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Secretary of State Chuck Hagel wrapped up a visit to Afghanistan today with a bit of good news for U.S. forces, a possible budget agreement in Washington may relieve some of the Pentagon’s financial woes1. And as NPR’s Larry Abramson reports from Kabul, Hagel also told troops the U.S. is optimistic that a bilateral2 security agreement with Afghanistan will be finalised.
President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a security agreement and during Hagel’s visit he held no meetings with Karzai, saying there’s nothing left to discuss, the
pact3 has already been negotiated and needs to be signed. Speaking to U.S. soldiers in Kandahar province, Hague said the U.S. wants to have a continuing role after 2014.
But we can’t do that unless we have an agreement that needs to be signed by the leader of this sovereign nation.
Hagel is wrapping up a two-day tour of Afghanistan, saying the U.S. believes the Afghan people support the agreement even if Karzai continues to resist. Larry Abramson, NPR News, Kabul.
South Korea is responding to China’s new air
defense4 zone in the East China Sea by extending its own. Both moves are raising regional tensions. Jason Strother reports from Seoul.
South Korea's expanded air defense zone will
partially5 overlap6 some of China’s. It includes a submerged rock in the Yellow Sea that both countries claim, the Korean zone, which comes into effect on the 15th, also includes parts of Japan’s own zone. There are concerns that these air zones could spark military standoffs. China now requires that all flights passing through its airspace, radio in first, enforcement has been mixed, but Beijing recently
scrambled7 fighter jets to trial foreign planes.
Vice8 President Joe Biden who left South Korea this weekend called on the East Asian neighbours to resolve these disagreements. For NPR News, I’m Jason Strother, in Seoul.
North Korea’s state media acknowledges that Kim Jong-un’s powerful uncle has been dismissed. The country’s second most powerful official is accused of
corruption9, drug use, and a long list of other anti-state acts. Un’s uncle was long considered as his
mentor10.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says any agreement that might emerge from talks with the Palestinians will likely result in what he calls a cold peace and he says Israel is insisting on iron-clad security arrangement in case of
collapses11.
It must withstand the forces of terrorism and the
ravaging12 forces of
radicalism13 and all the forces backed by Iran and others that will try to
unravel14 the peace.
Netanyahu made the comments in a video address today to an annual Washington
forum15 of U.S. and Israeli leaders. President Obama
spoke16 to the same group yesterday, delivering a more optimistic view. He said a peace framework can be
attained17 within months. In July, the Obama administration launched a 9-month process in an effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This is NPR.
An Olympic gold medal won by American runner Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games sold at
auction18 today for more than $1.4 million. SCP Auction says it’s the highest price ever paid for a piece of memorabilia. Owens won several gold medals that year, the same year
Nazi19 leader Adolf Hitler attended the games. He was using them to showcase his notion of Aryan
supremacy20.
In college football, a lost by
previously21 undefeated Ohio State last night opened the door for one lost team to play for the National Championship. NPR’s Mike Pesca reports matchup for that game will likely pit Florida State against Auburn.
At dawn on Saturday, there were two undefeated teams in the biggest division of college football, Florida State continued its unblemished run crashing Duke 55-7. But Michigan State upended Ohio State. This means there are several teams with a single loss that could be selected face Florida State for the championship. The strongest case can be made by Auburn, which won 59-42 over Missouri yesterday. Auburn was on the run to begin the year just as they were in 2010 when they went on to win the National Championship. Well, as seven national champions have been from Auburn’s conference, the SEC, Florida State can snap that straight January 6th in Pasadena. Mike Pesca, NPR News.
At the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. at this hour, Herbie Hancock, is one of five artists being honoured for contributions to American culture. This year’s other honourees are Billy Joe, Carlos Santana, Martina
Arroyo22 and Shirley MacLaine.
I’m Barbara Klein, NPR News, in Washington.
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