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Why did President Trump reject Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump says he's rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, NPR's Ava Pukach reports.
Trump told reporters Saturday that the deal, quote, would not be acceptable. Iran made the proposal, which also called for resuming negotiations between the U.S. and Iran at the United Nations General Assembly meetings. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arachi, told reporters Friday that it was a, quote, concrete seven-day plan to reopen the strait. He said the strait would be opened on the sixth day of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program starting the day after. The proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran agreed to in June. That deal collapsed shortly after due to disputes over the memo's vague wording, including language related to who would control the Strait. The U.S.
and Iran resumed strikes soon after.
How is the nor'easter expected to impact New York City and surrounding areas?
Eva Pukach, NPR News.
A nor'easter continues to affect New York City, with officials saying the worst is yet to come. Jessica Gould from member station WNYC reports.
Governor Kathy Hochul has called for a state of emergency in New York City and surrounding areas, urging people to stay home. She says not to underestimate the storm following a calm stretch Saturday afternoon. Don't take this lightly. Don't tempt Mother Nature. Don't risk your life. The rain is expected to intensify overnight and through Sunday morning. with gusty winds and coastal flooding. And officials say a full moon could worsen flooding. Already, a few residents in coastal Queens were kayaking through the streets.
What does the two‑month extension of the U.S.–China rare‑earths truce mean for global supply?
And videos show cars entirely underwater around a hotel in nearby Edgewater, New Jersey. Officials are encouraging New Yorkers to avoid all travel through late Sunday morning. For NPR News, I'm Jessica Gould in New York.
The storm has left tens of thousands of customers without power along the northeast coast. Hurricane Nolo is expected to strengthen Sunday and become a major hurricane, but it's no longer expected to make landfall on Hawaii. But strong and gusty winds and heavy rainfall are still expected in some areas. Hawaii's Big Island is expected to see as much as 20 inches of rain. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived home Saturday after three days of talks in Washington with President Trump. Much of the meeting was focused on pomp and circumstance, but trade was also on the agenda, including a two-month extension of a truce important to the U.S., as NPR's Emily Fang tells us.
This trade truce is regarding rare earths. And this was a truce that was about to expire this November. And it had stopped China from cutting the US off completely from rare earth elements, which China still dominates.
What messages did Pope Francis share during his mass in Paris?
Now, the US and China have confirmed they've extended that by two months. So it expires in January. But this is far shorter than both sides were hoping for. And per my reporting, it was because mutual distrust has scuppered the possibility of a longer extension.
That's NPR's Emily Fang reporting, and you're listening to NPR News. The Pope has wrapped up the Paris portion of his four-day trip to France with a massive open-air mass in the center of the city. In accordance with France's strict separation of church and state, President Macron did not attend. NPR's Eleni Beardsley reports.
1,000 choir singers from around France accompanied Pope Leo as he led the Mass, which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and included communion for 40,000 people. It was all broadcast on giant screens to the 800,000 people who had packed the Champs-Élysées. The pope called to deepen the quest for a meaningful life instead of ceding to the siren call of consumerism. 70-year-old Parisian Sophie Paradis was there.
How are recent missile, drone, and suicide‑bomb attacks affecting Ukraine and Pakistan?
She says this pope goes beyond religion in such troubled times. He's very important for the universe. He's a diplomatic person. Pope also. Pope Leo is in the pilgrimage site of Lourdes Sunday before heading to the eastern city of Metz to speak in front of European leaders Monday. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
Russia's military is using missiles, glide bombs and drones in attacks on Ukraine this weekend.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did President Trump reject Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
0:01–0:55
2
How is the nor'easter expected to impact New York City and surrounding areas?
0:55–1:37
3
What does the two‑month extension of the U.S.–China rare‑earths truce mean for global supply?
1:37–2:40
4
What messages did Pope Francis share during his mass in Paris?
2:40–3:45
5
How are recent missile, drone, and suicide‑bomb attacks affecting Ukraine and Pakistan?
3:45–4:36
6
What is the premise of the upcoming "This American Life" story about David?
4:36–5:04