Biden’s Carte Blanche for Israel, an Assassination Attempt on the Slovakian PM, and More
On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.
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Biden’s Carte Blanche for Israel, Slovakia PM Shot, Myanmar’s Rohingya Conscription | American Prestige
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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Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots | American Prestige
This week in the American Prestige news roundup: the Ukraine peace talks collapse (3:30) as Trump stuns European allies with his sudden pivot back to positions beneficial to Russia (7:21); in EU elections, a Romanian centrist wins the presidency (11:06), a Polish centrist wins the first round of the presidential election leading to a runoff (13:27), and the Portuguese center-right wins that country’s parliamentary election (14:46); India continues to threaten Pakistani water levels (17:05); South African president Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House goes awry (20:04); in Israel-Palestine, the IDF begins Operation Gideon’s Chariots (23:58), the Israelis allow “minimal” aid into Gaza, but no distribution (27:13), and a European backlash follows the IDF’s operation and a West Bank shooting incident involving diplomats (31:18); Israel again appears to be preparing to strike Iran (35:17); Evo Morales is excluded from the presidential ballot in Bolivia (38:23); a New Cold War update featuring China pledging additional money to the WHO after a pandemic agreement (40:57); and Trump announces the Golden Dome project (43:47).
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