Bolton Indicted, Trump and Zelenskyy Meeting, Rebuilding Gaza

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🗓️ 17 October 2025

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John Bolton is indicted on 18 counts for allegedly mishandling classified information dating back to his time as national security advisor during President Trump’s first term. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Trump at the White House to discuss Ukraine's request for long-range missiles, Trump says he will meet with Russia's president in Hungary next. And the scale of Gaza’s reconstruction is staggering, with unexploded bombs buried in the rubble, nearly all buildings damaged or destroyed and major questions about who will lead the reconstruction.

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0:00.0	Don't you love that sound?
0:03.1	Coffee pouring in the morning.
0:07.3	How strong is the case against John Bolton?
0:09.8	The former national security advisor is the latest of President Trump's critics to face prosecution.
0:14.6	An indictment says he mishandled classified information.
0:18.1	So we'll weigh the strength of this case.
0:19.7	I'm Leila Fald. That's
0:20.9	Stevenski, and this is up first from NPR News. The president meets with Ukraine's
0:28.0	below to Mir Zelensky at the White House today. Trump plans to meet Russia's president in Hungary
0:32.3	next. Here's one thing we don't know. What could the presidents do any differently than their previous meetings, which led nowhere?
0:39.6	Also, how long would it take to make Gaza livable?
0:42.8	Two years of war have destroyed nearly every building in an area that has been home to 2 million people.
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