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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Joel Snyder. Israel and Hamas have been trading fire today.
What are the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict?
Israel says it launched airstrikes in southern Gaza after Hamas carried out what the military said were multiple attacks on Israeli forces beyond the Yellow Line, where the Israeli military is pulled back to. Both sides are blaming the other for violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The State Department, meanwhile, is accusing Hamas of preparing to attack Palestinian civilians. Meanwhile, the White House is sending Vice President J.D. Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Israel. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports from Tel Aviv.
According to a person briefed on the matter who spoke to NPR and who is not authorized to speak publicly, Vance, Witkoff and Kushner are expected to arrive in Israel on Monday. U.S.
How are the U.S. and its officials responding to the ongoing tensions?
Special Envoy Witkoff will try to facilitate the return of the remaining deceased Israeli hostages.
Afghanistan and Pakistan are each pledging to respect a ceasefire. Both sides confirmed the truce today after more than a week of fighting. The truce was mediated in Doha by Qatar and Turkey. This weekend's nationwide No Kings protests were largely festive. Some of the protesters tried to keep the mood light and wore inflatable costumes. NPR's Frank Langford spoke with people in the nation's capital dressed as a penguin, a koala, and a shark.
Scott Rohrbach, an optical engineer at NASA, came as a unicorn.
What happened during the No Kings protests this weekend?
Taking the lead from demonstrators in Portland, he said he was countering Republican narratives that the protesters are angry, violent people who hate America.
You wouldn't believe the number of people that have asked me for a selfie or to high-five their kids today. This brings joy and hope to people who are in a situation right now that is... frightening.
Rohrbach and others say they came out because they fear America is becoming an autocracy as President Trump pushes for more and more power. In an interview that aired Friday, Trump told Fox Business, quote, I am not a king. Frank Lankford, NPR News, Washington.
Evacuation efforts winding down in western Alaska, where the remnants of a typhoon brought 100-mile-per-hour winds and record storm surge to remote coastal villages last weekend. Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone reports a focus now shifting to relief and recovery.
The storm destroyed roughly 90 percent of the buildings in the village of Kipnuk and about a third of the structures in Quigillinguk. It damaged infrastructure and cultural sites across the remote region. More than 600 people have been evacuated to Anchorage in what the Alaska National Guard calls the largest airlift in state history. At an Army National Guard hangar on Friday, Governor Mike Dunleavy says crews are now assessing when, or if, residents can return home.
Hopefully over the next few weeks we'll have a much better understanding about how many people can go back to the villages and then long-term discussions as to what is this going to look like over the long term.
How is Alaska responding to the aftermath of the recent typhoon?
Officials are racing against the clock with winter around the corner. For NPR News, I'm Eric Stone in Bethel, Alaska.
And this is NPR News. The Louvre Museum in Paris is closed. France's interior ministry says thieves have stolen several pieces of priceless jewelry. The robbery happened when the museum opened today. French media say the thieves entered from the riverside of the Louvre, where construction is underway, using a freight elevator to gain access to the gallery they targeted. They are said to have stolen jewelry from the Napoleon collection. International shippers and maritime nations have postponed plans to make the global shipping industry pay for the environmental damage it causes. The move coming after intense pressure from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Russia. Here's Vicki Barker reporting from London.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:21
2
What are the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict?
0:21–1:04
3
How are the U.S. and its officials responding to the ongoing tensions?
1:04–1:39
4
What happened during the No Kings protests this weekend?
1:39–3:06
5
How is Alaska responding to the aftermath of the recent typhoon?
3:06–4:25
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What were the details of the Louvre Museum jewelry theft?
4:25–4:40
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What is the significance of the international shipping environmental levy?
4:40–4:54