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Putin’s peace, Trump’s legal future, Milei and Nvidia Nov 20, 2024

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump – with conditions. Argentina’s Javier Milei plays Trump stand-in at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. And Trump’s criminal conviction faces an uncertain future. Plus, what Nvidia’s earnings could say about the health of the AI industry.

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China attacks, Trump’s federal purge and Hong Kong sentences Nov 19, 2024

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A driver in an SUV has crashed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China, as worries spread over a spate of violent attacks in the country. Hong Kong's High Court has jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have promised to slash government employees and cut costs but the federal workforce is looking to the incoming Republican-controlled Congress to protect it.

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US Ukraine missile shift and climate cash Nov 18, 2024

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President Joe Biden's administration is allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia. President-elect Donald Trump celebrates his election victory at a UFC fight with his cabinet picks. Plus, negotiators struggle to break an impasse over money at the COP29 climate talks.

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For Yazidis, a long road back from ISIS Nov 16, 2024

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Ten years after the Islamic State launched a bloody assault on Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority, hundreds remain missing. On this weekend episode, our Iraq Bureau Chief Timour Azhari travels through the regions destroyed by ISIS, and speaks with the Yazidis still trying to find their missing loved ones, and bring them home.

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RFK Jr, the Trump 2.0 cast and Jake Paul v Mike Tyson Nov 15, 2024

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Donald Trump chooses vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Junior to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We look at what Trump’s appointments have in common. And your fight-night questions answered ahead of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul faceoff.

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Trump at White House, Matt Gaetz and the 'DOGE' Nov 14, 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump takes a victory lap in Washington DC as Republicans land a governing trifecta. Trump names Congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General who himself has faced Justice Department scrutiny. We look at how the Department of Government Efficiency might work alongside its leader Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest. And what to expect from the France-Israel soccer game less than a week after violent clashes between Israeli fans and pro-Palestinians in Amsterdam.

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Musk’s role, China critics, Senate leadership and bitcoin Nov 13, 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will be tasked with creating a more efficient government. How Beijing is preparing for a Trump administration full of China critics. Republicans will select a new Senate majority leader as Trump allies try to shake up the leadership race. And traders are betting on Trump’s promises to be a ‘crypto president.’

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Trump appointments, China in LatAm and AI’s data plateau Nov 12, 2024

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Donald Trump is stacking his administration with loyalists including Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Elise Stefanik for U.S. Ambassador to the UN. Trump’s re-election dominates APEC talks in Peru as Beijing’s trade relationship with Latin America outsizes the U.S. And why researchers are now facing a challenge in making AI engines smarter.

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Trump and Putin, the Pentagon, Musk’s clout and COP29 Nov 11, 2024

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A source tells Reuters that President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war. At the Pentagon, there are concerns about Trump’s campaign pledge to purge the military of “woke” generals. We look at how Elon Musk’s backing of Trump gives the billionaire extraordinary influence. Plus, Trump worries cloud the UN’s COP climate summit.

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Trump, Ukraine and Russia Nov 09, 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump has promised to bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine - what would that look like? In this special episode of Reuters World News podcast, we look at how Europe and the US are trying to navigate what Trump's foreign policy might mean for the battlefield.

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