Al Jazeera journalists killed, Netanyahu, National Guard and Sicily bridge
An Israeli airstrike has killed several Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects to complete a new offensive targeting Gaza City "fairly quickly". U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to evict homeless people from Washington D.C. as a trial over his deployment of the National Guard in LA begins. And Italy has approved plans for the world’s longest single span bridge.
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12:27
Ukraine, Palestine Action arrests, Sudan, ESPN-NFL and Boeing
Europe calls for protection of Ukraine’s interests ahead of a Trump-Putin meeting. UK police arrest hundreds at a protest for banned Palestine Action group. Hunger and disease spread in war-torn Sudan. And a look at major American brands facing pivotal moments: the Disney-NFL deal and Boeing’s next challenges.
*This podcast has been corrected to remove an incorrect reference to JD Vance as U.S. president
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Trump-Putin, Germany's Israel curb, $5 meals and Musk vs Modi
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to discuss a Ukraine ceasefire. Germany has suspended arms exports to Israel that could be used in the Gaza strip. Elon Musk’s X battles the Indian government on internet censorship. Plus, the fast food giants trying to reach low income Americans with $5 meals.
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Israel’s Gaza plan, Fed, Intel and Australia’s mushroom murderer
Israel's political-security cabinet approves a plan to take control of Gaza City despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad. U.S. President Donald Trump picks Stephen Miran to fill an open spot on the Fed Board – after demanding the immediate resignation of Intel’s CEO. Plus, the woman convicted of murdering her in-laws with toxic mushrooms also allegedly tried to poison her husband with pasta.
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12:45
Tariffs, Lula, semiconductors and ChatGPT-5
U.S. President Donald Trump’s higher tariff rates come into effect hitting dozens of global major trading partners - and semiconductor chips are next in his sights, with 100 percent tariffs threatened for companies who don't manufacture in the U.S. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he sees no room for direct talks with Trump for now. And OpenAI readies to release the long-awaited GPT-5.
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