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arrived and is poised to be welcomed officially in Ankara Turkey for a NATO summit.
“A top focus among the allies will continue to be the war between Russia and Ukraine.”
As the week began, a Russian missile and drone attack on Kiev and the surrounding region left almost two dozen people dead. Ukraine's military today is saying that overnight
it hit two manufacturing sites critical to Russia's military campaign. President Trump and
Ukrainian President Zelensky are slated to meet on the sidelines of the summit. NPR's Hedil Al-Shalshi says defense issues, especially Ukraine, are on the agenda this week." "The administration just announced a six-month Pentagon review of U.S. forces in Europe. So, this week, the main issues will include increasing defense spending, investing in military capabilities, and there's going to be a focus on sustaining support for Ukraine to keep
deterring Russia." NPR's Hedil Al-Shalshi, Democratic leaders are calling on Graham Platner to drop his U.S. Senate campaign against main Republican senators Susan Collins. These include top-centred
“Democrat Chuck Schumer. From main public, Kevin Miller reports on how state party leaders”
are reacting to new allegations against Platner. Platner has denied the accusations first reported by Politico, that he sexually assaulted a former dating partner. The chair and co-chair of the main Democratic Party have called on him to resign, as did BJ McCollister, who represents main on the Democratic National Committee.
"These new details that came out today are deeply troubling, and I don't think he should be in this race any longer, and thankfully there's still time to make a change." Platner handily won last month's primary to challenge Republican senators Susan Collins this fall. The Democratic State Committee can choose his replacement as long as he drops out by next Monday.
For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller. The U.S. is out of stockers' world copy after losing to Belgium foregoals to won the Americans
played with their striker at the center of a red card controversy, but never seriously
competed with Belgium and PR's Becky Sullivan reports. The game had been in the eye of a storm of controversy over a red card and automatic one game's suspension given last week to U.S. striker Philarenne Balagan. President Trump had personally called FIFA's president to ask for a review of the suspension, a FIFA disciplinary panel ultimately allowed Balagan to play a decision, Belgium, protested. But even if
full strength, the U.S. never really competed. Belgium took advantage of countless turnovers and defensive lapses. The U.S. managed just one goal off a free kick by midfielder Malik Tillman. The U.S. is the third and final host country to bow out of the World Cup. Their run had filled stadiums and set TV ratings records, but it will be Belgium to advance to the quarter final, their third in the past four World Cups, where they will
face Spain. Becky Sullivan and Pierre News, Seattle. This is NPR. Hamas says it's dissolving. It's said the young-led governing body. The move comes as is
Rayleigh troops pushed deeper into Gaza, where they now control nearly 70 percent of the
territory, and Pierre's honest Baba reports. The announcement by Hamas dissolves the body that's strong Gaza's day-to-day affairs, from public hospitals to garbage collection, since the group won elections nearly 20 years ago. The move by Hamas appears to be an attempt to pressure Israel, to move forward with President Trump's peace plan. One not addressing stall talks on the decommissioning of weapons in
Gaza and is really true withdrawal. Hamas says civil servants will continue to carry out
“essential public services until a committee of independent Palestinian technocrats takes over”
as Trump's plan calls for, but the committee's members are a neighbouring unit, and Israel's blocked them from entering Gaza. Israel, before a minister, could also call the move of Hamas at Trick, and insisted on Hamas's disarmament as the way forward, and a small bow and pure news, Gaza. A new advanced tech bereavement services cropping up in South Korea, tech start-ups have
begun offering short simulated videos of deceased relatives. The companies creating these videos say all they need is a few pictures and short voice samples of the late loved ones, along with a script to animate a video that looks and sounds like the departed, some experts say there's multiple ethical, psychological, and legal issues to unpack. This hour doubt features a rupture. I'm the way Skivoney, and PR needs, Washington.
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