Welcome. This is a news podcast composed of dozens of brief news reports, for you to listen hands-free while driving or in other situations. Today's episode includes:
0:00 UK, Germany Chiefs Urge Rearmament for Potential War
2:03 Gaza Airstrikes Kill 12 Amid Ceasefire Violation Claims
2:43 UK Considers New Russia Sanctions Over Navalny Poisoning
4:12 Europe Questions US Alliance Reliability Amid Claims of Erasure
6:16 Geneva Hosts New Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
7:44 China Lifts Visa Restrictions for Canadians
8:47 SpaceX Delivers Four New Astronauts to ISS
10:04 Nigerian Villages Targeted in Deadly Attacks
11:15 US Deploys Second Carrier to Middle East
12:13 Iran FM to attend indirect US talks in Geneva
13:21 Israel to Register West Bank Land Amid Annexation Accusations
14:35 UK High Court Rules Palestine Action Ban Unlawful
15:30 Jubaland Forces, US Troops Kill Over 60 Al-Shabaab Fighters
16:19 US Government Shutdown Continues Over Immigration Dispute
18:03 US Navy Boards Tanker Fleeing Caribbean Raid in Indian Ocean
19:07 Minority Representation Grows in Bangladesh Parliament
20:16 Ukrainian drone hits Russian oil refinery
21:06 Jordan Stolz Claims Second Olympic Gold
21:50 Cuba's Deepening Economic and Energy Crisis
23:19 KKR Bets $20 Billion on India's Growth
24:35 Warner Bros, Paramount in Merger Talks
25:31 Revolut Partners with Manchester City
26:41 Greene King Eyes Job Cuts Amidst Pub Sector Cost Squeeze
28:25 Modi Urges Private Sector Bold R&D and Supply Chain Investment
29:24 India's Trillion Rupee Highway Revival Plan
30:45 Reliance Buys Three Altamount Road Apartments for ₹85 Crore
31:46 Morgan Stanley spots $45 Billion Cybersecurity Opportunity
32:50 Reddit Insider Boosts Confidence After Earnings
34:05 Amazon Drops Ring Partnership Amid Ad Backlash
35:09 AI fears send US stocks tumbling
37:03 AI Chatbot Makers Face UK Fines or Ban Over Child Safety
38:59 Annuity sales soar to record high
40:22 Oil Prices Stable Amid US-Iran Talks and OPEC+ Plans
41:14 China to Abolish Tariffs on Most African Imports
42:14 Rotunda Maternity Hospital Expansion Blocked
43:46 Irish Banks Failing
45:19 AI Threatens White-Collar Jobs
47:11 Spirit Airlines to Sell Jets, Recall Flight Attendants
48:06 Space Force Exceeds Recruiting Goals
49:10 US carrier deployed to Middle East
49:56 Army Warns of Honey Trap Espionage
51:11 Mason Commander Relieved of Duty
52:33 US Army to Deploy Bumblebee V2 Drone Interceptor
53:40 Philippines Weighs F-16 Purchase Amid Cost Concerns
55:02 Lockheed Unveils Ship-Attaching Lamprey Drone
56:43 Russian Stealth Jets Seen in North Africa
58:27 Pakistan Legends Slam Babar and Shaheen After India Loss
59:42 India Clinch Super 8 Berth With Pakistan Victory
1:00:31 Neuer Out for Weeks with Calf Injury
1:01:20 Klaebo claims historic ninth Olympic gold
1:02:33 Reddick Wins Chaotic Daytona 500
1:03:17 LeBron James Unsure About Next NBA Season
1:04:19 Edwards NBA All-Star MVP
1:05:06 Sabalenka and Swiatek Withdraw from Dubai WTA 1000
1:06:01 Jerome Tang Fired After Player Rant
1:06:59 Eala Advances in Dubai After Opponent Injury Retirement
1:07:38 Samsung Wide Fold spotted in One UI 9 leak
1:08:36 Foldable Phones to Dominate Market by 2026
1:09:38 India AI Impact Summit Kicks Off in New Delhi
1:10:43 Meta AI Glasses Reportedly Gaining Facial Recognition
1:12:42 ByteDance Launches Doubao 2.0 for the Agent Era
1:13:57 Pentagon Threatens Contract Cutoff Over AI Safeguards Dispute
1:15:41 UN Panel to Study AI Impact
1:17:28 Hollywood Condemns ByteDance AI for Copyright Infringement
1:18:57 ServiceNow Acquires AI Analytics Firm
1:20:05 AI Boosts Employee Productivity
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