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ISA SOARES, CNN ANCHOR: China pushes for a new global order in a showcase of alliances attended for Western eyes. "One World" starts right now.
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts more than 20 world leaders, including Russia's Putin, as Beijing and its allies look to become a counterweight to
the United States.
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured after a major earthquake rock eastern Afghanistan. We'll have a live report with the very
latest for you.
And U.S. President Donald Trump warns Chicago, we're coming as the White House plans a major immigration enforcement operation that could come any
day.
Live from London, I'm Isa Soares. This is the second hour and indeed the best hour of "One World. Very warm welcome, everyone.
And we begin, though, with a powerful, a new growing alliance that's presenting an alternative to international order and sending a very clear
message to an audience on the other side of the world, a summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. That includes Russian President Vladimir
Putin.
As you can see there, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to wrap up soon. And really, in this story, it's the pictures that tell the story.
Three leaders from the largest powers, not aligned with the West, laughing and presenting a show of unity at a time when Donald Trump's trade policies
are causing global disruption.
And while the U.S. President wasn't there, his shadows, you can imagine, loomed large. The Chinese leader took a veiled swipe at the White House
when he criticized, quote, bullying practices and urged members of the group to avoid a cold war mentality.
And the Russian president meantime advocated for a new system of security that would replace outdated models.
Let's get more with very late as now from our Ivan Watson in China.
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IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A show of international solidarity at a time of global uncertainty. Leaders of three
of the world's largest countries happily rubbing shoulders at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China.
WATSON: The leaders of China and Russia have long complained that the U.S. and its Western allies have dominated international relations. So now
they've gathered heads of state from across Asia and the Middle East into this vast building to call for the creation of a new world order.
WATSON (voice-over): The host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, denouncing bullying and double standards and promoting China as a champion for
developing countries.
XI JINPING, CHINESE PRESIDENT (through translator): The House rules of a few countries should not be imposed upon others.
WATSON (voice-over): Those points echoed by his close partner Vladimir Putin. Even as his military continues its nightly bombardment of Ukrainian
cities defying U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for peace.
But the Russian president accuses the West of starting Russia's war with Ukraine and makes his own appeal for a new global system of governance.
VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): A system that would replace the outdated Eurocentric and Euro-Atlantic models, taking into
account the interest of the broadest possible range of countries truly balanced.
WATSON (voice-over): But it is the presence of India's prime minister that has been most notable at this gathering. Narendra Modi came to China still
stinging from 50 percent tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Indian goods.
Snubbed by Washington, Modi is now mending fences with China. Despite an ongoing Chinese-Indian border dispute that five years ago turned very
deadly.
Modi also spent an hour talking to Putin in the Russian president's limousine. Demonstrating India has other powerful friends, if it can no
longer count on U.S. support.
WATSON: Chinese leader Xi Jinping demonstrated diplomatic might at this regional summit. In a few days' time, he'll put on a show of military
might. China is set to hold a huge military parade in Beijing. The VIP guests are to include Vladimir Putin, as well as the leaders of North Korea
and Iran.
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Ivan Watson, CNN, Tianjin, China.
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SOARES: And our thanks to Ivan for that report.
Let's dive a little bit deeper. Bobby Ghosh is a columnist and geopolitics analyst. And he joins me now for a Warren, Connecticut. Bobby, good to see
you.
I do want to start really with those really powerful images that our correspondent Ivan Watson was really highlighting there because they do
tell a story. Even perhaps they were choreographed or improvised. This is an alliance that -- that very much being built with some -- some of the
world's largest powers in a direct challenge to the United States.
What make of what you saw, the show of force and the show of unity as they wanted to be portrayed? What do you make of that, Bobby?
BOBBY GHOSH, COLUMNIST AND GEOPOLITICS ANALYST: I think the keyword there that you and Ivan have both used that it is a show. It is a show of
solidarity, a show of force. There is no alliance there. These are not countries that trust each other. These are countries that regard each other
sometimes with open hostility.
Modi is there because he was snubbed by Trump, but he's not there because India's natural interests coincide with those of China. They do not. China
and India are hostile towards each other.
This is all for the cameras. And frankly, it is not sustainable. It cannot last. Look at who else was at this party. It was mostly countries run by
tyrants and dictators. There were very, very few democratic countries represented there. India was a rare exception.
This is not really an alliance. This is just an opportunistic gathering of countries that at the moment have complaints about the West and complaints
about the United States.
