Putin U.S. Meeting, Netanyahu's Gaza Plan, Trump D.C. Action
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🗓️ 11 August 2025
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump demanded Russia announce a ceasefire in Ukraine by last Friday for face sanctions. |
| 0:08.6 | That deadline came and went. Instead of sanctions, Trump is inviting Russia's president to Alaska for negotiations. |
| 0:14.5 | So will diplomacy work? |
| 0:15.7 | I'm Leila Faudil. That's A. Martinez. And this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:22.6 | Israel is defending its plan to forcibly remove residents from Gaza City as it seeks to take control of the entire Palestinian territory. |
| 0:30.6 | This is the best way to end the war and the best way to end it speedily. |
| 0:35.4 | Many world leaders condemn the plan as more forced displacement of Palestinians. |
| 0:41.0 | And President Trump is putting the D.C. police department under federal control. |
| 0:45.9 | He calls the U.S. Capitol a place of unchecked crime and squalor. |
| 0:49.5 | But violent crime in D.C. hit a 30-year low last year. |
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