Why Trump is Ending Sanctions on Syria
Episode description
In today’s episode, we cover the Trump’s meeting with Al-Sharaa, European Court of Justice’s ruling on the EU Commission, Hungary’s 'foreign agents’ bill, Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to Afrikaners being welcomed by Trump in the US as ‘refugees’.
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Sources:
✍️ Trump Meets Al-Sharaa
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-meet-syrian-president-saudi-before-heading-qatar-2025-05-14/
- https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-ahmed-al-sharaa-mohammid-bil-salman-syria-israel-us-riyadh/
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/trump-meets-syria-president-after-lifting-us-sanctions
✍️ EU Commission Loses All Counts in Pfizergate Case
✍️ Orban Introduces ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill
- https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-fidesz-party-hungary-russia-democracy-transparency-public-life-civil-society/
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hungary-viktor-orban-ngos-budapest-fidesz-b2750741.html
✍️ Ramaphosa Denounces South African Refugees
✍️ China Criticises US-UK Trade Deal
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