Give it a couple of years if there's a change of government here, if there's a change of government there, these so-called alliance all
collapsed.
They're -- they're for show. They're not real.
SOARES: You mentioned Modi, Bobby. Let me bring that up because I think it's interesting the first time he's visiting China, I believe, in -- in
seven years. That is a big get, a big win for Xi Jinping.
How much do you think --
GHOSH: Yes.
GHOSH: -- that -- and that correspondent Ivan is talking about that. The -- the -- you know, the -- the tariffs that we've seen, the 50 percent
tariffs. How much does that influence you think potentially the decision and its rapport relationship with United States?
GHOSH: I'm sure the tariffs had a role to play. I'm sure the fact that the Trump administration put a lot of pressure on Modi to give Trump a win, to
-- to -- to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm sure that had a - - a role to play.
But you -- you step back a little bit and you realize that for all that these tariffs may have stung Modi, China is not going to buy the products
and services that India sells to the United States. China is not an alternative market. China wants to sell India things. It doesn't want to
buy things from India, nor is Russia capable of absorbing Indian exports that come to the United States.
In the end, for all this signaling, Modi is going to have to find a way to accommodate Trump, to accommodate American demands in some fashion or the
other. His country's economy cannot survive, cannot survive the shock that would come from a delinking from the United States. That is simply not on
the cards.
SOARES: And Xi spoke, and you would have heard this, spoke of the new world order, what he called global governance initiative. No idea what that
means.
What -- what does it mean? What is your understanding of what in terms -- in terms of foreign policy? What is that involved? And how attractive would
this be, Bobby, for, you know, for those leaders potentially in the global south?
GHOSH: Well, we know how China conducts foreign policy. We know what China considers to be allies. It considers countries that are under its thumb,
that do what it wants them to do to be its sort of area of influence.
The -- the -- the hugging the dragon has really turned out well for anybody who is caught inside of that -- that hug. He can lord it over these
countries because at the moment, they are upset with the United States and they feel like they need to band together with some other poll in
geopolitics.
But again, these are -- these are not really alliances of genuine interest or much less of ideology. These are alliances of convenience. These are
opportunistic and -- and to my view, they are entirely temporary.
I mean, Russia and China do have a deeper alliance. But again, that is also an alliance of dependence. Russia depends on China. China likes to have
dependencies, not really alliances.
SOARES: Yes. And these are not just diplomatic alliances, whether they want to paint diplomatic alliances. They're also economic alliances, some of
them. In Russia, depends on China, for the war in Ukraine, right? To keep it running.
We know that India depends on --
GHOSH: Yes.
SOARES: -- Russia for its oil. This is as much about economy than anything else here.
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GHOSH: That's exactly right. And -- and -- and economics as a basis for alliances is not a bad thing. But these are very, very in equal
relationships.
So, Russia needs China. China doesn't really need very much from Russia except for some oil and gas. And even for that, it has plenty of other
sources available in the Middle East.
So, the relationship is entirely one-sided. So, it's a -- it's a -- it's a little ironic to hear people like Xi Jinping and -- and -- and Vladimir
Putin talk about bullying when they are amongst the most -- they -- they are the -- the most -- how -- how to put this, they are some of the biggest
bullies in -- in global geopolitics at the moment.
SOARES: Yes, indeed, indeed. And look, there was a veiled swipe, several veiled swipes at the United States talking about bullying practice. As you
said, cold war mentality.
How do you think that this would be that, you know, the words, but also the images, of course, would be received by the United States and President
Trump? I haven't seen him as of yet any reaction. But how do you think this would be received by him?
GHOSH: Well, he did put out a -- a social media tweet, I suppose, about India, claiming that India was offering to drop all its tariffs --
SOARES: Yes.
GHOSH: -- on the United States. Who knows if that is true? I'm sure he will respond in -- in his -- in the way he does, which is through social media.
And I'm sure it will be full of bombast and -- and claims that these countries will come to heal, whether they do or not.
But I don't think he necessarily needs to fear the -- the prospect Trump or -- or the United States in general, do not really need to fear the prospect
of a -- a new anti-American alliance.
The cold war mentality is an interesting reference. We have to remember that during the Cold War, you had the Western alliance or the alliance of
liberal democracies on one side, and then you had the Soviet alliance, but the Soviet alliance was characterized by dominance of the Soviet Union and
subservience of all the countries that were part of that alliance.
