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This is Ira Glass, the host of This American Life. So much is changing so rapidly right now with President Trump in office. It feels good to pause for a moment sometimes and look around at what's what. To try and do that, we've been finding these incredible stories about right now that are funny and have feeling and you get to see people everywhere making sense of this new America that we find ourselves in. This American Life, wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, and Poland

are in the Ukrainian capital today. The trip aimed at showing solidarity with President Zelensky, and they're calling on Russia to agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. The visit comes one day after Russian President Putin struck a defiant tone at a military parade in Moscow. The BBC's Frank Gardner is in Kiev. Today is the last day of Russia's self declared three-day ceasefire which is due to end at midnight tonight Moscow time. The US Embassy here in Kiev is

warning of the risk of significant airstrikes in the days ahead. But while there has been a pause in the near-nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities by Russian drones and missiles, there's been no let up in fighting on the front line. Britain, France, Germany and Poland are all urging Russia to agree to the US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire. Pakistan Army spokesman, Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif says most of the missiles fired by India at Pakistani military bases were intercepted. The few that have been able to sneak in have not been able to cause any damage to the flying

assets of Pakistan Air Force. Pakistan and India have been stepping up strikes against each other as Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls on both sides to reestablish direct communication to avoid miscalculation. He spoke to Pakistan's Army Chief and India's Foreign Minister today. The fighting was sparked by last month's massacre in disputed Kashmir that India blames on Pakistan. A Tufts University international student who the Trump administration arrested because of her pro-Palestinian activism has been released from federal custody. A federal judge said that Rumeza Ozturk's detention by immigration officials appears to be unconstitutional as MPR's Adrian Florido reports.

Ozturk had been held at a detention center in rural Louisiana ever since massed immigration agents surrounded her on a street in suburban Boston in March and whisked her away in an unmarked car. The Trump administration accused her of activity aligning with Hamas, and the State Department canceled her student visa. But in a federal courtroom in New England, Judge William K. Sessions said the only evidence the government provided to justify her detention was an op-ed she wrote critical of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. He ordered her released. She walked free a few hours later. She still faces possible deportation, but her lawyers are fighting it, saying the government is retaliating against her for her constitutionally protected free speech. Adrian Florida, NPR News.

Amid the Trump administration's deportation push, White House adviser Stephen Miller says the White House is considering whether to suspend habeas corpus, the constitutional provision that prevents people from being unlawfully detained. Miller told reporters yesterday that subpending it is an option being actively looked at. You're listening to NPR News. High-level talks between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials are reported to be underway in Geneva, according to China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson and U.S. Trade Representative James Greer are leading the U.S. delegation amid

weeks of tension after President Trump hit China and other countries around the world with tariffs that have disrupted the global economy. A federal judge in California has ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration's downsizing of the federal workforce. The order issued last night says the White House failed to get the required constitutional approval from Congress. The judge could issue a longer preliminary injunction at a hearing scheduled for later this month. New research finds that chimpanzees have rhythm and use it to communicate.

In PR's John Hamilton reports on a study in the journal Current Biology. The study involved hundreds of audio recordings of wild chimps in Africa drumming on large tree roots. Drumming allows chimpanzees to communicate over long distances, and Kat Hobader of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland says a computer analysis of the beats found distinct patterns. Not only do chimpanzees have rhythmic structure in their drumming, but actually different populations, they use different rhythmic structures. A bit like regional accents, the finding could help explain how humans evolved the ability

to dance and make music. Rhythm is also a critical part of spoken language. John Hamilton, NPR News. And I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington. Look, we get it. When it comes to new music, there is a lot of it. And it all comes really fast. This is NPR News from Washington.