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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. President Trump is calling an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia the historic deal. He was on hand in Kuala Lumpur today presiding over the signing ceremony as part of his six-day trip through Asia. Nainer Rao has details on the agreement. The dispute stems from territories that both nations share. President Trump said his administration helped broker the ceasefire over a matter of days. Thailand's foreign affairs minister, Tihasa Panket Kiao,

says the signing addresses essential issues affecting the border between the two, like the removal of heavy weapons and addressing scam operations. What has been agreed, demonstrates Cambodia's sincerity and genuine commitment to joining Thailand in the path towards peace.

President Trump's visit to Asia also includes scheduled stops in Japan and South Korea. For NPR News, I'm Nina Rao in Kuala Lumpur. And Argentina voters sent to the go to the polls today in high-stakes mid-term election, seen as a referendum on President Javier Miele's austerity agenda. His ally, Donald Trump, has offered a $20 billion currency swap to prop up the peso, but Trump's continued support could depend on Miele's performance in the election, as Natalie Al-Cobo reports from Buenos Aires. A lot is at stake for President Javier Miele, a libertarian who imposed a tough program of spending cuts. and reforms to curb inflation in a country prone to economic volatility.

Half the seats in the lower house of Congress and one-third of the Senate are up for grabs in these elections. A currency crisis has raised serious questions about his economic strategy, with the U.S. intervening with a controversial multi-billion dollar bailout. Many Argentines continue to struggle to make ends meet, but while Milet's popularity has taken a hit amid corruption scandals and the threat of a recession, polls suggest the outcome of this election is too difficult to predict. For NPR news, I'm Natalie Alcova in Buenos Aires. Hurricane Melissa moving through the Caribbean this morning as a major hurricane, threatening to bring major flooding and land sides to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, Cuba, also threatened

by the storm. Here's NPR's Kristen Wright reporting. Weather officials in Jamaica say times running out for people there to get ready for Hurricane Melissa. It's forecasted to make landfall on the island in the coming days. Evan Thompson, Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica is warning of the danger of the storm moving so slowly. It's going to sit there pouring water while it's barely moving, and that is a significant challenge that we have to be aware of. Haiti and the Dominican Republic are also under special hurricane advisories. In Cuba, the U.S. Navy ordered some evacuations at Guantanamo Bay. Christian Wright, NPR News. And from Washington, this is NPR News.

Actress June Lockhart has died. Her publicist says she died of natural causes at her home in Santa Monica, California. She was best known to audiences for her roles in Lassie and lost in space. She was 100 years old, as NPR's Chloe Veltman reports. June Lockhart was one of television's most beloved mothers. She cared for an adopted son and a famous dog as Ruth Martin in the popular series Lassie from 1958 to 1964. house for two stubborn females. And later in the 1960s, Lockhart explored far-off planets as the matriarch Maurene Robinson in the Kitch Adventure series Lost in Space. Aren't you forgetting a

small ingredient for happiness known as love? The daughter of two actors, Lockhart was born in New York in 1925. Her family moved to Los Angeles a decade later. She made her screen debut in MGM's 1938 movie adaptation of a Christmas Carol, starring alongside her parents as the Cratchit family. Chloe Veltman, MPR News. President Trump said he plans to increase tariffs on imports from Canada by an additional 10%. Trump remains at odds with Canada over a television ad by the province of Ontario that's been running during Major League Baseball's World Series. It uses audio from a radio speech by former President Ronald Reagan to criticize tariffs. Ontario's premier said the ad would be

pulled after the weekend, but Trump says it should have been pulled sooner. Baseball's World Series tied at a game of peace. Los Angeles Dodgers took game two last night, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5 to 1. I'm Jail Snyder. This is NPR News.