Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. American, Ukrainian, Russian and European negotiators are heading into another day of talks in Geneva aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, despite a rocky start, the U.S. and Ukraine issued a joint statement saying the discussions so far have been productive.
Ukraine and its European allies were stunned by the original peace draft, which hugely favored Russia, and was drawn up by U.S.
Chapter 2: What updates are there on the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine?
Mideast Ukraine envoy Steve Witkow and an envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Europeans are looking to alter it without clashing with the Trump administration.
Ukraine never wanted war.
Speaking by video, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine never wanted this war and will never be an obstacle to peace. But, he said, a real peace must guarantee security, respect for our people, and respect for everyone who gave their life defending Ukraine against Russian aggression. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
Israel has killed the second-in-command of the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah. The attack is raising fears that all-out war could restart, despite a ceasefire that was negotiated between Lebanon and Israel a year ago. Correspondent Jane Araf reports from Beirut.
I'm outside the apartment building with the two apartments that were hit. You can see they're pretty much completely destroyed. But this was also a residential area with shops on the bottom. And there were at least two dozen others who were injured, including women and children. Hezbollah has not yet said how it's going to respond.
But an official on Sunday said this strike in the middle of what is supposed to be a ceasefire is a red line.
For NPR News, I'm Jane Araf in the southern suburbs of Beirut. A task force studying the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency blew past its deadline last week. Instead of scaling the agency back, something President Trump had campaigned on, the White House is now weighing whether to give FEMA more power as climate disasters grow more frequent.
Scott Dance with The New York Times says the dispute centers on one main question.
There is a disagreement between the members of the task force and Kristi Noem, who is the Homeland Security Secretary, and she's also the chairwoman of this task force. So, you know, they had sent a report to her that was lengthy, and she has edited it down. The administration says she has not altered the contents of the report at all.
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