Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. The United Nations is urging Washington to allow in asylum seekers. It comes after President Trump vowed to freeze migration from what he called the Third World. NPR's Dia Hadid reports.
Chapter 2: What asylum policies are being proposed by the United Nations?
Trump vowed to halt migration from poor countries after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in the capital. One National Guard member died of her injuries. The other is in a critical condition. The UN Human Rights Office spokesman Jeremy Lawrence said that asylum seekers were entitled to protection under international law. and that they should be given due process.
The administration also announced it was pausing migration applications filed by Afghan nationals. But even before the Washington attack, advocates for Afghan migrants say the Trump administration said it would re-interview some refugees admitted under the former President Joe Biden. The administration also limited the number of refugees it allows into the U.S.
every year, with priority given to white South Africans. Dia Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from her role as an opposition member of parliament amid a scandal involving the sending of mercenaries to Russia. Kate Bartlett reports 17 South Africans are pleading to be brought home.
Didizeli Sambudla Zuma resigned from the Mkonto-Wisizwe party Friday amid allegations from her own half-sister she had trafficked South Africans to Russia. Sambudla Zuma denies the charges, saying she too was duped by a recruiter. She claims she thought the men were being sent to Russia to train as bodyguards and return to work for her political party.
Earlier this month, the men contacted the South African government, saying they were on the front lines in Donbass, Ukraine, and begging to be repatriated. The government says it's working with the Russians and Ukrainians to get the men back, and a police investigation has been launched.
NPR has seen terrified WhatsApp messages from the men saying they had no idea they were going to be fighting in a war. Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg.
Today is Black Friday, their traditional start to the holiday shopping season, which retailers hope will put them in the black for the year. The National Retail Federation expects sales to top $1 trillion for the first time. But a recent report from the conference board finds consumer confidence has fallen. NPR's Alina Selyuk explains.
The key here is who is doing the shopping. Most of the spending has been propped up by wealthier people, while others are trying to tighten their budgets. So you see these two things happening at the same time. You see discount stores like TJ Maxx and Dollar General doing really well, but so is Coach on the higher end and Ralph Lauren, which is luxury.
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