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News Wrap: Trump pressures NATO allies to stop purchasing Russian oil

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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In our news wrap Saturday, Trump ramped up pressure on NATO to stop purchasing Russian energy in a letter to allies, Israel launched more deadly airstrikes on Gaza as it intensifies military operations, curfew was lifted in Nepal’s capital after a new interim prime minister was appointed, and Jane Austen fans gathered in England to celebrate the author’s 250th birthday. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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tonight's other headlines. President Trump is ramping up pressure on NATO to stop purchasing

0:05.2

Russian energy. In a letter to NATO allies that he also posted to social media, the president

0:10.7

vowed to place major sanctions on Russia when those in the alliance stop buying oil from Russia.

0:17.3

Mr. Trump said NATO's reliance weakens its bargaining power.

0:25.4

The post comes as tensions rise in Europe over the war in Ukraine.

0:31.0

Russia announced today it completed a joint military exercise with Belarus in the Baltic Sea,

0:35.1

just two days after Russian drones flew over Poland.

0:40.0

More airstrikes and more deaths overnight as Israel's military operation in Gaza intensifies. More than 30 people were killed in Gaza City, including 12

0:46.0

children. Israel hit some residential buildings that it says Hamas used to spy on troop movements.

0:52.0

The Jewish state calls Gaza City the last Hamas stronghold.

0:56.9

But Palestinians argue there's no safe place for them to go, and relocating is out of reach

1:02.2

for many.

1:05.1

There is no safe place in Gaza.

1:07.3

From Rafa in the south to Zikim, there is no safe place. Those who say there are empty areas, it's empty talk.

1:14.6

There is bombing everywhere.

1:16.6

What can we do? Where should we go?

1:18.6

Israel has told civilians to evacuate to Al-Mawasi in the south, which it has designated as a humanitarian zone.

1:26.6

Authorities in Nepal's capital today lifted a curfew that was put in place which it has designated as a humanitarian zone.

1:32.8

Authorities in Nepal's capital today lifted a curfew that was put in place after protests killed 51 people and led to the collapse of the government.

1:37.0

The move comes after some calm returned to Kathmandu Friday with the appointment of a new

1:41.6

placeholder prime minister, Susheila Karki. She was formerly

1:45.7

a Supreme Court Chief Justice and was known for standing up to corruption. And in England,

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