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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Doualisai Kautel. In the Chicago suburb of Elgin, police say a federal agent was involved in a car crash and later at least seven people were treated for exposure to chemical irritants during a Saturday morning immigration operation. Christina Chandler describes what she saw outside her home during a nearly one hour standoff.
Christina Chandler
I seen ice drag people to the ground. I saw ice spray people in the face. I saw ice. I mean, they literally took the smoke bomb right in front of my house.
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Chandler and another local, Christina Castro, told ABC News the immigration raids are striking fear among locals. Castro said they just need to go home and go away. The US Is planning to announce before the end of the year the leaders who will sit on a so called Board of Peace chaired by President Trump. They'll be overseeing the next steps in Gaza's future. As NPR's Alia Bichhrai reports.
Alia Batrawi
A U.S. official tells NPR President Trump's team is pushing to move to the second phase of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. He spoke anonymously because the announcement hasn't officially been made yet. The US Is also pushing for the creation of an international stabilization force comprised of Muslim and Arab forces to be deployed in Gaza early next year. But it's unclear which countries will join and what their role will be. Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdul ATI said at the Doha Forum in Qatar that the force needs to be deployed as soon as possible.
Badr Abdul Ati
We need international forces to be deployed alongside the so called yellow line in order to verify and to monitor the upholding of the ceasefire.
Alia Batrawi
He says the troops should act as a buffer between Hamas and Israeli forces still inside Gaza. Ea Batrawi, NPR News, Qatar.
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President Trump's new national security strategy is critical of Europe in several ways, one of them being its support for Ukraine. We get more from Terry Schultz in Brussels.
Terry Schultz
The strategy says Europe is in economic decline and faces impending civilizational erasure. It blames the European Union in part for undermining political liberty and sovereignty, including freedom of speech. It says within a few decades certain NATO countries will become majority non European due to excessive immigration. The German Marshall Fund's Ian Lesser says the documentary is unlikely to be widely.
Ian Lesser
Appreciated, but the hard right and those who share that view about migration and replacement theories and things of that nature will find in this some common cause on X.
Terry Schultz
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt notes Europe seems to be the only part of the world where the new security strategy sees any threat to democracy, which he calls bizarre. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in.
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Brussels in the West Indian state of Goa. Officials there say at least 23 people have died after a fire engulfed a popular nightclub in our Pora village along the coast. You're listening to NPR News.
This day is the 84th anniversary of one of the darkest days in US history, when the empire of Japan sent fighter planes and sea forces to surprise attack the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl harbor in 1941, ultimately killing or wounding more than 3,500Americans, including civilians. Today, only a dozen survivors of the Greatest Generation REM and all of them are centenarians. This year, not one can travel to attend this year's remembrance ceremony in Honolulu.
Americans attention to the news has been dwindling for more than a decade, and no one is tuning out more than young people. That's according to a new study from Pew Research Center. As NPR's Neta Ulaby reports, Pew says.
Neta Ulaby
People between the ages of 18 and 29 are far more likely to say they feel scared or confused by the news, which they are far more likely to get from social media influencers like, for example, Hasan Piker on TikTok, ladies and gentlemen. What's going on then, from a national news organization like the New York Times, Fox News or NPR. Most people over 65 say they follow the news all or most of the time. They are more likely to say it makes them feel informed. But only 15% of young people say they follow the news most of the time, and the vast majority say they get at least some of it from social media. About half say they trust that news from social media just as much as they trust information from a news organization. Nada Ulabi, NPR News.
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This concise NPR News episode delivers top headlines and key updates in just five minutes, covering immigration operations in Illinois, U.S. strategy in Gaza, critiques of Europe's current state, a deadly nightclub fire in India, the Pearl Harbor anniversary, trends in news consumption among young Americans, and a new Russian attack in Ukraine.
Incident: During a Saturday morning immigration operation in Elgin, IL, a federal agent was in a car crash. Seven people were treated for exposure to chemical irritants.
Firsthand Accounts: Residents witnessed forceful ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) actions.
Fear Among Locals: The incident left the community unsettled, with residents expressing fear and demanding the raids end.
Christina Chandler (00:38):
"I seen ice drag people to the ground. I saw ice spray people in the face. I saw ice. I mean, they literally took the smoke bomb right in front of my house."
NPR Anchor (00:50):
"Chandler and another local, Christina Castro, told ABC News the immigration raids are striking fear among locals. Castro said they just need to go home and go away."
Upcoming Announcement: President Trump will soon name leaders for a "Board of Peace" overseeing Gaza's future.
Ceasefire Developments: The U.S. aims to move into a second phase of ceasefire, promoting the deployment of an international stabilization force (mainly Muslim and Arab troops) in Gaza in early 2026.
Uncertainties Remain: No clear commitments on which countries will join or their roles.
International Urgency: Egyptian officials stress the need for rapid deployment to maintain the ceasefire.
Badr Abdul Ati, Egypt's Foreign Minister (01:44):
"We need international forces to be deployed alongside the so called yellow line in order to verify and to monitor the upholding of the ceasefire."
Alia Batrawi (01:55):
"He says the troops should act as a buffer between Hamas and Israeli forces still inside Gaza."
Critical of Europe: President Trump’s security strategy sharply criticizes Europe, particularly over its handling of immigration and support for Ukraine.
Economic and Societal Concerns: The U.S. document claims Europe faces "impending civilizational erasure" and blames the EU for undermining liberty.
Demographic Claims: Warns of shifts in NATO member populations due to immigration.
Expert Reactions:
Ian Lesser (02:36):
"...the hard right and those who share that view about migration and replacement theories and things of that nature will find in this some common cause on X."
Terry Schultz (02:47):
"Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt notes Europe seems to be the only part of the world where the new security strategy sees any threat to democracy, which he calls bizarre."
Commemoration: Marks the 84th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Survivors: Only a dozen survivors remain, all centenarians; none able to attend the ceremony this year.
NPR News Anchor (03:14):
"...only a dozen survivors of the Greatest Generation REM and all of them are centenarians. This year, not one can travel to attend this year's remembrance ceremony in Honolulu."
Pew Research Study: There’s a decade-long decline in news viewership, sharpest among 18-29 year olds.
Emotional Response: Young people feel "scared or confused" by traditional news, relying more on social media and influencers such as Hasan Piker.
Generational Divide: Only 15% of young people follow the news regularly; over half trust social media news as much as established outlets.
Older Americans: Most over-65s follow the news consistently, finding it informative.
Neta Ulaby (04:01):
"People between the ages of 18 and 29 are far more likely to say they feel scared or confused by the news, which they are far more likely to get from social media influencers like, for example, Hasan Piker on TikTok..."
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