Biden’s Carte Blanche for Israel, an Assassination Attempt on the Slovakian PM, and More
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On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek are back at “it” (the news). This week: in Gaza, a Rafah invasion update and Biden’s “red line” (0:29), more questions about Israel’s postwar plans (6:16), an update on the humanitarian situation and the American “aid pier” (11:10), and the Biden administration’s refusal to punish Israeli rights violations (15:05); Egypt-Israel tensions are escalating as Gaza continues to deteriorate (19:56); in Myanmar, a report on the forced conscription of the nation’s embattled Rohingya minority (22:49); in Sudan, the RSF has surrounded the city of El-Fasher, trapping about 2.5 million displaced civilians (25:36); the US withdrawal from Niger grinds on as the former sends a negotiating team to iron out the details (28:08); Vladimir Putin replaces defense minister Sergei Shoigu (30:34); in Ukraine, a new Russian offensive (33:34) and a visit from Antony Blinken (35:57); prime minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot five times in an attempted assassination (36:54); the State Department removes Cuba from a counterterrorism list only to keep it on a terrorism supporter list (38:23); a New Cold War update featuring Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese imports (40:29) and Putin visits Xi Jinping (42:23).
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Boys watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024.
(AFP via Getty Images)On this episode of American Prestige, we’re back with more headlines from around the world. This week: in Gaza, a Rafah invasion update and Biden’s “red line” (0:29), more questions about Israel’s postwar plans (6:16), an update on the humanitarian situation and the American “aid pier” (11:10), and the Biden administration’s refusal to punish Israeli rights violations (15:05); escalating Egypt-Israel tensions as Gaza continues to deteriorate (19:56); a report from Myanmar on the forced conscription of the nation’s embattled Rohingya minority (22:49); the siege by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces of the city of El-Fasher, trapping about 2.5 million displaced civilians (25:36); the US withdrawal from Niger, grinding on as the former sends a negotiating team to iron out details (28:08); the replacement of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by Vladimir Putin (30:34); a new Russian offensive in Ukraine (33:34) and a visit from Antony Blinken (35:57); the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. shot five times (36:54); the State Department’s removal of Cuba from a counterterrorism list while keeping it on a list of terrorism supporters (38:23); a New Cold War update featuring Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese imports (40:29) and Putin’s visit with Xi Jinping (42:23).
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Gaza Aid Blocked Amid Winter Storm, Thailand–Cambodia Conflict Resumes, M23 Advances in DRC | American Prestige
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Danny and Derek will sadly not be doing a CBS News town hall event. This week in the news: the Thailand–Cambodia conflict resumes (1:47); the DRC–M23 conflict also resumes as M23 makes new advances (7:05); in Gaza, questions remain over the “second phase” of the ceasefire as a winter storm hits (10:38); separatists in Yemen gain control of the country’s south (17:18); the RSF takes Sudan’s largest oilfield (21:02); an attempted coup is foiled in Benin (23:31); Trump gives NATO a 2027 ultimatum on defense spending (26:05); Ukraine responds to the U.S. peace plan while Trump expresses frustration (29:46); controversy erupts in Honduras over election ballot-counting snafus (35:56); and in these great United States, Congress removes “right to repair” from the NDAA after contractors lobby against it (38:53).
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