Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.
Chapter 2: What new immigration rules has the White House announced?
The White House is tightening the rules on who can enter the U.S. after President Trump said he was halting, quote, migration from all third world countries. Federal agencies made the announcement on social media. NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Enloe posted on social media that his agency has, quote, halted all asylum decisions. The goal, he said, is to better screen people entering the country. In addition, the State Department posted that it has, quote, immediately paused visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports.
Late Thursday night, President Trump posted that he wants to not only stop immigration from certain countries, but also to denaturalize some American immigrants who have become citizens. These moves come after an Afghan man was accused of a Wednesday shooting in downtown D.C. that left one National Guard member dead and another injured. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
Russia carried out drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kiev overnight. City authorities report two people were killed and at least seven people were wounded. The attacks come as the White House continues to make a new diplomatic push to end the conflict. From Moscow, NPR's Charles Maynes reports.
The Kremlin says the U.S. has now provided a document outlining the main parameters of its peace proposal. one amended with input from Ukraine and Europe after an earlier version was criticized as heavily tilted in Moscow's favor. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested the plan could still be the basis of a settlement, but only if Ukraine is the one to make key concessions.
Among them, a demand to surrender territory claimed but not controlled by Russia after more than three years of fighting. The topic is sure to come up when Ukrainian negotiators meet with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and other administration officials this weekend in Florida. Witkoff then heads to Russia for talks with Putin in the coming days. Charles Baines, NPR News, Moscow.
The European jetmaker Airbus says there's a problem with the flight control systems on its best-selling A320 fleet. It's temporarily grounding thousands of jets around the world to correct software. This comes on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. NPR's Joel Rose has more.
Well, basically Airbus is instructing airlines to change the software on this particular computer system, either by rolling back to an earlier version or replacing the computer system with one that is running the earlier software version. It's not a difficult fix as these things go, but it will take time, several hours per plane.
NPR's Joel Rose reporting. Traveling by car in the U.S. may be complicated this weekend by the weather. The National Weather Service says it's likely to stay cold for much of the U.S. into tomorrow. Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect from North Dakota to Ohio. This is NPR News in Washington. The death toll continues to rise in Sri Lanka after days of severe weather.
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