Trump vows to crack down on D.C. crime. And, Putin-Trump meeting to discuss end of war

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Right now's high tales President Trump deployed federal brokers throughout Washington, D.C., final evening. He vowed to push out individuals who do not have housing and take criminals off the streets and place them in jails. The president introduced on social media that he would maintain a press convention at present at 10 a.m. ET to debate ending crime within the nation's capital. Violent crime in Washington hit a 30-year low final yr, based on the U.S. Justice Division.

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Andrew Leyden/Getty Photos North America 🎧 NPR's Brian Mann was on the streets of D.C. final evening and tells Up First that he noticed dozens of brokers, some sporting masks and one carrying a military-style rifle. At one level, there was a minor automotive accident, and a number of other federal brokers ran to the scene. Mann says the Metropolitan Police Division, the town's police drive, appeared to have the state of affairs just about beneath management. Mann additionally visited a homeless camp the place he talked to a number of folks, together with 39-year-old Greg Evans, who has struggled with habit and well being issues for years. Evans mentioned he's afraid that Trump can do no matter he needs, however he refuses to reside his entire life in worry.

Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are anticipated to satisfy in Alaska on Friday to debate a attainable ceasefire in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seems to not be included, and Putin has mentioned he's not prepared for a gathering with him. Vice President JD Vance recommended to Fox Information yesterday that it's only a matter of time earlier than there's a Putin-Trump-Zelenskyy assembly.

🎧 European leaders issued an announcement rejecting any makes an attempt by Trump and Putin to chop a deal that may drive concessions on Ukraine, says NPR's Charles Maynes. Trump needs to finish the struggle, however makes an attempt to leverage his private relationship with Putin have not labored, based on Maynes. The president final week threatened sanctions on Russia and is now altering his method with Putin, who stored rejecting his requires peace, by attempting to chop a deal earlier than an agreed-upon ceasefire. Former Putin spokesman Sergei Markov argued that grand gestures have been unlikely, however Putin can be searching for methods to maintain Trump glad throughout these talks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his plan yesterday to take management of the remainder of the Gaza Strip. The transfer will contain displacing the inhabitants nonetheless remaining within the sliver of Gaza not beneath Israeli management. Netanyahu pushed again in opposition to the mounting criticism, in Israel and internationally, over the plan for army escalation. Households of hostages held in Gaza are among the many folks denouncing the transfer.

🎧 NPR's Emily Feng went to Israel's border with Gaza yesterday, the place she noticed the destroyed northern edge. She might see smoke and listen to the booms from ongoing Israeli bombing, which escalated all through the day. A focused air strike final evening killed Anas al Sharif, Gaza's most distinguished TV journalist, and a lot of his colleagues. Feng adopted a gaggle of a number of Israeli moms and at the very least one former chief of workers to the army to the border with Gaza, the place they have been protesting the struggle. One of many demonstrators, Agamit Gelb, is the mom of a soldier who's presently combating within the Israeli military. Her second son is about to be drafted. She says she and different moms "see the influence of the struggle" on their sons already. Image present <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2103x1183+16+1575/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F00%2F4bb2725244528be6c62d0d597332%2Fisland-storm-jkt-front.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2103x1183+16+1575/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F00%2F4bb2725244528be6c62d0d597332%2Fisland-storm-jkt-front.jpg" class="img" alt="Island Storm jkt front.jpg" loading="lazy"/>

Island Storm is about two siblings who placed on their boots and head out to sea after they sense a storm approaching. The reminiscence of a storm that swept via an island Brian Floca stayed on off the coast of Maine impressed him to write down the kids's ebook. As the kids embark on their journey, they move by boarded-up homes, a neighbor headed house and an empty city. Sydney Smith introduced Floca's phrases to life with illustrations that show drama and emotion, a few of which might even be slightly bit scary. Floca says the ebook is about danger and risk-taking, encouraging youngsters to embrace being youngsters. Take a look at among the illustrations from the ebook.

New from NPR by Vincent Ni, Worldwide Desk editor

Lately, journalists, policymakers, and historians have grappled with the shifting contours of the "post-war world order" — some heralding a brand new period, others warning of decline. NPR's worldwide correspondents have been on the frontline chronicling this evolving panorama with depth and nuance. As this matter resurfaces once more amid world tensions in latest months, NPR at present is launching a brand new collection wanting on the forces altering the brand new world order. We discover the previous and the current and ponder what the long run could appear to be.

Seen from Washington, President Trump's tariffs, doubts concerning the effectiveness of safety alliances reminiscent of NATO and skepticism towards multilateralism are pushing many international locations — together with among the U.S.'s most steadfast allies — to think about a future the place they have to "go it alone."

However they may not be so lonely: As U.S. affect wanes, international locations world wide are wanting collectively to fill the vacuum many really feel it's forsaking. That is significantly true within the protection sphere. These are unsure instances, and there's no assure that the brand new worldwide dynamics will produce the progress and prosperity that the world has skilled since World Warfare II.

In contrast to final yr's 12 months of World Elections, this mission invitations deeper inquiry. For instance, as world leaders collect subsequent month in New York for the United Nations Normal Meeting, we'd ask: Is the United Nations nonetheless related as an emblem of the post-war order? Or when Trump meets King Charles within the U.Ok., we might discover: Can the "particular relationship" endure in at present's shifting geopolitical terrain?

We begin with this collection at present on Morning Version. Steve Inskeep explores the position of the American presidency with historian and writer Max Boot, who authored a latest ebook on Ronald Reagan.

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Courtesy of Columbus Metropolitan Library Over the course of his life, Dan Pelzer curated a 3,599-book studying checklist that spans genres. To have a good time the feat, the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio, the place he was a loyal patron, turned the checklist right into a searchable PDF and arrange a show with a few of his picks. (through WBUR)The Italian authorities bought the inexperienced mild final week to start out building on the Strait of Messina Bridge, which might join Sicily to the remainder of Italy. It might be the world's largest single-span suspension bridge.Texas trophy hunter Asher Watkins was killed by a Cape buffalo whereas on a looking expedition in South Africa, based on a safari firm.