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In today’s episode, we cover the UK’s foreign aid cuts, Trump’s Middle East tour, a famine warning in Gaza, and a UN ruling on Malaysia airlines flight MH17.
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Sources:
✍️ UK Considering Cuts to Foreign Aid
✍️ Trump’s Middle East Tour
- https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-starts-gulf-visit-seeking-big-economic-deals-2025-05-13/
- https://news.sky.com/story/trump-says-it-would-be-stupid-not-to-accept-qatari-plane-as-jet-already-in-the-us-13366928
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/trump-qatar-jet-gift-democrats
✍️ Famine Warning in Gaza
- https://www.who.int/news/item/12-05-2025-people-in-gaza-starving--sick-and-dying-as-aid-blockade-continues
- https://apnews.com/article/gaza-aid-israel-distribution-plan-un-bdbc73f4ba3bab577d7325b3bd2d7667
✍️ UN Ruling on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd62v890l5qo
- https://www.dw.com/en/un-body-finds-russia-responsible-for-downed-mh17-flight/a-72523668
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