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President Trump is leaving for Turkey today to attend the NATO summit and PR's Franco
“or Tonya's reports the war in Ukraine and defense spending top the agenda.”
President Trump is expected to meet with President Vladimir Zelensky this week as he embarks on a new push to end the war in Ukraine. Before leaving for Ankara Trump told reporters that the U.S. has involved in talks and that they're closer to ending the war than people may realize. President Putin wants it to end, I will tell you that very strongly, what a good call.
And President Zelensky actually wants it to end now. Trump will also push NATO members to step up their defense spending. At last year, summit countries committed to spending 5% of their GDP on defense spending by 2035, but over the last several days, Trump's been complaining that the U.S. spends too much compared to other countries, and he's expected to push them to move
faster. Franco, or donas, and PR news, the White House.
Soccer fans are packing in to Seattle today for the World Cup match between the U.S.
and Belgium, Casey Martin from KUOW and Seattle reports fans have mixed reactions to star striker for Lauren Balligan being added late to the match. Falor and Balligan received a red card in the U.S. match against Bosnia and Herzegovina last week.
“That meant he was not able to play in today's crucial match.”
The red card was controversial, and so was FIFA's decision to overturn the red card after a call from President Donald Trump. Lisa Harkin's from Seattle says she's still rooting for Team USA, but... It's hard. I mean, I don't know if it was a true red card, but I don't like the way it went.
And I think this is a step back. Thomas Barnham from Orange County, though, was woken up by his friend when he heard the news. "This grass, me shoulder, shoulder, shaking me like there's a fire on the house, he's said, "PRO!" "Balligan's blank, he's back, baby!"
Today's match against Belgium will determine if Team USA moves forward to the quarter finals. For NPR News, I'm Casey Martin in Seattle." Officials in Venezuela today announced the death toll from the earthquakes as risen to more than 3,500 people.
“Another 18,000 have been made homeless in the disaster, they're now staying in tents and”
temporary shelters, as NPR's Durie Biscaron reports doctors say this raises health concerns. Three hospitals suffered major structural damage during the earthquakes almost two weeks ago. An organization said, "Other's are operating at reduced capacity. International aid groups have set up field hospitals with intensive care beds and operating
theaters. Sport stadiums have become distribution points for food, water, and medical supplies. With aftershocks still happening regularly, thousands of people are staying in tent camps, where doctors say a lack of running water and exposure to the elements carry additional health risks.
The Pan-American Health Organization said six metric tons of medical supplies have been delivered with more aid on the way, Durie Biscaron and Pair News, Washington. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Staff for Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell say that he is continuing his recovery in a hospital while the Senate is out of session, but his office has released no details
about the former Republican leaders' condition during this week's long hospitalization or whether he'll be at the Capitol when the Senate returns next week, according to his staff, McConnell was admitted to the hospital on June 14th. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more evidence why children should routinely get vaccinated against the flu, and Pair's Rob Stein reports.
The CDC analyzed the risk that children would die from the flu over eight seasons between 2016 and 2025. In the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics, the researchers report that getting vaccinated cut the risk of dying from influenza by 80%, that's regardless of whether children had other health problems that put them at increased risk for life-threatening complications
or not. The researchers say the findings provide strong evidence for why Pair's should get their kids vaccinated against the flu every year. A record breaking 289 children died from the flu in the 2024, 2025 season, most were unvaccinated, Rob Stein, in Pair News.
Officials in Thailand have discovered two gold rings that are around 2,000 years old that were found last week during that in excavation at a new site about 80 miles southwest of Bangkok. The rings were found with human bones, experts believe the owner may have been a merchant. The site was discovered earlier this year after ancient bronze drums were found.
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