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I'm Corva Coleman. Latin American leaders are railing against some of President-elect Trump's proposed policies. NPR's Ida Peralta reports the leaders of Mexico, Panama, and Colombia say they will not count out to Trump. President-elect Trump caused a diplomatic ruckus when he said the U.S. wanted to take over the Panama Canal once more. And then he said he would consider Mexican drug cartels terrorists.

The president of Panama, José Raul Molino, responded with an address to the nation. Every square meter of the canal belongs to us, he said. The president of neighboring Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said they would not hesitate to stand by Panama until, until quote the last consequence Mexico for its part worries that if the u.s. Designates drug cartels terrorists it may open the door to military intervention President Claudia Sheinbaum said they will collaborate and coordinate with the u.s. But quote they will never be subservient It apprata in PR news Mexico City separately leaders in Greenland are telling Trump their island is not for sale. Over the weekend, Trump wrote online that the U.S. should control and own the world's largest island and autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland leaders say

they won't lose their fight for freedom. Israel's defense minister says Israel assassinated Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh earlier this year. Haniyeh died in a bombing in July when he was visiting Iran's capital Tehran. Turkey's minister of internal affairs says at least 12 people have been killed and another four injured today in an explosion. And Piers Fatma Tanis has more from Istanbul. The explosion happened at a munitions factory for small weapons in northwest Turkey. Witnesses told local media that the explosion caused tremors through the town near the factory.

The building where the blast happened collapsed and other nearby buildings suffered some damages. Authorities said the cause of the explosion was not clear, but they said that they had ruled out sabotage. The Justice Ministry said it has launched an investigation for what led to the explosion. Fatma Tanis and Per News, Istanbul. The National Weather Service says the latest atmospheric river is battering the West. There are coastal flood warnings up and down parts of California's northern coast.

A man died on the beach yesterday south of San Francisco after he was trapped in debris. In another incident, a man remains missing after he was pulled into the Pacific Ocean. And the powerful winds and waves collapsed part of the wharf in the city of Santa Cruz. Mayor Fred Keeley warns officials need to get a clear picture of all the damage. We have not had a thorough inspection of all of this. I'm giving you a first impression is that perhaps the rest of the wharf may do better, but we are thinking that we could in fact sustain greater damage. Three people were flung into the water when the wharf collapsed.

They were rescued. It's NPR. The European airline based in Germany, Condor, has ended its service to several US cities. Texas Public Radio's Paul Flav reports that includes to and from San Antonio. Condor's flight to Frankfurt, Germany was the first direct European flight for San Antonio. After less than a year, it has ended. According to the San Antonio Airport, the decision came after the German Federal Court of Justice overturned measures that allowed competitor Lufthansa

to feed Condor's direct flights. Condor also ended service to Minneapolis, Baltimore, Phoenix, as well as Edmonton and Halifax, Canada. The flight began in May of 2024 and ended in September. It had reportedly experienced lax interest on either side of the flight, cutting some of its service this summer. I'm Paul Flavin, San Antonio.

The union representing Starbucks workers says it will expand its strike against the coffee retailer today. Starbucks Workers United says the walkout will spread from 60 stores to more than 300. It's supposed to be a five-day strike over wages and benefits. The Teamsters union says thousands of Amazon workers remain on strike at several sites across the country. They're demanding that Amazon reach new labor contracts. Amazon says the Teamsters don't represent all their workers because some are third-party

contractors. NASA says its Parker Solar probe should have just zoomed by the Sun. It was supposed to pass fewer than four million miles away from the Sun's surface. That's closer than any human-made object has ever gone. The probe is studying the Sun's outer atmosphere. Scientists want to learn why it's so much hotter than the Sun's surface. This is NPR.