NPR News: 12-28-2025 6AM EST
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump will meet Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Florida later today. The two will discuss a potential peace deal with Russia. But disagreements remain on crucial issues, including territory and possible security guarantees.
What are the key issues in the upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting?
The BBC's Abdul Jalil Abdurasalav reports from Mar-a-Lago.
Ahead of the meeting with Donald Trump, President Zelensky stopped in Canada, where he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney. and had a phone call with European leaders to discuss the peace deal. Now, Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to finalize the most contentious issue in this document with Donald Trump, the issue of territory. He has previously signaled that Ukraine may accept America's proposal to establish a demilitarized zone on condition that it must be approved by referendum. President Zelensky is also planning to discuss details of legally binding security guarantees from the U.S. in order to prevent Russian aggressions in the future.
Actress Brigitte Bardot has died. Bardot's Animal Rights Foundation says she died at her home in southern France but did not provide a cause. She was 91 years old. At age 21, Bardot became an international sex symbol, shooting to worldwide fame in the 1956 movie «And God Created Woman». She later became an animal rights activist. Abortion and abortion counseling now banned for veterans in the Veterans Affairs health system. NPR's Selina Simmons-Duffin reports on the change in VA policy following a Justice Department opinion issued Friday.
Based on a Department of Justice memo, the VA confirmed to NPR it has put in place a new policy this week where abortion and abortion counseling is banned except as, quote, life-saving treatment. That's a reversal of a policy during the Biden administration that allowed access in cases of rape and health risks. Kayla Williams is an Army veteran and the former director of the Center for Women Veterans at VA.
We are at increased risk of having physical health conditions related to toxic exposures, including various cancers. So barring not only abortion, but also abortion counseling seems particularly cruel and inhumane.
She also notes that women veterans are at increased risk of PTSD, which can cause worse pregnancy outcomes. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
This weekend is the last big travel weekend of the year, but winter weather is doing its best to muck things up for travelers, including Tanisha Clifford at Chicago's Midway Airport.
It's kind of hard to do.
Another winter storm could further complicate the trek home following Christmas. Forecasters are warning of a strengthening storm that's set to move through the upper Midwest, bringing with it snow, ice, and rain. Forecasters warning of potential blizzard conditions and frigid temperatures to follow, expected to push deep into the southeast tomorrow. And you're listening to NPR News. Kennedy Center President Richard Grinnell is criticizing a musician's decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz performance and is threatening to seek $1 million in damages. Musician Chuck Redd withdrew from the concert after President Trump's name was added to the facility. A judge in Brazil has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his election loss in 2022.
The decision came after Paraguay arrested and extradited a former police commander linked to the plot. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison in September. In 2025, generative AI came out of its novelty phase and fully entered the cultural mainstream. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports on one major shift.
In one of the most prominent such deals, Universal Music Group settled its copyright infringement lawsuit with the AI music creation platform Udeo in October and announced a partnership with its former adversary to launch a subscription service in 2026. Users will be able to customise, stream and share licensed music on Udeo's platform. and Disney announced earlier this month it would invest $1 billion in open AI.
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