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What details did UK authorities reveal about the foiled terror plot near the airbase?
Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korva Coleman, authorities in the UK say they have foiled a suspected terror plot. A group of men were arrested near an airbase the US has used for attacks on Iran. NPR's Lauren Freyer explains what happened.
A farmer who lives nearby called police in the middle of the night to say she noticed three suspicious vans with masked men. Police intercepted the vehicles, arrested five men on suspicion, they say, of explosives and terrorism offenses. Police say an Iran link is just one of the possibilities they're investigating. The government here has also accused Russia of plotting attacks on British soil. But this past summer, Iran did. did threaten British bases.
And Pierre's Lauren Freyer reporting.
How did Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s secret meeting in Abu Dhabi impact regional diplomacy?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly traveled to Abu Dhabi this weekend to meet with a leader of the United Arab Emirates. That's according to a person briefed on the matter, and Pierre's Daniel Estran reports from Tel Aviv.
The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did not say what came out of Netanyahu's meeting with UAE leader Mohammed Ben Zayed. The United Arab Emirates has not commented on the matter. This comes after first Haaret's newspaper in Israel and then the New York Times reported that shortly before the october seventh attacks in 2023, the Emirati leader had warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning an attack. NPR has not independently confirmed the reporting and Netanyahu's office denies it. The october seventh attacks and the question of accountability for the Israeli security failure are a leading topic as Netanyahu seeks reelection next month. Daniel Estran, NPR News Tel Aviv.
President Trump is refusing to send hundreds of millions of dollars to the places Congress says it has to go. The move is called a pocket rescission.
Why is President Trump’s “pocket rescission” of congressional funding considered illegal?
The federal government's nonpartisan watchdog, the government accountability office, says the president's maneuver is illegal and
Eric McDaniel reports. Each year, Congress passes laws which allocate money to the federal government's various programs and agencies. That is their constitutional responsibility, the power of the purse. Now, the executive branch is unilaterally withholding money owed to programs the president opposes. That's $560 million to programs that provide services to refugees and other immigrants, according to a memo from the White House. Also, $15 million to a Justice Department. team tasked with preventing and resolving racial tensions. That's seventy million dollars to programs providing grants and fellowships to support institutions bringing foreign students and faculty to the US, and tens of millions more to initiatives that touch on climate change or racial and gender minority work.
Eric McDaniel, NPR News in Washington.
What are the key points of the new US‑China tariff reduction agreement?
The White House started airing a new ad this weekend featuring President Trump. In it he asks people to join him in his fight to expel war mongers from the government. The ad says it was paid for by the US government. Critics say this appears to violate federal law. This is NPR. China and the US have agreed to reduce tariffs on certain goods worth thirty billion dollars in each direction. This comes after President Xi's state visit to the US last week. China will lower its tariffs on some US products such as beef, almonds, coal, and medical equipment. The US will lower tariffs on certain Chinese products such as baby items, toys, and decorations. The zoo in Atlanta has welcomed two new giant pandas.
How will the arrival of giant pandas at Zoo Atlanta affect conservation efforts?
The loan from China is part of a new agreement between the U.S. and Chinese governments, NPR's Christian Right reports.
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. China's president Xi Jinping officially confirmed the pandas would soon arrive during his visit to Washington last week.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What details did UK authorities reveal about the foiled terror plot near the airbase?
0:00–0:43
2
How did Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s secret meeting in Abu Dhabi impact regional diplomacy?
0:43–1:49
3
Why is President Trump’s “pocket rescission” of congressional funding considered illegal?
1:49–2:39
4
What are the key points of the new US‑China tariff reduction agreement?
2:39–3:28
5
How will the arrival of giant pandas at Zoo Atlanta affect conservation efforts?
3:28–4:14
6
What is the significance of clergy‑running Democratic candidates for the upcoming elections?
4:14–5:03