There was much news from the home front but also from other parts of the world.  Hear what made headlines this week on this edition of the News Round-Up program.  Here’s a sample of stories that were mentioned:

–Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this week said that the U.S. condemns the radical Islamist terrorists, including the foreign jihadis, that murdered people in Western Syria in recent days. 

–Hamas agreed today to release the last living American hostage.

–Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has indicated that he will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.  

–Russian President Vladimir Putin offered high conditional support for the proposed 30 day cease-fire deal with Ukraine.

–Dalton provided audio of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reacting negatively to a question from a reporter who compared tariffs to tax hikes on the American people.

–The European Union announced on Wednesday retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products.

–During his talks with European nations on Thursday, President Trump threatened a 200% tariff on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and the European Union.    

–The hacking group, Dark Storm, reportedly known for its infiltration of highly secure systems, claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Monday that caused periodic outages on the social media platform known as “X” (formerly Twitter).  

–FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the law enforcement agency, along with staff for Attorney General Pam Bondi, arrested two current U.S. Army soldiers and one former U.S. Army soldier who allegedly stole government secrets for the benefit of China.

–China’s communist leadership is hosting officials from Russia and Iran to discuss issues related to nuclear weapons development. 

–The Trump administration slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s oil minister and a host of maritime service providers that have helped Tehran ferry its illicit crude across the globe.

–The Trump administration is ending a waiver previously issued by the Biden administration that allowed the Iraqi government to buy Iranian electricity, a move part of the maximum pressure strategy aimed at curbing Iran’s funding of terrorist groups that destabilize the Middle East.

–President Trump said this week that he would invest billions of dollars in Greenland if they would decide to become part of the U.S.