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  • What went wrong with Biden's arms shipments to Ukraine

    What went wrong with Biden's arms shipments to Ukraine
    Feb 8 2025
    While President Joe Biden sped up deliveries after the November election, his final year in office was marked by delays caused by congressional inaction and months-long internal debates. In this special episode of the Reuters World News podcast, we talk to Mari Saito, Anastasiia Malenko and Erin Banco about the stalled arms shipments to Ukraine, why they happened and what their impact was on the frontlines. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 min
  • Buyout block, Indian deportees, January jobs report and the Super Bowl

    Buyout block, Indian deportees, January jobs report and the Super Bowl
    Feb 7 2025
    A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s proposed buyout for federal workers after labor unions sued to stop it. U.S. jobs growth likely slowed in January on the back of the California wildfires and cold weather. And the Kansas City Chiefs aim for an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl, with Trump in attendance at the New Orleans Superdome. Plus, a look at the first U.S. military flight to fly to India carrying 104 undocumented Indian immigrants. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 min
  • Israel's Gaza proposal preparations, Arab Americans, South African land and transgender athletes

    Israel's Gaza proposal preparations, Arab Americans, South African land and transgender athletes
    Feb 6 2025
    Israel’s defense minister orders the army to prepare a plan for the "voluntary departure" of Gaza residents after U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal drew widespread condemnation, while some Arab Americans who voted for him stand by their choice. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will give his State of the Nation speech amid Trump’s threats to cut off funding over land ownership. And Trump has signed an executive order seeking to exclude transgender women and girls from female sports. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 min
  • Trump’s Gaza proposal, Mideast reaction and El Salvador’s prison offer

    Trump’s Gaza proposal, Mideast reaction and El Salvador’s prison offer
    Feb 5 2025
    President Donald Trump says the U.S. would take over war-ravaged Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere - a proposal rejected by many Gazans returning home and by regional power Saudi Arabia. El Salvador has offered to house in its jails "dangerous criminals" from anywhere in the world deported by the United States. Plus, a shooting at an adult education center in Sweden leaves at least 11 people dead. Find our recommended read on the Aga Khan, who's died at the age of 88 here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 min
  • China tariffs, Canada and Mexico pause, Netanyahu-Trump and DOGE v. USAID

    China tariffs, Canada and Mexico pause, Netanyahu-Trump and DOGE v. USAID
    Feb 4 2025
    China has slapped tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, raising the stakes in a showdown between the world's top two economies even as President Donald Trump offered reprieves to Mexico and Canada. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet for pivotal talks on the Middle East agenda. And the Trump administration said it would lock USAID workers out of their DC headquarters for a second day as it moves to shutter the agency completely.  Plus, an indigenous community in Brazil welcomes its first movie theatre. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 min
  • Trump’s tariffs, Rubio in Panama, Grammys and a reservation’s fentanyl crisis

    Trump’s tariffs, Rubio in Panama, Grammys and a reservation’s fentanyl crisis
    Feb 3 2025
    President Donald Trump says sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "short term" pain for Americans, with global stock markets tumbling over concerns of a damaging trade war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Panama to reduce what Trump says is China's influence over the canal or face action. Overdose deaths on a New Mexico reservation have increased by 306% in a year, to over six times the national average. And Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar take the big awards at the Grammys. Listen to our weekend episode on AI's Sputnik moment and the surge of DeepSeek here. Find our recommended read on the Grammy Awards here, Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 min
  • AI's Sputnik moment

    AI's Sputnik moment
    Feb 1 2025
    Chinese startup DeepSeek has upended assumptions about what it will take to fund and fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence. Tech correspondents Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong discuss the fallout for Silicon Valley, investors and global politics. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Crash black boxes, Trump's diversity claim, hostage swap chaos and Canadian tariff fears

    Crash black boxes, Trump's diversity claim, hostage swap chaos and Canadian tariff fears
    Jan 31 2025
    Investigators have recovered the black boxes after a deadly crash in Washington DC - which President Trump suggested, without evidence, was linked to diversity policies. Chaotic scenes from a tense hostage handover in Gaza signal a tricky path ahead for the phased ceasefire deal. In Canada, food growers are bracing for the impact of U.S. tariffs. And in Europe, the interest rate cuts keep coming. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 min