America and Iran hold talks in Switzerland; Sir Keir Starmer reportedly set to quit, and more
American and Iranian officials began talks in Switzerland over the next stage of their peace deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
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16 episodesMinisters urge Keir Starmer to resign; Israel and Hizbullah agree to a ceasefire, and more
Norway said it will ban the use of AI in primary schools, and restrict the technology in secondary schools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Vance scolds Israeli critics; Ukraine strikes Moscow, and more
America’s vice-president, J.D. Vance, scolded Israeli cabinet members for criticising Donald Trump’s deal with Iran. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Iran’s warning to Israel; SpaceX’s value jumps, and more
Iran’s foreign minister said the war with America would not “fully come to an end” until Israel withdraws its troops from southern Lebanon....
Trump says Iran deal is “all signed”, and more
Donald Trump said a preliminary deal with Iran was “all signed” and that the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” by Friday, when a s...
Iran casts doubt on deal; Trump says Iran deal “scheduled” for Sunday, and more
Hungary’s populist-right Fidesz party re-elected Viktor Orban as its leader despite his defeat in April’s general election Hosted on Acast....
Signs of progress in Iran deal; SpaceX shares pop, and more
A federal judge extended a block on the creation of Mr Trump’s $1.8bn “Anti-Weaponisation Fund” for supposed victims of “lawfare” Hosted on...
Trump cancels Iran strikes; SpaceX’s $75bn IPO, and more
Donald Trump said he cancelled planned strikes on Iran, hours after threatening them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
America launches “self-defence strikes” against Iran; protests in Belfast, and more
America said it launched “self-defence strikes” against Iran, hours after Donald Trump blamed the country for shooting down an Apache army h...
OpenAI files for IPO; Iran and Israel halt attacks, and more
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, confidentially filed for an initial public offering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Iran fires missiles at Israel; Trump says interest rate increase would be “wrong”, and more
Iran fired missiles and drones at northern Israel following Israeli strikes on Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militia, in Beirut, Lebanon’s capit...
Tech stocks tumble, America and Iran exchange fire, and more
America’s Department of Agriculture said a second case of the screwworm parasite had been found in a calf on a ranch in Texas Hosted on Acas...
Nasdaq slides as America reports strong jobs data; more strikes in the Middle East, and more
SpaceX agreed to lease computing capacity to Google in a three-year deal worth $30bn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Hizbullah rejects ceasefire agreement; Blackstone caps withdrawals, and more
Hizbullah rejected Israel and Lebanon’s latest ceasefire agreement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SpaceX seeks $75bn in IPO; Iran attacks Kuwait and Bahrain, and more
SpaceX unveiled plans to raise $75bn in an initial public offering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
America defends Hormuz operation; Iran’s foreign minister to visit China, and more
Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, accused Iran of leaving sailors stranded on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz “for dead” and urged...