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LIVE from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Schiavone. The United nations is urging Washington to resume taking in asylum seekers. That comes after President Trump vowed to freeze migration from what he called the third world. NPR's Dia Hadid reports.
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TRUMP vowed to halt migration from poor countries after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in the capital. One National Guard member died of her injuries. The other is in a critical condition. The UN Human Rights Office spokesman, Jeremy Lawrence, said that asylum seekers were entitled to protection under international law and that they should be given due process. The administration also announced it was pausing migration applications filed by Afghan nationals. But even before the Washington attack, advocates for Afghan migrants say the Trump administration said it would re interview some refugees admitted under the former president, Joe Biden. The administration also limited the number of refugees it allows into the US Every year, with priority given to white South Africans. Dear Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
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Ukraine says Russia targeted Kyiv and other areas overnight using nearly 600 drones and dozens of missiles. The BBC's Warren Bull reports that in the Capitol lo explosions were heard across the city, with several apartment blocks hit, causing fires and falling debris.
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In a social media post, Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said at least three people were killed in the Russian attacks and more than 600,000 were left without power. He stressed that Ukraine's defence systems needed to be strengthened further and that if Moscow refused to end its drone and missile strikes, it was time Europe made a decision to make use of frozen Russian assets to help Kyiv. The strikes came as Ukrainian negotiators headed to Washington for talks this weekend on an amended US peace plan.
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The BBC's Warren Bull the Federal Emergency Management Agency will have a new acting chief starting in December. NPR's Michael Copley reports. The shakeup comes ahead of a report that's expected to recommend sweeping changes.
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Karen Evans takes over as FEMA's acting administrator on Monday. She's been serving as the agency's chief of staff, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. Evans predecessor David Richardson, left his post in November after six months on the job. FEMA has been in turmoil this year, with President Trump saying the agency should be eliminated. Earlier this year, another acting FEMA head, Cameron Hamilton, was replaced after he said the agency should not be abolished. A FEMA review council that Trump appointed is scheduled to present recommendations for the agency's future at a public hearing in December. Michael Copley, NPR News.
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Across the northern states this holiday weekend, the National Weather Service is forecasting heavy lake effect snow near the Great Lakes, with a major winter storm expected to deliver snow and high winds from the eastern plains to the western Great Lakes. This is NPR News. In Washington, President Trump says he plans to cancel all executive orders President Biden signed using an auto pen. In a post on his social media side, the president claimed without evidence that most of Biden's orders were signed by staff and that the orders and quote, anything else should be considered invalid. Legal experts say that auto pen signatures have been used by multiple administrations and recognized as valid under federal guidelines. At least 128 people are dead after a massive fire at a housing complex in Hong Kong. Officials warn the death toll could climb even higher. Cherise Pham has more.
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Hong Kong is a city in mourning. Government officials held a moment of silence remembering those who perished in one of the worst fires in Hong Kong's history. Flags are flying at half mast across the city. The fire broke out in a massive public housing complex home to about 4,600 people. The complex had been under renovation. Officials say that the fire spread so quickly because of highly flammable Styrofoam boards that were placed next to windows. The fire alarms were also not working properly, according to fire department officials. Authorities have so far arrested nearly a dozen people who were involved in the renovations. Some of them faced charges of manslaughter. For NPR News, I'm Charisse Pham in Hong Kong.
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In the region, K pop bands including AESPA have announced donations to support victims of the Blaze. Aespa pledging $64,000 to the Hong Kong Red Cross, Stray Kids committing $129,000. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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