NPR News: 09-13-2026 3AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump is in Dublin, where he met Saturday with Prime Minister Mejell Martin, who is also known as the T-Shock, and Irish President Catherine Connolly. Trump caused outrage when he suggested that Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, should be united. As NPR's Franco-Ordoan just tells us. He really did set off a bit of a political crisis here when he said that this idea would be a terrifying one for Northern Ireland, and that was quickly apparent. As we heard almost immediately from Northern Ireland leaders, really rejecting this idea, now Trump boasted that the T-Shock was the guy actually who could solve this issue, and that remark itself made the T-Shock Martin seem to be very uncomfortable, and Martin quickly sought to change the subject. That's NPR's Franco-Ordoan yes. Open AI's leader says his company will not rush when it comes to developing AI that comes after a warning from anthropic leaders that AI could destroy humans if it's not controlled.

1:00NPR's Shandleys Duster reports. Open AI CEO Sam Altman says his company will slow down AI advancement after a warning that a rush can make the technology uncontrollable. During an interview with Fortune magazine, Altman also said the company would delay its public offering until at least 2027 because of safety concerns. We're not rushing into an IPO. I actually think that given everything happening with safety, this would be right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that. Altman said company officials have discussed pausing runs on the technology to make progress and making it safer. Shandleys Duster in PR News. Djibouti says 1,400 people have arrived in that country from Yemen in just 24 hours because of fighting between Yemeni government forces and Houthi militias. Ian McWilliams, a McWilliam rather, has more on that story. The rebel Houthi movement controls a large part of Northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. In recent days, its fighters, Al-Adaith Iran, have seized control of Yemen's entire

2:04Red Sea coast, capturing the historic coffee port of Mocha on Thursday. Djibouti says the fighting is displacing Yemeni civilians, and some, including women in children, are now crossing the barb and Mandeb's straight to seek safety. The economy minister, Iliaz Musa-Dawaleh, said several vessels had to be rescued after running out of fuel. The Houthi's advance has tightened their grip on the vital waterway, which controls shipping access to the Red Sea and Suez Canal, and they say they'll now blockade Saudi shipping through it. That was Ian McWilliam with our report. Leaders of the BRICS nations, which include Russia, China, India, and Brazil, are expressing concern this weekend over rising tensions in the Middle East. The leaders say they're working toward a greater voice for developing countries. In a statement, he indirectly criticizing the U.S., the member nations also voice concern over attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities. You're listening to NPR News. Eight people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine. Over nine dozens of others were wounded in the Black Sea port of Odessa,

3:07as well as the surrounding areas 35 people were injured, in what local officials are describing as a massive attack. The upper floors of a residential high rise were destroyed, and three people were killed when cars were hit by drones in the Dinesques region. South Africa has extradited six Nigerian nationals to the U.S. This follows an operation by Nigerian authorities earlier this year to disrupt activities linked to a criminal organization involved in romance, scams, and other cyber fraud, Michael Kolokias. In a statement today, South African police say that Nigerian nationals were handed over to FBI agents at a South African airport are alleged to be members of the Black Axe Organized Criminal Network. According to police, the extradited suspects are alleged to have targeted scores of women in the U.S. and defrauded them of more than $6 million through online scams. Black Axe grew out of a student fraternity in Nigeria, evolving into a violent criminal organization. In July this year, Nigerian authorities said they arrested several suspects in Nigeria,

4:08after foiling what they described as a celebration to mark a Black Axe anniversary. For NPR News, a Michael Kolokias. Elena Rabakana is the new world number one women's tennis player after defeating defending champion arena Sabelinka Saturday at the U.S. Open. Rabakana had not played for seven days before the tournament because of an ankle injury that forced her to pull out of a tournament in Cincinnati. After the win, she said she's falling in love with New York more and more. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.