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What is the latest update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. Bipartisan lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump's approach to ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They say Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the peace plan Trump is pushing Kiev to accept is a Russian wish list and not the actual proposal. offering Washington's positions. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports the State Department denies this, calling the claim false.
The senators speaking at a security conference in Halifax, Canada, said they spoke to Rubio after he reached out to some of them while on his way to Geneva for talks on the Trump peace plan. Independent Maine Senator Angus King said Rubio told them the plan was not the Trump administration's plan, but a wish list of the Russians.
How are international airlines responding to the situation in Venezuela?
The bipartisan group of senators, which also includes Republican Mike Rounds from South Dakota, are among those most focused on foreign relations and are critical of Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. A State Department spokesperson denied their account, and Rubio suggested online that the senators were mistaken. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
Top Ukrainian and European envoys have already met in Geneva ahead of Rubio's arrival. They want revisions to the plan.
What new requirements are being imposed on Indiana colleges?
Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Venezuela after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned of dangers from heightened military activity amid a buildup of American forces. The BBC's Luis Fajardo has more.
Several airlines, both from Europe and from Latin America, including, for example, Avianca in Colombia, Iberia and others from Europe, that are saying that they are responding to notifications by the U.S. authorities describing what they call potentially dangerous situations in Venezuelan airspace over the next few days.
What were the outcomes of the recent G20 summit?
Avianca, the Colombian airline, has suggested that it will not fly more airplanes for the rest of the weekend.
The BBC's Luis Fajardo. Public colleges and universities in Indiana will soon have to show the state how new degree programs promote what lawmakers call American values. It's part of a new higher education law that's set to take effect next year. Ethan Sandweiss of member station WFIU reports.
How did the recent F1 race in Las Vegas impact the championship standings?
The new degree proposal form issued by state government asks how programs, quote, cultivate civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society. Emily Price, communications director for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, says the directive was announced at the group's meeting earlier this month. Indiana recently eliminated hundreds of degrees with low numbers of graduates, forcing the creation of many new consolidated programs. This announcement also follows the Trump administration's announcement that universities that sign a compact agreeing to certain policy priorities will get preferential treatment for federal funding. So far, the administration has not sent the compact to any Indiana schools.
For NPR News, I'm Ethan Sandweiss in Bloomington, Indiana.
This is NPR News. The Group of 20 summit ended in Johannesburg today, a gathering of the leaders of world's richest and developing economies. The U.S. did not attend. President Trump says the host, South Africa, discriminates against white farmers. The U.S. is to host the G20 next year. Trump says it will take place in Florida at one of his golf clubs. A sold-out crowd of more than 100,000 people attended last night's F1 race on the streets of Las Vegas. Three drivers are still in the hunt for this year's title, with two Grand Prix weekends remaining. NPR's Haijai Mai has more.
Under the bright lights of Las Vegas, the biggest star shined.
What is the legacy of former NBA player Rodney Rogers?
Defending four-time champion Max Verstappen kept his title hopes alive with a commanding victory in Saturday's race. The Dutch Red Bull driver overtook current championship leader Lander Norris right after the start and never looked back. Norris, who initially finished second, was later disqualified for a technical infringement. His McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri suffered the same fate.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the latest update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
0:00–0:44
2
How are international airlines responding to the situation in Venezuela?
0:44–1:12
3
What new requirements are being imposed on Indiana colleges?
1:12–1:48
4
What were the outcomes of the recent G20 summit?
1:48–2:13
5
How did the recent F1 race in Las Vegas impact the championship standings?
2:13–3:40
6
What is the legacy of former NBA player Rodney Rogers?
3:40–4:39