I can see that -- that kind of an arrangement would suit Xi Jinping. I don't think that would suit a lot of the countries, even many of the
countries that are in attendance at this summit in Tianjin this week.
SOARES: And really serves more than anyone Xi Jinping, of course, diplomatic fight as we look at some of these images, but also we are going
to see this week the military might, and that will also tell a very, very clear picture of what is intended.
GHOSH: Yes. And -- and also not who is going to be his guest at that parade. It is Kim Jong Un of North Korea. That is --
SOARES: Yes.
GHOSH: -- that is what China considers its -- its -- its friends, that is the kind of country that -- that it is most comfortable dealing with.
China -- China does a good line in military parades, as does -- as does Russia. We've seen these before. And they're very impressive to look at,
very choreographed. China's military power is real. And the United States is falling behind in terms of maintaining its superiority. These are
genuine concerns for people in Washington to take into account.
SOARES: Yes. And very briefly. I mean, we didn't mention Putin, but these images would play out across Russia, in Moscow, and could be interpreted,
and I'm sure they'll put spin on it, you know, many leaders around the world still welcome, still recognize Putin as a real leader.
This would go against very much any push that President Trump is trying to bring to a conclusion, of course, with the war in Ukraine, doesn't it?
GHOSH: Yes. But -- but, you know, that you're exactly right. This will be propagandized to the maximum --
SOARES: Yes.
GHOSH: -- by the -- the Russian government. Of course, anybody being -- looking past the first images will notice who it is that is in that
gathering. So you have, you know, the president of -- of Iran, and you have the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and you have the president of Belarus.
These are -- this is a gathering of pariahs that does not sort of really -- should not. If you are a Russian citizen, it should not impress you that
your president is welcome at such a gathering. But that is certainly how Moscow will try to spin it.
SOARES: Gathering of pariahs. Thank you very much, Bobby Ghosh. Appreciate you taking the time to break -- break it all down for us. Thank you.
GHOSH: Anytime, Isa.
SOARES: Thank you.
Now, a powerful earthquake ripped through eastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, setting off a massive rescue operation in a country where people
already played by hunger and an economy, of course, in crisis.
The magnitude six earthquake structures before midnight in a rather mountainous region, you can see in there near the Pakistan border. A
government spokesman says more than 800 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured.
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And you can see there, the local workers digging through the rubble of flattened houses. Some people are being ferried to hospitals by helicopter
with landslides and badly damaged roads.
As you can imagine, in hampering those efforts to try and reach these very remote and mountainous areas.
Our Nic Robertson joins me now from London. And, Nic, as we look at these images, this is just truly devastating for Afghanistan. Just bring us up to
date with the very latest where we are on the rescue and the recover -- recovery underway.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Yes. The government spokesman says that they, the government, have been able to reach all the
affected villages. Some aid organizations are saying that -- that some villages, they're only reachable on foot. And that takes about three hours.
So, although some people are being rescued from some locations by helicopter, anyone sort of in one of these really remote villages is still
going to find it hard to get that sort of better level of care and support.
And -- and the government spokesman alluded to that because he said, look, the non-governmental organizations, groups like the U.N. International
Rescue Committee and others are still making their plans about getting to these affected areas. And they won't be out in the field until Tuesday.
So -- so that's sort of part of the picture. And I think the images really tell the other part of the story there, the -- the devastation and -- and
how badly collapsed these homes are.
You know, to sort of paint a picture of what it's like in that -- in that area, it is mountainous, it is remote. There are dirt roads that connect
these villages. They have been affected by heavy rains recently. The quake has made landslides on those roads.
But the homes in those villages are very often just made of mud, rocks and wood. Trees, in fact, the -- the trees are sort of the -- the sort of
struts that provide the roof and they're interlocked with leaves and -- and mud placed on top of that.
So, they are very vulnerable to -- to the earthquake. And because it's struck in the middle of the night as well, that's leading to the high
casualty toll because people would have been in their homes, not out in the fields working.
But the picture at the moment is -- is of government appearing to be able to get to some of these places, but they don't have a full picture yet of
exactly how many have been killed and injured.
SOARES: Yes. And the next few hours, Nic, I imagine, will be critical, of course, in trying to get to those people in these -- in these remote areas.
You were talking about the NGOs making their plans. The reason so many of them having to make these plans, because of course, foreign aid has been
slashed. It's undermined their ability to kind of respond to these sorts of disasters. Speak to just how much it has been a blow for Afghanistan.
