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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Officials in Denmark could consult NATO for guidance.
What happened during the reported drone swarms at Danish and Norwegian airports?
This comes after a fresh round of drones swarmed a Danish airport last night. Earlier this week, more drones swarmed another Danish airport, as well as one in Oslo, Norway. NPR's Rob Schmitz has more on last night's incident.
Incoming and departing flights from Aalborg Airport in northern Denmark were halted after drones were spotted in its airspace. Three other smaller airports in southern Denmark also reported drone activity but were not closed. The incidents come after Copenhagen Airport was forced to close earlier this week due to a drone incursion. Prime Minister Meta Fredriksen called that incident the most severe attack on Danish infrastructure so far. She said Russian involvement could not be ruled out. A Kremlin spokesman called the allegations unfounded. Last week, Estonia and Poland requested a consultation with NATO members after they accused Russia of violating their airspace in separate incidents. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
A federal government shutdown is getting closer unless Republicans and Democrats agree on a federal spending bill. Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats won't sign on to a spending bill unless Republicans restore deep funding cuts to federal health care programs.
do not support the partisan Republican spending bill because it continues to gut the health care of the American people.
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are seeking a stop-gap spending bill so both sides can agree on a longer spending measure. He says Democrats want to extend the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA.
I mean, I got to see what's going to be proposed. I'm hoping that the Democrats actually have a proposal. What they're talking about is a straight-up extension, which, as I said, costs $365 billion, has no reforms in it. And this is a program that's desperately in need of reform.
He spoke to CNN. The FBI says it's investigating yesterday's shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Officials say they consider this an act of targeted violence. From member station KERA, Toluani Osibamowo reports one immigration detainee is dead. Two more are hospitalized in critical condition.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons identified the shooter to CBS News as Joshua John.
How are Danish leaders and NATO responding to suspected foreign involvement in airport drone incidents?
He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. John most recently lived in Fairview, a suburb north of Dallas. One of his neighbors, Sherry Davis, says their neighborhood is small and tight-knit, but she didn't know much about John. I would have never imagined that such a thing, you know, someone that felt so disenfranchised would live so close to me. Authorities haven't indicated any specific motive, but they did release a picture of five unspent bullet casings found at the scene... One had the words anti-ICE written on it. For NPR News, I'm Toluani Osibamalo in Dallas.
What is blocking a US federal spending bill and how could it lead to a government shutdown?
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of a single count of criminal association in a campaign finance scheme. A French court says he's been sentenced to five years in prison. The French court says Sarkozy will still have to report to prison even if he appeals his conviction. China has released its climate goals to help reduce global warming. NPR's Julia Simon reports China is considered the biggest generator of pollution in the world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced the country will cut greenhouse gas emissions between 7 percent and 10 percent of their peak by 2035.
What details have emerged about the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility and the suspect?
Many climate experts had hoped China would pledge to cut planet heating gases by at least 15 or 20 percent. But experts say it's likely China is under promising and that the pledge is probably a floor, not a ceiling. China's carbon dioxide emissions fell last year, largely because of booming Chinese solar, wind and batteries.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
What happened during the reported drone swarms at Danish and Norwegian airports?
0:20–2:35
3
How are Danish leaders and NATO responding to suspected foreign involvement in airport drone incidents?
2:35–3:10
4
What is blocking a US federal spending bill and how could it lead to a government shutdown?
3:10–3:54
5
What details have emerged about the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility and the suspect?
3:54–4:25
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Why was former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced and what does the conviction mean?
4:25–4:28
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What climate commitments did China announce and how significant are they globally?
4:28–4:53