Occupy Gaza Plan, Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, China Economy

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

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As the death toll reaches 50,000 Palestinians killed, Israel is considering a full-scale ground invasion and military occupation of Gaza. U.S. officials are meeting with Russian and Ukrainian diplomats in Saudi Arabia to negotiate a potential ceasefire. And, China's premier is calling for open markets and global investment amid the country's economic slowdown.

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0:00.0	Israel is making plans to occupy Gaza.
0:06.0	You cannot destroy Hamas without controlling the entire Gaza Strip.
0:10.0	But what would it take to hold the territory and what does it mean for the Palestinians living there?
0:14.0	I'm Steven Skiy with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:22.1	Negotiators from the United States and Ukraine met in Saudi Arabia over the weekend to iron out a ceasefire deal with Russia.
0:28.9	But as bombs keep falling on Kiev, is a real truce even possible?
0:32.3	And China is trying to rebalance its economy. Steve is in Beijing for China's annual conference for global
0:37.9	business to find out how China is planning to deal with the U.S. trade war.
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