ROBERTSON: A huge blow. The foreign aid budgets have been cut by many countries. The United States, perhaps the most significant as one of the
biggest spenders previously, $1.7 billion of aid to Afghanistan has been knocked off the budget there by the United States this year alone.
What is the knock-on effect of that? Well, often these aid budgets, they spend heavily in healthcare and hospitals. They spend on education. They
spend on trying to sort of provide humanitarian relief in catastrophes like this, so having additional food supplies or food supplies available.
Healthcare is obviously in the front line here. One of the U.N. groups, UNOCHA, spoke today. Their spokesman who was speaking today had said, look,
the Afghan government has been able to operate a couple of their helicopters into this area.
But we, the U.N., the spokesperson said, have a helicopter. We just had to decommission it earlier this year because --
SOARES: Wow.
ROBERTSON: -- we didn't have the funds for it. We're trying to get -- we're trying to re-commission it and put it back into action.
So, when life-saving support, in terms of helicopter relief and that sort of thing is time sensitive, absolutely critical, that real sharp edge of
rescue recovery is being blunted. And then the back end in hospitals, the medical services and support, that's being whittled down as well by the --
by the lack of international aid.
SOARES: Nic Robertson, I know you'll stay across the story for us. Thank you very much, Nic.
Well as Nic was mentioning there, a lot of international aid groups pulled out of Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power. That was in 2021.
Now the United Nations and others are rushing in to try and get delivered that emergency assistance.
Earlier, my colleague Max Foster spoke to Mark Calder from World Vision Afghanistan. Have a listen to this.
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MARK CALDER, ADVOCACY DIRECTOR, WORLD VISION AFGHANISTAN: They don't just destroy buildings and the people in them. They really shredded the layers
of protection around children. We're a child-focused organization at World Vision.
And so as an organization, focusing on children and at risk people, we want to do whatever we can to -- to help rebuild some of those layers of
protection.
And as you say, at the moment, organizations such as World Vision, our local Afghan partners, the authorities are all coordinating to ensure that,
you know, there's not duplication. People don't fall through the gaps.
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But it's really important to flag that in some of these very remote areas, as -- as your colleagues were saying, there's urgent need for -- for
shelter, emergency shelter, clean water, food, hygiene products, just to stop what is an intense moment of suffering really spiraling out of control
through the spread of disease and protection issues and so on.
MAX FOSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: How are you managing that? Because obviously there's been a massive withdrawal of aid money going into Afghanistan
because they don't want to go through the Taliban.
So, how -- how are all the aid organizations coordinating that resource which is, you know, because you need a surge there, don't you?
CALDER: Yes. This has been a -- a major challenge this year. The -- the very sudden drop in assistance for Afghanistan.
And I think it's worth remembering that Afghanistan is -- is already one of the -- the world's worst humanitarian crises. 3.5 million children in
Afghanistan live with acute malnutrition. Roughly half of the population, nearly 23 million, are in need of humanitarian assistance already.
And so communities such as these are -- are really not well prepared for sustaining shocks as severe as this.
That said, there's an awful lot that can be achieved if resources are available. We have Afghan NGO partners in the area just now. They have
incredible knowledge of -- of the realities on the ground. They're used to dealing with the challenges in remote parts of Eastern, Northeastern
Afghanistan.
And they're able to get, you know, where sort of the bigger organizations aren't able to directly. So -- so there is potential, there is potential to
-- to -- to deal with the -- the -- the short-term crisis and the longer- term effects.
And we've had experience of doing that even, you know, two years ago in -- in -- in Herat province where we're headquartered. There were a series of
very severe earthquakes. And the -- the response then was actually very well coordinated between agencies and -- and managed to, you know, reduce
some of the suffering.
So -- so it's about getting that balance between recognizing the -- the severity of the challenge, but also the potential for -- for making a
difference if we act quickly and -- and generously.
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SOARES: And that was Mark Calder of World Vision Afghanistan speaking to CNN earlier.
And coming up right here, CNN has been -- has seen an internal message at the State Department, which is implementing a sweeping new policy for
Palestinian passport holders trying to visit the U.S. We'll give you all the details next.
And then later, children in the middle of a deportation battle, why a judge is blocking the U.S. from sending them back to Guatemala.
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SOARES: The Trump administration is crafting a sweeping post-war redevelopment plan for Gaza, according to "The Washington Post." The goal
is to turn Gaza into a trusteeship administered by the United States for at least 10 years, while it's transformed into what's described as, quote, a
gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub, as you can see there.
