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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal. It is supposed to take effect at the end of today. World leaders are expressing hope there will be peace in Gaza. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports.
Leaders from around the world, from New Zealand to Argentina, have praised the deal. In Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel and Hamas to now, quote, strictly uphold the terms and called for a political resolution based on a two-state solution. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised what he called the tireless diplomatic efforts of the US, as well as Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, and urged for an immediate lifting of restrictions on aid to Gaza. Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Maloney called the agreement, quote, Italy says it's ready to help reconstruct Gaza. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Rome.
This is the ninth day of the federal government's shutdown. It cannot end until Republicans and Democrats come to terms on a spending bill and no agreement is in sight. The Senate is expected to meet later today to vote on a spending measure, but that is expected to fail. A federal judge will hear arguments today about the legality of President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois.
What global reactions followed the announced Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement?
Illinois state officials don't want them there. Trump mobilized the troops after residents in the Chicago area protested immigration enforcement operations in the city. And Pierre Sergio Martinez Beltran reports from Chicago.
Many Chicago residents have three questions. Why is the National Guard in town? Do people need to protect themselves? And what can the city of Chicago do to block the National Guard from assisting ICE in the city? The Trump administration has said the Guard troops have orders to protect federal functions, personnel and property, specifically ICE operations. Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will do whatever it takes to protect the residents and fight what he calls a federal invasion. Meanwhile, President Trump has called for the arrest of Johnson. Trump accused the mayor of failing to protect ICE officers. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Chicago.
Federal authorities have charged a man from Florida with starting the deadly Palisades fires in the Los Angeles area last January. These killed 12 people. NPR's Kirk Siegler has more.
Prosecutors arrested Jonathan Rindernecht in Florida. He's a former resident of L.A. 's Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Kenny Cooper is the ATF special agent in charge.
The fire was a holdover fire. meaning it was deeply seeded in dense vegetation and roots and continued to burn undetected until catastrophic weather ensued, resulting in the Palisades fire.
Prosecutors showed AI-generated images from the suspect's phone that appear to show a dystopian city in the forest on fire. Kirk Sigler, NPR News.
On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower. This is NPR. China is taking new steps to further limit the export of its rare earth minerals. These are critical items used in all sorts of items, from cell phones to fighter jets. China is the source of nearly all of these world minerals. China imposed some earlier export restrictions on these minerals last April. The minerals are a source of trade friction with the U.S. The Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates last month was not quite the slam dunk the voting tally might have suggested. NPR's Scott Horsley has more on newly released minutes from the Fed's September meeting.
All 12 voting members of the Fed's rate-setting committee voted to lower the Fed's benchmark interest rate last month. Eleven voted for a quarter-point cut, which carried the day. The newest member of the committee, White House economist Stephen Myron, voted for a bigger half-point cut. Minutes reveal that a few Fed policymakers wanted to hold interest rates steady, or at least would have supported that position, out of concern over stubborn inflation.
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