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What recent developments are there in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. U.S. and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Geneva in hopes of hammering out a peace proposal for Ukraine's war with Russia. The war has been going on for more than three and a half years. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both sides have been discussing a U.S. plan.
Over the last 96 hours or more, there's been extensive engagement with the Ukrainian side, including our Secretary of the Army and others, being on the ground in Kiev, meeting with relevant stakeholders across the Ukrainian political spectrum in the legislative branch and the executive branch and the military and others to further sort of narrow these points.
The U.S. plan has been criticized for being too favorable to Moscow, but Rubio calls that plan a living document and says it will change. But he says any final deal will still need the approval of Russia. The G20 Leaders Summit in Johannesburg closed today. South Africa's president ended the event with a ceremonial banging of the gavel and declared it a success. But that view comes despite the absence of the U.S. at the gathering. Kate Bartlett has our reports.
South African attendees broke out into cheers as President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit closed.
Govel of this G20 summit formally closes this summit and now moves on to the next president of the G20, which is the United States.
Usually, the outgoing president of the G20 hands over formally to the incoming one, but as President Trump was not in attendance, that didn't happen. The U.S. administration had boycotted the summit after falsely accusing South Africa of human rights abuses against its white minority. It had also objected to the summit's themes surrounding debt alleviation and climate change. However, all other countries had representatives in attendance, and the summit achieved a joint declaration despite U.S. objections. Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
U.S. investors might be thankful for a holiday-shortened week ahead after the recent volatility in the stock market, in which some investors felt whiplash from its wild up-and-down gyrations. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that in addition to some turkey, investors can also expect some overdue data on retail sales.
As the holiday shopping season shifts into high gear, retailers have been reporting that most shoppers are cautious about their spending. Only the wealthy are likely to splurge on non-essential goods. Nevertheless, the National Retail Federation projects holiday sales will reach a trillion dollars for the first time this year. We'll get some hard-spending data on Tuesday when the Commerce Department delivers a long-overdue report on retail and restaurant sales. That report, like many others, was held up by the government shutdown, and it's already somewhat out of date, covering the month of September. Markets will be closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday, and Friday's trading will end early.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
And you're listening to NPR News. International airlines are canceling flights to Venezuela. The move follows warnings from the FAA about increased military activity and security risks. The country's airlines association says six carriers have now indefinitely suspended flights. Turkish Airlines, meanwhile, has paused flights until November 28th. The warning follows increased U.S. military pressure on the South American country. Millions of people are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, with some facing delays at airports and wet roads. And Pierre's Chandelier Stuster has more.
AAA says nearly 82 million people are expected to travel for Thanksgiving, with more people traveling by car, train, bus, and cruise. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons are expected to be the most congested times for drivers in major metro areas. Travel could also be messy for parts of the country ahead of the holiday, according to National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Orovek.
During the peak travel time going through this week, there will be increasing rains across the southern plains, anywhere across central Texas into eastern Oklahoma.
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