"Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Noraram.
The UK has convened an international meeting today to discuss ways to reopen the straight-up
removes.
“A day after President Trump, in his national address, told other countries to go to the”
street and just take the oil. The U.S. was not involved in the talks, NPR has fed him Al-Qasamb reports from London. Britain's Foreign Secretary hosted the virtual meeting and noted the talks showed, quote, "The strength of our international determination to reopen the straight. Speaking to ministers from about 40 countries who joined the video call, event Cooper condemned
what she called Iranian recklessness, which she said was hitting global economic security. "We have seen Iran hijacked an international shipping route to hold the global economy hostage." The focus of the meeting was diplomatic and international planning, but Cooper said military planners would meet next week to consider military capabilities once the fighting stops. "Thatsam Al-Qasamb, NPR News London, additional U.S. troops are now in the Middle East with
more on the way, more than 2,000 Marines arrived over the weekend, another 2,000 are heading there by ship. NPR's Greg Myri has more."
“This expanding force gives President Trump additional options, but these are still relatively”
small numbers. They could carry out specific limited operations, but it's not nearly enough for a major sustained ground invasion, and neither Trump nor the Pentagon has hinted at the mission, but clearly the most urgent issue is the straight of Hormuz, so their speculation that the troops may be part of an effort to try to open the straight for oil tankers.
NPR's Greg Myri reporting, last year Congress gave ice $45 billion to expand his detention
capacity. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrant detainees, NPR's Jesman Guards reports. Over the last few months, DHS had been purchasing warehouses across the country to turn into detention centers.
That led to intense pushback and lawsuits across the political spectrum.
“In the most conservative town of Williamsport, Maryland, there have been concerns about”
the environmental impact of a newly announced facility and ethical concerns. The last year has been one of the deadly assault record for immigration and customs enforcement detainees. In recent DHS has paused its purchase of new warehouses. In a statement to NPR, a DHS spokesperson said, "As with any transition, we are reviewing
agency policies and proposals. The husband garsed NPR news, New York, the National Capital Planning Commission is expected to vote today on President Trump's plans for a White House ballroom. Yesterday, a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress approves the
project, which is estimated to cost $400 million dollars.
This is NPR News in Washington. The Colorado Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Trump L.I. Tina Peters. The former county clerk was convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting equipment. Peters was sentenced to serve nearly nine years in prison. The appeals court found she had been improperly sentenced in 2024 and sent the case back
to a lower court for resentencing. She has echoed President Trump's false claims of election fraud. The most visitant museum in the world last year was, once again, the Louvre in Paris. NPR's net-a-allowy reports had been a top museum destination for decades. Officials at the Louvre these days complained about over attendance, but that does not stop
them from making slick, promotional YouTube videos about its exquisite restorations of old master paintings. Their most popular museums include the Vatican Museum at number two and the National Museum of Korea in Seoul at number three. The major art museums in East Asia have seen a notable spike in attendance, including
in Shanghai and Hong Kong. But in the U.S., Museum Attendance is shake here. For example, wildfires and government shutdowns last year adversely affected attendance at many museums in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., net-a-allowy, NPR News. Dutch authorities said today an ancient golden helmet stolen more than a year ago has
been recovered, it had been taken while on loan to the Derence Museum, the helmet is considered to be priceless in a cultural icon of Romania, three men were arrested shortly after the heist. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News in Washington.
