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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China say they've reached a tentative agreement that would head off some of the most onerous tariffs and export restrictions both countries have threatened against each other. NPR's Emily Fang reports.
Issues like rare earths and China's refusal to buy American soybeans were top of the agenda. Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang told reporters in Malaysia where the talks were held that the two countries had a quote, substantive exchange.
And also that the U.S.
presented its views forcefully, but China protected its interests. Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant told Sunday morning talk shows that an extra 100% tariff that President Trump had threatened was, quote, effectively off the table now, as was a potentially punishing export control regime that China was trialing for rare earth materials. Emily Fang, NPR News.
Two weeks into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, President Trump has warned Hamas it must return the remaining bodies of deceased hostages.
NPR's Rob Schmitz reports. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he believes there's a good chance for the peace in the Middle East to be, quote, everlasting. But he warned Hamas that if the hostages' bodies aren't returned, the countries involved in the peace plan will take action. Among the 13 bodies of hostages remaining in Gaza are those of Itay Chen and Omar Nutra, both Americans. In an interview, the head of Hamas's negotiating team said they are searching for additional bodies. A search and rescue team from Egypt has been allowed to enter Gaza to look for these remaining bodies, too. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The partisan redistricting effort President Trump kicked off continues with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lawmakers will be holding a special session tomorrow. NPR's Mara Liason reports.
Virginia Democrats will discuss redrawing the state's congressional district maps to favor Democrats. This follows an unusual mid-cycle partisan redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri, after President Trump called on red states with trifectas, that is, with Republican governors and state legislatures in the same state, to create more seats favorable to his party. Three other blue states, California, Illinois, and Maryland, have responded in kind and are looking at ways to increase seats favorable to Democrats. Normally, redistricting happens every 10 years after the census is taken, but that custom appears to be yet another political norm cast aside during the Trump era.
Mara Liason, NPR News.
Hurricane Melissa is intensifying as it moves slowly over the warm waters of the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center says it's a Category 4 storm and is likely to strengthen more in the coming days. Forecasters warn of potentially catastrophic flooding and destructive winds in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. This is NPR News. In Argentina, voters are set to go to the polls today in high-stakes midterm elections, seen as a referendum on President Javier Millay's austerity agenda. His ally, Donald Trump, has offered a $20 billion currency swap to prop up the peso. But Trump's continued support could depend on Millet's performance in the election. Natalie Alcoba reports from Buenos Aires.
A lot is at stake for President Javier Millet, a libertarian who imposed a tough program of spending cuts and reforms to curb inflation in a country prone to economic volatility. Half the seats in the lower house of Congress and one-third of the Senate are up for grabs in these elections. A currency crisis has raised serious questions about his economic strategy, with the U.S. intervening with a controversial multi-billion dollar bailout. Many Argentines continue to struggle to make ends meet. But while Millet's popularity has taken a hit amid corruption scandals and the threat of a recession, polls suggest the outcome of this election is too difficult to predict. For NPR News, I'm Natalie Alcoba in Buenos Aires.
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