Occupy Gaza Plan, Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, China Economy
Mar 24, 2025•13 min
Summary
This episode of Up First covers Israel's potential plans for military occupation of Gaza, ceasefire talks between the US, Ukraine, and Russia in Saudi Arabia, and China's response to economic instability. The discussion includes insights from NPR correspondents on the ground, offering perspectives on the complexities and potential outcomes of these global issues.Episode description
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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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Alex Leff, Ryland Barton, Reena Advani, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy.
It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent , and our technical director is Carleigh Strange
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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Alex Leff, Ryland Barton, Reena Advani, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy.
It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent , and our technical director is Carleigh Strange
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
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