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The IDF Kills More Aid Workers and Hit IRGC Officers in Damascus— Moscow Suffers Terror Attack

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IDF Kills More Aid Workers, IRGC Hit in Damascus, & a Moscow Terror Attack | American Prestige
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On this week's news episode of American Prestige, Derek and Danny return with the news. This week: In Gaza, the IDF kills members of the World Central Kitchen organization (0:31), Biden follows up with Netanyahu (6:18), more reports on the IDF’s AI targeting systems (10:35), and more; Israeli airstrikes hit Iranian IRGC officers in Syria (20:59); a drone strike in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw (25:04); the DPRK/North Korea tests a hypersonic missile (26:51); the results of Senegal’s election (29:01); Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador (31:02); a terrorist attack in Moscow (32:43); NATO discusses a Ukraine fund (35:27); a UN update on displacement in Haiti (38:42); and a New Cold War update featuring a Biden-Xi phone call (41:28).

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Vigil for a Polish aid worker killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike, held on April 4, 2024.

Vigil for a Polish aid worker killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike, held on April 4, 2024.

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On this week’s news episode of American Prestige: In Gaza, the IDF kills members of the World Central Kitchen organization (0:31); Biden follows up with Netanyahu (6:18); and we have more reports on the IDF’s AI targeting systems (10:35), and more; Israeli air strikes hit Iranian IRGC officers in Syria (20:59); a drone strike targets Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw (25:04); the DPRK/North Korea tests a hypersonic missile (26:51); the results of Senegal’s election are in (29:01); Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador (31:02); Moscow suffers a terrorist attack (32:43); NATO discusses a Ukraine fund (35:27); we also have a UN update on displacement in Haiti (38:42), and a New Cold War update featuring a Biden-Xi phone call (41:28).

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Sudan’s Endless War in Darfur and Beyond w/ Mat Nashed | American Prestige
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Derek and journalist Mat Nashed assess the state of Sudan’s ongoing civil war, particularly the fall of Al-Fasher and the Rapid Support Forces’ consolidation of control across much of Darfur. They discuss the throughline from the 2003 genocide to today; the wider humanitarian catastrophe; the shifting battlefield in Kordofan; the growing role of drones; the RSF’s political gambits; the international dimension of the war, including the UAE’s backing of the RSF and the Sudanese army’s search for external patrons; and they examine why accountability remains elusive as Sudan’s rival powers continue a war that hurts civilians above all else.

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Daniel Bessner

Daniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.

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