A 38-page prospectus viewed by the post calls for the relocation of Gaza's entire population of more than two million people. Palestinians who depart
voluntarily would receive a $5,000 cash payment and subsidies to cover four years of rent elsewhere and one year of food. But those who stay would be
sent to restricted, secured zones inside the enclave.
Now an internal message seen by CNN reveals that the State Department is instructing diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport
holders.
The cable, which has been signed by the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, tells embassies as well as consulates to reject non-immigrant
visas. And that type of visa is usually for students, tourists and business people. The restrictions apply whether applicants live in Gaza, the West
Bank or overseas.
Our State Department reporter Jennifer Hansler is following all the developments for us from Washington, D.C.
So, Jen, just talk us through this memo, when was it written, when was it instructed and how it's been received here.
JENNIFER HANSLER, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTER: Well, Isa, this cable is really sweeping in its scope. It was dated back on August 18th and it went
to, as you said, all diplomatic posts around the world and then instructed diplomat to refuse any non-immigrant visas for, quote, all otherwise
eligible Palestinian Authority passport holders.
So, this is a very large group of people. This could be Palestinians in the West Bank in Gaza, even abroad if they are holding that particular type of
passport.
And then the non-immigrant visa category is also very, very large. It contains a number of different categories, students, business people,
people coming from medical assistance, for example. This is a very wide- ranging directive.
Now, it's unclear whether this is a temporary policy, but the cable did say it was effective immediately.
Now, the State Department hasn't really explained why it is taking this step now, but it is among a number of other steps they have taken that are
ultimately blocking Palestinians from coming to the United States.
Back on August 16th, they put a post on X saying that they were going to block all visitor visas for people coming from Gaza as they did some sort
of security review. It's unclear what prompted that review.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said they had heard concerns of potential misuse of these visas and potential ties to Hamas by groups that were
facilitating them. The State Department has not shared any of that evidence with us. This also comes as they are blocking even Palestinian officials
from coming to the United States.
Now, the State Department said in a response yesterday, quote, every visa decision is a national security decision. And the State Department is
vetting and adjudicating visa decisions for PA password holders accordingly. Isa.
SOARES: Yes, interesting. The timing, of course, with U.N. General Assembly, you expected to start next week. Jen, I know -- I know you'll
stay across this for us. Good to see you. Jennifer Hansler there.
And still to come.
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BRANDON JOHNSON, MAYOR OF CHICAGO: Do not want to see tanks in our streets.
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SOARES: The mayor of Chicago and his city bracing for another welcome immigration crackdown this week. We'll go live to Chicago next.
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SOARES: Welcome back to "One World." I'm Isa Soares.
Tensions are escalating between the Trump administration and Illinois leaders this week. Sources tell CNN, Homeland Security has plans to send
hundreds of ICE and other federal agents to the city as part of an immigration crackdown, and possibly National Guard troops as well. But the
governor says he's had zero contact from the federal government about those plans.
Have a listen to this.
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GOV. JB PRITZKER (D-IL): No one in the administration, the president or anybody under him, has called anyone in my administration or -- and me,
have not called the city of Chicago or anyone else.
JOHNSON: We do not want to see tanks in our streets. We do not want to see families ripped apart. We do not want grandmothers thrown into the back of
unmarked vans.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SOARES: Joining now from Chicago is our law enforcement correspondent, Whitney Wild.
And, Whitney, hearing from just two -- two voices there, really paints the picture of what is to come of how it may be received. Talk us through what
your understanding is of what this next phase of the Trump administration crackdown, what that may look like in Illinois and Chicago.
Sources are telling CNN that this is going to look a lot like what happened in Los Angeles, which was a ramp up of immigration enforcement and the role
of the National Guard in that case was more of a peacekeeping effort. It was intended, according to the administration, to ensure that customs and
border protection agents and immigration agents could carry out their duties safely and effectively.
However, here in Chicago, there is a lot of concern about this. The concern is that this ramped up immigration enforcement, plus the National Guard, is
going to not have a peacekeeping effect, but will have the opposite effect.
Here's a more from Illinois governor, JB Pritzker.
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PRITZKER: They ought to be coordinating with local law enforcement. They ought to let us know when they're coming, but they don't want to do that
either. And I must say it's disruptive. It's dangerous. It tends to inflame passions on the ground when they don't let us know what their plans are and
when we can't coordinate with them.
