Mass US Protests Erupt Against Trump
Episode description
In today’s episode, we cover the mass protests against Trump, updates to the Israel-Iran conflict, an apparent political assassination in Minnesota, the UN’s drastic aid cuts, and a new spat in the France-Israeli feud.
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Sources:
✍️ ‘No Kings’ Protests Explained
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-no-kings-parade-attendance-numbers-b2770462.html
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70622038yxo
✍️ Iran-Israel Conflict Continues
- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/israel-iran-battle-escalates-will-be-high-agenda-world-leaders-meet-2025-06-16/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/israel-iran-conflict-tel-aviv-haifa-missile-strike
✍️ Minnesota Assassination Suspect Detained
- https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-8ce70a94c9eb90688baaa1a71faef6cc
- https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/14/us/minnesota-shootings-manhunt-vance-boelter-invs
✍️ UN Drastically Cuts Aid Plans
- https://www.dw.com/en/un-cuts-back-aid-plan-amid-brutal-funding-cuts/a-72921804
- https://www.reuters.com/world/un-cuts-aid-appeal-after-donors-slash-budgets-2025-06-16/
✍️ France/Israel Feud Over Arms Show
- https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-slams-frances-decision-to-hide-paris-air-show-booth/
- https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/paris-airshow-opens-under-cloud-india-crash-mideast-conflict-2025-06-15/
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