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Dale Willman
News in Washington, D.C. i'm Dale Willman. In Glendale, Arizona, final tributes have been paid to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed earlier this month. The memorial event took place at the stadium, which is normally the home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.
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Steve Futterman
Steve Futterman was there for more than five hours. Speaker after speaker praised Charlie Kirk. Some spoke of religion and forgiveness. Others invoked anger and bitterness. Kirk's widow, Erica, gave an emotional speech. She talked about love.
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Michelle Kellerman
The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love.
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Steve Futterman
President Trump had a different view. At one point, saying I hate my opponent, he called Charlie Kirk a giant. He was violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller accused his opponents of being forces of wickedness. You have nothing. You are nothing. During the event, there were also performances of popular Christian music. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Glendale, Arizona.
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Dale Willman
The UK Canada and Australia formally recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday. The initiative from the longtime allies of Israel reflected reflects growing international outrage at Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the move is not a reward for Hamas, but an effort to move toward calm in the region in the face of.
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Keir Starmer
The growing horror in the Middle East. We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two state solution. That means a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state. At the moment, we have neither.
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Dale Willman
Starmer says the effort also means Hamas can have no future. 150 world leaders are gathering in New York for this week's high level debate at the United Nations General Assembly. NPR's Michelle Kellerman has this preview.
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Michelle Kellerman
Secretary General Antonio Guterres has a busy week ahead.
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Dale Willman
Some call it the World cup of diplomacy, but this cannot be about scoring points. It must be about solving problems.
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Michelle Kellerman
He says this high level week is an opportunity for dialogue and mediation and he plans to try to use every meeting he has to push for diplomacy. The secretary general is not optimistic about the short term prospects for peace in Ukraine, though he's urging Russia to agree to a ceasefire. He's also called on Hamas to release all hostages in Gaza and describes Israel's war there as, quote, morally, politically and legally intolerable. Michelle kellerman, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
Russian attacks on Ukraine continued this weekend. On Sunday, Russian shelling on the eastern town of Belgorod killed two people. And on Saturday, a large missile and drone attack killed at least three people and wounded dozens of others. Ukraine's president is expected to meet with President Trump this week during the UN General assembly meeting. You're listening to NPR News. A bipartisan group of US Lawmakers were in China on Sunday for a meeting with Premier Li Chung. They discussed trade, the economy and a need for more dialogue directly between the two countries. Militaries Relations between China and the US have taken a major downturn since President Trump's first term. The Texas secretary of State's office has signed agreements with nine other Republican led states to share voter registration data. As Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider reports, the move comes less than a year after Texas withdrew from a much broader multi state compact designed to combat potential voter fraud.
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Andrew Schneider
Texas withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information center, or ERIC, last October. At its height, ERIC had more than 30 member states, plus the District of Columbia. Daniel Griffith of the nonprofit Secure Democracy USA says the bilateral compacts are likely to be less effective at cleaning voter rolls of ineligible voters.
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Daniel Griffith
The more states with whom you're sharing information, the more folks that you're going to potentially capture in terms of those who might be doubly registered, in terms of folks who might need to be removed for ineligibility.
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Andrew Schneider
Texas left Eric amid unsubstantiated GOP claims that the organization was being used to promote Democratic voter registration at Republicans expense. I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston.
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Dale Willman
Las Vegas Aces star Asia Wilson has won the WNBA MVP award. It's an unprecedented fourth win for her. Wilson led the league in scoring, averaging 23.4 points a game and in blocked shots, and for the the second season in a row averaged at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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