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WILD: The expectation here is that this enforcement, again, will look more like Los Angeles, which is different from an idea that the president has
floated, which would be just a standalone crime crackdown. And that would be a surge of federal assets as well.
Also accompanied by the National Guard, those plans, though, are still, you know, possibly coming into focus. It is not clear yet that that effort is
going to be real.
What we do expect, though, is that this immigration push is going to kick off by the end of the week at least at -- at a minimum with assets being
deployed to Chicago, at least by Friday. Isa?
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SOARES: And do we have a sense, Whitney, and just to branch it out for our viewers around the world in terms of the statistics. We're talking about
crime and the -- the -- the point that the Trump administration is trying to make. Do we have a sense of how bad it is?
WILD: Well, the administration and city leaders here have completely different ideas of what this data represents. So, let me walk you through
it.
What you're seeing in Chicago is major crime drops in major categories. You're seeing double digit drops and things like homicides, shootings,
carjackings.
At the same time, this was a very violent weekend. There were 52 people who were shot over Labor Day weekend. Seven people have died. The
administration seizing on that data point to say, look, the city is very dangerous.
And no one here ignores the idea that there is a violence problem here. However, city leaders and state leaders are saying, yes, they do need
federal help, but it cannot come in the form of the National Guard because that is not helpful. They have no practical role.
And then finally, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has said several times that he just doesn't think this is a sincere effort to try to curb crime because
if it was, there would be some coordination with local police.
That happens quite often here where federal resources kind of team up with local teams and then they have task forces that move in tandem to try to
curb crime. A lot of people believe that that's an effective strategy.
However, what Illinois Governor Pritzker is saying is that that does not seem to be the case here, that they seem to be coming in a standalone
fashion to do what he says he doesn't know, not taking what the administration is saying that this is a crime reduction strategy at face
value, Isa.
SOARES: Whitney Wild in Chicago for us this hour. Thanks very much, Whitney.
Now, a U.S. judge has stepped in and blocked the Trump administration from deporting dozens of children back to Guatemala. Some of the children had
already been put on board a plane when the judge's ruling came down on Sunday.
The Trump administration said the children are alone in the U.S. and do not have parents in the country. But it admits that some of them had been with
other relatives. The judge has put the deportation on hold for 14 days while she seeks more information about the children.
Our Gustavo Valdes is tracking the story. So, Gustavo, just break it down for us. Give us a sense or talk us through rather how this all unfolded
because this is quite something.
GUSTAVO VALDES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, it is. It seems like this was the idea of the Guatemala government. They issued a statement Sunday on X
explaining that they raised this idea of bringing the children to Guatemala, especially those 17-year-old, near their 18th birthday because
then they would become adults and they would be transferred to an adult facility.
So, they wanted them to get back to their country. And that is the agreement from which the United States seems to be operating. But attorneys
for these children argue that some of the minors who would be returned would be returned to the conditions they were trying to flee in the first
place, that they haven't had an opportunity to present their case in the United States and that they do have some relative in the United States that
might want -- that can't take care of them.
Although many of these children were in detention center. They were not get placed with any relative or somebody who would take care of them. The
lawyer says they -- they need to be given the opportunity to present their case to remain in the United States.
The judge highlighted the fact that the government was trying to send these children in the middle of the night. The ruling came at 2:00 in the
morning, something she said was highly unusual, but yet here we are. That's what she said.
But this is only paused for 14 days and we'll see how many other children. There are estimated hundreds of children that were in U.S. custody that
could be affected by whatever the judge decides.
SOARES: And, Gustavo, I understand that we've also -- you've also been hearing from some or the families waiting, of course, for loved ones back
in Guatemala. What have you been hearing? What have they been telling you?
VALDES: Well, indeed, we see the images from Guatemala. They were ready to receive them to welcome them back. The president Arevalo this morning said
they are ready to receive about 150 minors each week, depending on whether they can identify their relatives, if they know where their parents are.
But we heard from one of these family members in Guatemala saying that they had recognized they sent the child to the United States because his mother
is suffering from cancer and couldn't take care of him. He wanted to continue his education, so he was sent to the United States. And they were
waiting for him yesterday in Guatemala, but that hasn't happened.
They asked me that they would like for this child to have a better future in the United States. But we have to remember what conditions apply for a
person to receive asylum in the United States. Oftentimes, just wanting a better life is not an answer.
