About this episode

The episode discusses recent escalations in Israel's military actions, US foreign policy regarding Iran and Taiwan, and features an interview about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The AP UFC dome is regrettably being held up by Producer Jake’s HOA. In this week’s news: an update on the U.S.-Iran talks and U.S. airstrikes near Bandar Abbas (1:11); Trump demands new Abraham Accords signatures and threatens Oman over Strait of Hormuz fees (4:46); Israel escalates attacks and pushes displacement further north in Lebanon (11:39); Israel kills Hamas commander Mohammed Odeh (14:38); Gaza’s Board of Peace lacks pledged funds (15:31); Trump pauses a Taiwan arms sale due to the Iran war depleting stockpiles (16:43); the RSF prepares an offensive in North Darfur, plus Sudan’s military prepares an offensive in Blue Nile (18:37); U.S. airstrikes kill civilians in Somalia (20:28); Russia threatens new strikes on Kyiv (22:03); Bolivia faces a protest crackdown (24:18 ); Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence (26:12); and Derek speaks to Anthea Gordon, GiveDirectly’s country director for the Democratic Republic of Congo, about the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo and the challenges complicating the response (28:56). Help Ebola-affected families in the DRC . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out…

People in this episode

Guest: Anthea Gordon

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• US foreign policy
• Ebola outbreak
• Taiwan arms sale
• US airstrikes
• Sudan military actions
• Trump administration

Keywords

• Israel
• Lebanon
• Taiwan
• Ebola
• Trump
• US airstrikes
• Gaza
• Somalia
• Sudan
• GiveDirectly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Nation Magazine, GiveDirectly

Places: Oman, Strait of Hormuz, Israel, Gaza, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan, North Darfur, Blue Nile, Kyiv

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