Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Chapter 2: What military actions did President Trump announce regarding ISIS in Nigeria?
President Trump has announced a series of military strikes on ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria. NPR's Tamra Keith reports the action was taken in cooperation with the Nigerian government.
President Trump first drew attention to Nigeria last month with a series of social media posts, including this video.
Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.
In a post announcing the strikes, Trump wrote, Merry Christmas to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues. In his own post, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation. and said there would be more to come. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he held talks with members of the Trump administration, including the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on how to end the war with Russia. The BBC's James Waterhouse reports Zelensky said they discussed some new ideas and timelines.
A once 28-point peace plan has now morphed into one with 20. But the key questions of territorial concessions and, in the words of Volodymyr Zelensky, what the US will do if Russia invades again remain unanswered. There is talk of the freezing of the front lines, which are currently being eroded through costly Russian assaults.
Where the Ukrainians fight to keep hold of frontline cities, they are being reduced to rubble regardless. It is why Ukraine believes Russia is merely playing for time with these negotiations devoid of progress.
The BBC's James Waterhouse reporting. A powerful storm system that brought days of heavy rain, wind and snow to California is starting to ease. But as Steve Futterman reports, a number of trouble spots remain across the state.
The latest storms are not expected to be as powerful as the storms the last two days. Those have caused extensive damage. Many roads have been turned into a muddy mess. There have also been numerous rock slides and debris flows. A number of water rescues have taken place and several deaths have been reported.
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