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But children -- the reason there is an emergency ruling from the judge is because children that arrive to the United States, they do have better
protections than adults.
SOARES: In certain and very much, as you said, anxious times for the children and their families.
Gustavo Valdes. Thank you very much, Gustavo. Good to see you.
Now, Republicans and Democrats are looking to shore up votes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, which will determine which party controls Congress.
Mr. Trump says he will sign an executive order that will require all voters to show their idea polls and to ban mail-in voting with some exceptions.
The president has long claimed that the 2020 election was marred by widespread voter fraud. The Justice Department in time is also demanding
access to state databases containing the personal information of tens of millions of voters across the United States.
The agency says it wants to ensure compliance with a federal law that requires states to maintain accurate voting registration roles. But some
officials are refusing to comply, given that it is the states that run elections, not the federal government.
North Korea's military shows off in Ukraine in a new propaganda video, but experts say it is more fiction than fact. We'll bring you all the details
next.
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SOARES: It's been a day of relative calm in Indonesia following the worst wave of violent protests in the country for years. Students were back on
the streets on Monday expressing frustrations about the country's leadership and that follows deadly protests if you remember last week.
Local new reports said things escalated dramatically after a police vehicle hit and killed a ride-share driver.
Demonstrations have erupted right across the country in recent days with some protesters setting fire to government buildings and others looting
lawmakers' home.
Now, a man has been charged with murder over the shooting of a prominent Ukrainian lawmaker. Andriy Parubiy was killed on Saturday in the city of
Lviv in western Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy says the suspect has given a statement to authorities and an investigation is underway. Parubiy had been the chair of Ukraine's
parliament and also secretary of the national security and defense Council.
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The European Union says a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, and you can see that the president of the E.U. Commission, was targeted by GPS jamming
while it was trying to land in Bulgaria.
It says Bulgarian authorities suspect was -- a suspect part of the interference was carried out by Russia. The plane landed safely after the
pilots used paper maps.
Our Melissa Bell has more for you.
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MELISSA BELL, CNN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT: A plane carrying the top E.U. leader targeted by GPS jamming. Ursula von der Leyen, the European
Commission president, was on a whistle-stop tour of Eastern Europe and trying to land in southern Bulgaria when the plane systems went down with
the pilots having to land the aircraft using paper maps. That's according to a source close to this incident.
What we've learned from the European Commission is that they heard from Bulgarian authorities very quickly after the incident and then announced it
to the public on Monday that the Bulgarian authorities believe that it was Moscow behind these attempts.
This, of course, in the wake of many years of hybrid warfare being waged on European ground, often in the shape of these sorts of incidents of GPS
jamming.
Ursula von der Leyen landed safely in southern Bulgaria but spoke immediately having knowledge of what had just gone on, but before the rest
of the world found out of the fact that there was an important need to remember the urgency of continuing to deal with Russian aggression and
continuing to support Ukraine.
That's what her tour had been about trying to shore up support for Ukraine even as ceasefire talks appear to falter.
Melissa Bell, CNN Paris.
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SOARES: North Korean media reports leader Kim Jong Un was seen inspecting a new missile production line just days ahead of his visit to Beijing for a
massive military parade.
Kim will join two dozen foreign leaders on Wednesday including Russian President Vladimir Putin at the closely watched event hosted by Chinese
leader Xi Jinping.
Our Mike Valerio has more for you from Seoul.
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MIKE VALERIO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepares to take an elevated place on the world stage traveling to
Beijing for a historic first, Kim meeting with both Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kim's regime is out with a new highly edited propaganda video designed to show the North Korean people an idealized glimpse of how the North's army
is fighting in Russia's war in Ukraine.
But the reality of the video, multiple if not most of the scenes appear to be staged. CNN cannot verify if any scenes show actual combat. The point of
the display though, experts say, is to show glory, a sanitized picture of sacrifice.
Title cards purporting to describe how some North Korean soldiers were killed, painting their service as part of a heroic struggle helping Russia.
HONG MIN, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, KOREA INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL UNIFICATION (through translator): It could form a narrative that North Korea's national
status has risen through its participation in the Ukraine war. And that it is forming a solidarity front with powerful countries on the diplomatic
stage.
VALERIO (voice-over): While much of the footage is dubious, the message is clear. North Korea trying to show it's no longer the isolated regime of
years ago.
MIN (through translator): It does connect North Korea's participation in Ukraine war with its diplomatic achievement of Kim Jong Un becoming an
important leader with a strategic position in North East Asia that is on par with Putin and Xi Jinping.
