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CNN 5 Things

UN vote shock, baby death arrest, Starbucks layoffs & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The US voted against a UN resolution to condemn the war in Ukraine, highlighting a rift with European allies. We’ll hear from a federal worker about the chaos Elon Musk’s email caused. Pope Francis rested well overnight and is still in the hospital. A US teen has been arrested after a newborn baby was killed in Paris. Plus, Starbucks is cutting jobs and its drinks menu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, February 25th.

0:38.7

In a stunning shift in policy, the U.S. has joined Russia to vote against a UN resolution,

0:45.4

condemning Moscow's war against Ukraine. It put America at odds with its longtime European allies,

0:52.1

and came after French president Emmanuel Macron visited President

0:56.3

Donald Trump at the White House. Afterwards, Trump doubled down on getting a deal to end the

1:01.7

war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Macron said this.

1:05.9

We want peace. He wants peace. We want peace swiftly, but we don't want an agreement that is weak.

1:14.1

CNN Salma Abdulaziz, Hasmol.

1:16.5

Joe, this is shocking to see the United States vote the same way as Russia at the UN Security Council,

1:22.8

but it is part of President Trump's pivot on the Ukraine war.

1:28.6

And what we're hearing from European partners in response to this UN vote is fear that this could be rewarding the aggressor.

1:37.3

The aggressor being Russia.

1:38.8

And you've also heard from European partners.

1:40.6

Yes, peace is needed in Ukraine.

1:42.9

But the terms of that peace matter and Ukraine must,

1:47.0

and European partners must be included in the process.

1:51.1

The deadline set by Elon Musk for federal workers to justify their work via email has passed,

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