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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Ukrainian and European officials are meeting in Geneva today to discuss the US-backed plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Some say it is giving too much to Russia at the expense of Ukraine, including ceding territory. The same concerns are held by some members of the U.S. Senate. Republican Mike Rounds of South Dakota is among those who say that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had told them the plan was developed by Russia, not the U.S.
It is not our recommendation. It is not our peace plan. It is a proposal that was received, and as an intermediary, we have made arrangements to share it.
Rubio later went online suggesting the senators were mistaken, that Washington is responsible for the plan. He's joining the talks in Geneva today, along with other U.S. officials. Hamas has sent a delegation to Egypt to meet with mediators on the ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. Both sides have accused the other of violating it. Health officials say more than 300 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since the ceasefire took hold last month. The UN Global Climate Change Conference has wrapped up in Brazil. The annual COP30 summit only produced modest progress on international efforts to cut climate pollution and pay for the cost of adapting to a hotter planet. NPR's Michael Copley reports.
The final deal doesn't say anything about phasing out fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming. Dozens of countries had demanded a phase-out plan, saying world leaders need to deliver on an earlier commitment to reduce the use of coal, oil, and natural gas. Instead, the president of this year's meeting, André Aranja Correa de Lago, said in the coming months he'll work on a process and timetable for reducing fossil fuel use.
We need roadmaps. so that humanity, in a just and planned manner, can overcome its dependence on fossil fuels.
Countries did agree in Brazil to try to triple funding for things like flood defenses that can help communities adapt to a hotter world. Michael Copley, NPR News.
Arizona's attorney general says she'll keep pursuing a case against a group of so-called fake electors accused of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Cameron Sanchez of member station KJZZ reports.
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays began prosecuting the 11 Republican electors and seven other defendants in 2023, and they were indicted by a grand jury on felony charges of fraud, among others. But earlier this year, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers issued an order quashing the grand jury's original indictment. Myers concluded that the prosecutors did not provide jurors with the text of an 1887 law that the defendants say is central to the case. A spokesman for Mays confirmed that she will seek a review of the lower court's ruling by the state Supreme Court. For NPR News in Phoenix, I'm Cameron Sanchez.
This is NPR. Authorities in Nigeria said today 50 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last week escaped, and they're back with their families. There are still 253 children and 12 teachers being held by the kidnappers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack Friday night. The Department of Transportation is launching what it's calling a new civility campaign to address unruly travel. In a video, it's requesting passengers mind their manners and, quote, dress with respect. NPR's Amy Held reports.
Come fly with me. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calls it the golden age of travel. The video showcases a bygone time when passengers in suits and gloves respected the dignity of air travel. Then the video descends into today. Passengers in PJs or barefoot, biting, fighting, getting arrested. Let's bring civility and manners back. Duffy says that includes checking. Are you dressing with respect? Passengers say if they're stressed, it's mostly from delays and cancellations. Under Duffy, the department moved away from a Biden-era plan to compensate stranded passengers. In announcing the civility campaign, DOT cited sky-high outbursts since pre-pandemic.
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