VALERIO (voice-over): But Professor Andrei Lankov notes the timing of Kim's latest propaganda documentary could be part of a continued effort to show
the new experience North Korea's army is gaining.
ANDREI LANKOV, PROFESSOR OF KOREAN STUDIES, KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY: For a long time, for decades, North Korean propaganda always emphasized the
significance of the military. However, it had very little, real, actual stuff to talk about.
VALERIO (voice-over): North Korean state media also released new photos on Monday showing Kim examining a, quote, newly inaugurated missile production
line taken together the images paint a picture of a nation trying to assume a new place on the geopolitical stage. North Korea figuratively and
literally standing with Russia and China.
VALERIO: Worth noting the last time a North Korean leader was at a Chinese military parade that was back in 1959. This will be the first multilateral
meeting Kim Jong Un attends with more than two world leaders present.
In fact, there will be more than 20 world leaders at this gathering in Beijing.
Mike Valerio CNN, Seoul.
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SOARES: We're going to take a short break. We'll see you on the other side.
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SOARES: Welcome back, everyone.
One young tennis fan is getting a boost from Polish tennis star Kamil Majchrzak after another fan engaged in an unsportsmanlike conduct. We have
to show you this. Video has gone viral on social media of the star signing souvenirs following a second round U.S. open win.
As he appeared to hand his hat to a boy in the crowd, a man standing nearby snatched it away. But thanks to social media he was able to track down the
boy. Our Don Riddell joins me now.
And, Don, I mean I looked at this video. This is like a grown man stealing from a child. He should be ashamed of himself. What more can you tell us?
DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: It's not a good look. Is it -- is it, Isa?
Yes. You know, there have been so many really compelling storylines from the first week of the U.S. Open from the matches, around the matches, off
the court. But this one really was quite wild.
So, Kamil Majchrzak is the player. He was signing things for the fans and the kids. And a -- a man who seemed to be unrelated to the boy seemed to
snatch it and stuff it into his wife's bag. And so, of course, it went viral. Of course there was uproar.
Two things have happened since. So one, the player I think as you just mentioned, Kamil Majchrzak, was able to track down the young fan and he was
able to treat him to a big bunch of goodies and a whole load of U.S. Open bits and pieces.
Separately, the man has apologized and get this, he is a millionaire CEO. So, the look is even worse. It sounds like his business just got review
bombed online.
So, his reputation has taken somewhat over here for this, but he has issued an apology on Facebook. He -- in fact, it was an unequivocal apology for
his poor judgment hurtful actions. He said he thought the player was giving him the cap to give to his sons and he says he has returned the hat back to
the young fan. But, yes, quite a story.
SOARES: Poor excuse. If you look at the video, you can tell very clearly that it wasn't even near him. It was to the boy. So, good on -- on -- on --
on the boy and on Kamil actually as well for coming out to help him.
But look, besides that, was there any drama as well? I've mentioned your stories I imagine in the courts too. Any drama?
RIDDELL: Loads. Yes, loads. Where do you want me to start? I mean, there was a match on Sunday that was really quite remarkable. Taylor Townsend
against Barbora Krejcikova.
Noteworthy for numerous reasons. Taylor Townsend is a black American tennis player who was accused by an opponent earlier in the competition of having
no class and no education. That was one of the stories that really did transcend this tournament.
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Townsend had eight match points in this one. She lost them all, Krejcikova advancing to the next round. But this has been a wonderful tournament for
Taylor Townsend, getting to the fourth round of a major tournament for only the second time in her career. And she was pretty upbeat afterwards.
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TAYLOR TOWNSEND, AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYER: I'm proud of myself. You know, I don't think that I've ever put on a performance like this. And even when I
had gone deep in some tournaments or played well, it's always was like, oh, OK, she's just on a run.
And I think that, you know, more than anything, I gained the respect of, you know, everyone in the tennis world, you know, and -- and put a lot of
my competitors on notice.
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RIDDELL: We're into the second week now, Isa. And I'm sure the amazing action and stories are going to keep on coming. Back to you.
SOARES: And I'm sure you'll come back and tell us all about it. Thanks very much, Don. Good to see you.
We'll have more ahead on "CNN World Sport" with Don Riddell. Thank you very much.
That does it for this hour of "One World." I'm Isa Soares. Be back in an hour for many more news. "Amanpour" is next.
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