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Economy In The Next 100 Days, Ukraine Minerals Deal, India And Pakistan Tension
Thu, 01 May 2025
The US economy shrank in the first three months of the year and economists say the months ahead could also be challenging. Ukraine signed a deal with the US to jointly invest in Ukraine's minerals and natural resources, and tensions are high between India and Pakistan after last week's deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rafael Nam, Ryland Barton, Vincent Ni, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Damian Herring. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Chapter 1: What economic challenges does the U.S. face in the next 100 days?
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I just feel like the best thing to do is to save and then try to stay calm. We're all sort of in the same boat.
Where is the U.S. economy headed in the next 100 days?
I'm Leila Faldin, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News. Ukraine has agreed to a deal with the U.S. to jointly invest in Ukraine's minerals and other natural resources.
The agreement is designed as a win-win partnership, which gives us hope that such an agreement will actually be implemented in the long run.
But does it include security guarantees against Russia? And soldiers are exchanging daily gunfire along the border of India and Pakistan as tensions between the countries threaten to boil over. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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Chapter 2: How is Ukraine collaborating with the U.S. on mineral resources?
Now, Ukraine says these security guarantees are crucial, especially as ceasefire talks continue. Meanwhile, Russia has unilaterally declared its own three-day ceasefire starting in a week to mark the Soviet Union's victory against Nazi Germany. But the Russians say they're in no hurry to come to the negotiating table.
That is NPR's Joanna Kakisis in Kiev. Joanna, thank you.
You're welcome.
Tensions between India and Pakistan often run hot and cold, and now they're running hot after a militant attack killed 26 people in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The militants fled and a manhunt is ongoing. Since then, armies from the two countries are exchanging sporadic gunfire at the border almost every day.
To explain what's going on, we've called NPR's Dia Hadid. She covers Pakistan and India from her base in Mumbai. Hello, Dia. Thanks for joining us once again.
Thank you, Michelle.
So let's start here. What happened that led to this? you
Well, last week, gunmen opened fire on tourists in a meadow that's in Indian-controlled Kashmir. It's a territory claimed by Pakistan and India, and both countries control parts of it. But this attack was pretty harsh. Eyewitnesses reported that some gunmen asked their victims if they were Muslim, and if they weren't, they shot them.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of rising tensions between India and Pakistan?
That is NPR's Diya Hadid in Mumbai. Diya, thank you.
You're welcome, Michelle.
And that's Up First for Thursday, May 1st. I'm Michelle Martin. And I'm Laila Faldin. Thanks for listening to Up First. You can find more in-depth coverage of the stories we talked about today and lots more On NPR's Morning Edition, the radio show that Steve Inskeep, A. Martinez, Michelle Martin, and I host. Find Morning Edition on your local NPR station at stations.npr.org.
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