PKK Ceasefire, Ukraine Aid in Question, Blackrock Targets Panama Canal
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PKK Ceasefire, Ukraine Aid in Question, Blackrock Targets Panama Canal | American Prestige
This week in the American Prestige news roundup: the Gaza truce expires and Israel resumes its blockade (0:29); the Arab League proposes a “day after” plan for the Strip which Trump rejects (5:53); the US is negotiating directly with Hamas (10:30); the PKK declares a ceasefire in Turkey (13:24); fighting breaks out on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan (15:10); a political crisis emerges in South Sudan (20:04); in Ukraine news, Zelensky embarks on a “repentance tour” while Trump suspends arms (22:00); the EU considers the “ReArm Europe” plan (28:52); BlackRock is buying up Panama Canal ports (31:01); and updates on the Trump tariff front (33:48).
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Containers and cranes at the Port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.
(Walter Hurtado / Bloomberg via Getty Images)On this week’s news roundup from American Prestige: the Gaza truce expires and Israel resumes its blockade (0:29); the Arab League proposes a “day after” plan for the Strip which Trump rejects (5:53); the US is negotiating directly with Hamas (10:30); the PKK declares a ceasefire in Turkey (13:24); fighting breaks out on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan (15:10); a political crisis emerges in South Sudan (20:04); in Ukraine news, Zelensky embarks on a “repentance tour” while Trump suspends arms (22:00); the EU considers the “ReArm Europe” plan (28:52); BlackRock is buying up Panama Canal ports (31:01); and updates on the Trump tariff front (33:48).
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