How did President Trump and President Zelensky discuss the ceasefire at the UN General Assembly?
0:53–1:58
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Why is Jordan’s King Abdullah warning that Israel has become a regional threat?
1:58–4:23
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What is the Trump administration’s plan to cancel 760,000 “phantom” health‑insurance enrollments?
4:23–5:03