The News That’ll Never Make You Snooze™. This week: Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza with no ceasefire in sight (0:32); collisions between Chinese and Philippine vessels raise tensions in the South China Sea (10:14); China's foreign minister Wang Yi pays a visit to Blinken while the PRC imposes export controls on graphite (found in electric vehicle batteries) (12:19); an update on the war in Sudan, where peace talks are reportedly underway once more (15:23); the U.S. officially suspends aid to Gabon due to the August coup d’état (18:24); an update on the Ukraine War (19:48); Sweden is close to sealing the deal for NATO membership (24:30); the Socialist Party (PSOE) and far-left Sumar coalition of Spain agree to form a coalition government (26:30); the first round of Argentina’s presidential election wraps up without a clear winner, leading to a November runoff (28:21); and Climate Change stays winning, with a study indicating that glacier melting in western Antarctica might be irreversable (31:01).
Why are US 'assets' in Syria and Iraq, I hope they're not investing my retirement funds there ha ha