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War in the Middle East: US-Iran talks make headway automated-news
War in the Middle East: US-Iran talks make headway

Anahita Motazed Rad, Associate Fellow at the London School of Economics, is our guest.

23 May 2026 🔒
Mexico, EU sign stalled trade deal as they aim to diversify from US automated-news
Mexico, EU sign stalled trade deal as they aim to diversify from US

Mexico and the European Union signed a long-stalled free trade agreement on Friday as they seek to decrease dependence on the U.S. and partially insulate themselves from ​U.S. President Donald ‌Trump's tariffs.

23 May 2026 🔒
Zelenskyy says ‘time is right’ for Ukraine to start process of joining EU automated-news
Zelenskyy says ‘time is right’ for Ukraine to start process of joining EU

His comments come as Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 12 in an attack on a college.

23 May 2026 🔒
Captured Ukrainian Baba Yagas Are Becoming Russia’s Drone Of Choice automated-news
Captured Ukrainian Baba Yagas Are Becoming Russia’s Drone Of Choice

Russian forces are increasingly repairing and reusing captured Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones to support combat operations and fill a major battlefield need.

23 May 2026 🔒
Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape automated-news
Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape

Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers said on Friday, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.

23 May 2026 🔒
Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals automated-news
Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals

China is turning coal waste into a source of critical metals including lithium, gallium and germanium, leveraging its advantages in extraction technology and industrial infrastructure. Coal mining and burning produce large amounts of waste, including coal gangue, the rock embedded in coal seams, and

23 May 2026 🔒
China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions automated-news
China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions

A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.

23 May 2026 🔒
McDonald’s SWOT analysis: stock navigates value wars and growth automated-news
McDonald’s SWOT analysis: stock navigates value wars and growth

McDonald’s SWOT analysis: stock navigates value wars and growth

23 May 2026 🔒
Japan's Akazawa has Brief Talk with China's Wang at APEC automated-news
Japan's Akazawa has Brief Talk with China's Wang at APEC

Japanese Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao spoke briefly Friday at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation dinner in Suzhou, China. The encounter marks the first face-to-face ministerial interaction between the nations since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments

23 May 2026 🔒
Consumer sentiment hits fresh record low in May as Iran war fuels inflation worries automated-news
Consumer sentiment hits fresh record low in May as Iran war fuels inflation worries

Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices.

23 May 2026 🔒
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