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What recent developments occurred in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Vice President J.D. Vance says the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza is holding despite recent violence. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports on Vance's remarks in Israel today.
Over the weekend, Israel announced it had launched new strikes on Gaza, accusing Hamas of breaching the ceasefire. Hamas denied any involvement. Acknowledging the new violence, Vance accused some in the news media of having a, quote, "...desire to root for failure."
There's this inclination to say, oh, this is the end of the ceasefire. This is the end of the peace plan. It's not the end.
What is the status of President Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin?
It is, in fact, exactly how this is going to have to happen when you have people who hate each other, who have been fighting against each other for a very long time.
Vance also said that if Hamas does not cooperate in the ceasefire process, they will be, quote, obliterated. Vance was joined by Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, both of whom helped negotiate the ceasefire. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
President Trump has put plans on hold for his next summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He had told reporters last week that they would meet soon in Budapest after his top diplomats make the arrangements. More from NPR's Michelle Kellerman.
In a written statement, the Trump administration says there are no plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin in the immediate future. But the statement says Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a productive call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The two men were supposed to meet in person to arrange the next summit, but the State Department now says that won't be necessary. officials did not explain why they haven't set a date for the summit which was announced while ukraine's president was visiting the white house trying to persuade trump to step up the pressure on putin and sell ukraine long-range missiles michelle kellerman npr news the state department
The government shutdowns hit three weeks.
How is the government shutdown impacting federal programs?
Congressional Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse. The stalemate over funding priorities has wide-reaching repercussions. George Matysik heads up a Philadelphia food program.
We did have a number of federal programs, including a program for local food purchasing from Pennsylvania farmers that were canceled by the USDA earlier this year. So we are already having to serve many more folks than we ever had before. with less resources than we've ever had.
Meanwhile, at the White House today, President Trump hosted a luncheon welcoming Senate Republicans in a show of unity amid this government shutdown. This morning, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year prison sentence for illegally accepting campaign money from Libya. Sarkozy maintains his innocence and his lawyers are appealing. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 275 points. This is NPR News. The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's best-known accuser, Virginia Dufresne, wrote a memoir before she died by suicide earlier this year.
What are the latest updates on Nicolas Sarkozy's legal situation?
It is entitled Nobody's Girl. It comes out in bookstores today. In it, Dufresne writes about having sex with Epstein and one of his friends, Prince Andrew of Britain. NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from London.
In her posthumous memoir, Giuffre writes that she feared she might die a sex slave to Epstein and Prince Andrew, who is King Charles's younger brother. She says she had sex with Andrew at least three times when she was 17. Andrew denies even knowing her, but paid her a $16 million settlement. And public anger has swirled over this. The Times of London says he's still living in a 30-room royal lodge, rent-free at taxpayers' expense. And even though Andrew has stepped back from royal duties and has given up his Duke of York title, he remains a prince.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What recent developments occurred in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire?
0:00–0:51
2
What is the status of President Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin?
0:51–2:10
3
How is the government shutdown impacting federal programs?
2:10–3:26
4
What are the latest updates on Nicolas Sarkozy's legal situation?
3:26–4:33
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What revelations are shared in Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir?
4:33–4:54