Ukraine-Russia Peace, Noncitizens And Due Process, Khartoum Destroyed

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

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Ukraine says a ceasefire must be in place first before it will accept a peace deal with Russia, President Trump claims it's not possible for all of the people he wants to deport to get a trial, and after two years of brutal fighting, Sudan's once-vibrant capitol city of Khartoum is in ruins.

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0:00.0	The Trump administration is demanding that Ukraine accept a peace deal favoring the Kremlin.
0:07.0	Ukraine says a ceasefire must be in place first.
0:09.0	With so little progress on the ceasefires, there are still a chance for peace.
0:13.0	I'm Michelle Martin. That's A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.0	President Trump says it's not possible for all the people he wants to deport to get a trial.
0:25.1	Top officials in his administration have said that due process is only for U.S. citizens.
0:29.3	What rights do non-citizens have in this process?
0:32.1	And the Civil War in Sudan started in the capital city of Khartoum after two years of brutal fighting. The once
0:38.2	vibrant city is in ruins. NPR is one of the few Western news outlets to gain access to the city
0:43.6	to see the destruction. We'll have a report from our correspondent. Stay with us. We've got all the
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