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What are President Trump's plans for his trip to Asia?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. President Trump says he's open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his trip to Asia. He's making stops in Malaysia and Japan before arriving in South Korea next week. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.
En route to Malaysia, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that if Kim was willing to meet, he'd be open to it. He said that he and Kim had a great relationship, and he says Kim knows that he's coming to the region, but he hasn't spoken with the North Korean leader. Trump last met with Kim in 2019 when he made a visit to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
It came together quickly after Trump tweeted and proposed a meeting at the DMZ to shake Kim's hand and say hello. After attending the ASEAN summit in Malaysia and traveling to Tokyo, Trump will fly to South Korea, where he's expected to attend events at the APEC summit and meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, traveling with the president.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is accusing the US of fabricating a war. He's heard here through a BBC interpreter.
They promised they would never get involved in another war.
And now they are inventing a war, which we are going to avoid. How? with the mobilization of the peoples of South America. Because South America and the Caribbean all say no to war, yes to peace, yes to prosperity.
The U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to join operations against South American drug traffickers. In recent weeks, the U.S. military has struck 10 alleged drug vessels, mostly in the Caribbean, killing at least 40 people. Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile attack killed at least two people in the capital Kiev early this morning. At least 13 people were wounded.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack shows the need for Western air defense systems for Ukraine to defend itself. Ukraine is attempting to buy 25 Patriot air defense systems from the U.S. A federal appeals court decision allowing President Trump to send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, is now on pause. From Oregon Public Broadcasting, Dirk Vander Hart reports.
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled President Trump could deploy National Guard troops to the city. But on Friday, the Ninth Circuit froze that order until at least next Tuesday. The court said it needs more time to decide whether a larger group of judges should take up the case.
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