NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jorge Quijano, former Panama Canal administrator from 2012 to 2019. He disagrees with the Trump administration's assertions about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.

STEPHEN FOWLER, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: Set the scene for us ... 12 years to right the wrongs of what has been done the last four years. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "STAR-SPANGLED BANNER") UNIDENTIFIED ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, about the politics that influenced the timing of the ceasefire deal, and what the future holds for Gaza.

NPR's Eyder Peralta is just across the Southern border in Juarez, Mexico. Hi, Eyder. EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: Eyder, tell us more about where you are and what you're seeing. PERALTA: ...

Hi, Kat. KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: Tell us more about this new military operation. What's going on? LONSDORF: Yeah, it's in Jenin, which is a city and a refugee camp in the northern ...

To talk more about all this, we're joined by NPR's Kat Lonsdorf, who was just in the West Bank. Hi, Kat. KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: Tell us more about this new military operation. What's ...

Hi, Debbie. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: You got snow at the beach down there? ELLIOTT: We do. It's just insane. It's coming down very hard. We've had about 3" in our little rain ...

Hi, Debbie. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: You got snow at the beach down there? ELLIOTT: We do. It's just insane. It's coming down very hard. We've had about 3" in our little rain gauge ...