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What did President Trump say about the arrests of five men in England linked to a suspected terror plot?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump has praised the arrests of five men Sunday in England in connection with what British authorities are describing as a suspected terror plot. They were arrested near a British airbase the US has been using to launch attacks on Iran. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from London.
The British government declined to join the US and Israeli war on Iran, but it's allowed the US to use British air bases for what it calls defensive attacks on Iran. And Royal Air Force Base Fairford is one of those, hosting American bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Last summer, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said any base used against Iran is a quote, legitimate target. Early Sunday, police say they intercepted three suspicious vans near RAF Fairford and arrested five suspects. They have not identified the men who remain in custody on suspicion, police say, of committing offenses under the Explosives Act and also of preparing a terrorist act. Lauren Freyer NPR News London.
President Trump says he expects US negotiators to engage in more talks with Iranian officials this week. He made his comments in an interview with the news site Axios.
How are U.S. and Iranian officials planning new diplomatic talks amid rising tensions?
On Friday, Trump rejected the latest plan from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi says that Iran is ready if the US takes military action again.
We are fully prepared for the time for the war to be resumed, and I repeat, we stand firm in the face of any new aggression, even it comes to a doomsday war. But at the same time we are ready, we stand ready for diplomacy. It is up to the pr up to President Trump to choose.
The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, is reporting that Trump wants to resume bombing in Iran after the midterm elections in November. Much of the coast of the Baja Peninsula and other parts of northwest Mexico have been bracing for Hurricane Polo. KJ Z Nina Kravinsky reports from Armosilla in Sonora, Mexico.
Hurricane Polo has been making its way north off Mexico's west coast after rapidly intensifying into a major hurricane. The storm is expected to make landfall on the Baja Peninsula before making its way inland to the Mexican state of Sonora across the Gulf of California. The US Embassy in Mexico warns travelers to be aware of flooding, mudslides, and road closures early in the week. The National Hurricane Center says moisture from the hurricane could also lead to heavy rainfall and flooding in the southwest US.
What is the forecast for Hurricane Polo and its potential impact on Mexico and the U.S. Southwest?
Another storm, Tropical Storm Rachel, off of Mexico's southwest coast, has been moving north in Polo's wake and strengthened into a tropical storm Sunday. For NPR News, I'm Nina Kravinsky in Ermosillo, Mexico.
The Palestinian death toll from the Hamas Israel War is now past seventy-four thousand. That's fifteen thousand more than the number of Americans who were killed in the Vietnam War. The latest numbers come from the Gaza Health Ministry. This is NPR News. The zoo in Atlanta is welcoming two new giant pandas. They arrive from China Sunday morning as part of a new agreement between the US and Chinese governments. The loan of pandas is part of China's global diplomacy program, and Pierce and Wright has more.
Male panda pingping, who's six, and female Fu Xuang, who's five, flew in on Boeing's FedEx Panda Express Jet. The giant pandas will stay in quarantine for about a month in Zoo Atlanta's new panda complex before they're introduced to the public on a date to be announced later. Pingping and Fu Xuang are in Atlanta for ten years through a new conservation agreement between the Zoo and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
Why are two giant pandas arriving at Zoo Atlanta and what does it mean for U.S.–China relations?
China's president Xi Jinping officially confirmed the pandas would soon arrive during his visit to Washington last week. Zoo Atlanta is one of three zoos in the US with pandas on loan from China. Once endangered, they're now classified as vulnerable species. Kristen Wright, NPR News.
Avengers and Game Encore landed in first place this weekend in North American Theaters, bringing in $26 million.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did President Trump say about the arrests of five men in England linked to a suspected terror plot?
0:01–1:11
2
How are U.S. and Iranian officials planning new diplomatic talks amid rising tensions?
1:11–2:33
3
What is the forecast for Hurricane Polo and its potential impact on Mexico and the U.S. Southwest?
2:33–3:36
4
Why are two giant pandas arriving at Zoo Atlanta and what does it mean for U.S.–China relations?
3:36–4:30
5
Which movies topped the North American box office this weekend and why did they succeed?
4:30–4:52
6
How are clergy members running for office influencing the Democratic Party’s political landscape?
4:52–5:03