Why Trump is Ending Sanctions on Syria

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

• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/14/eu-commission-loses-on-all-counts-in-pfizergate-legal-case?fromBreakingNews=1 

✍️ 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

• https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/14/south-africas-president-ramaphosa-says-afrikaners-resettling-in-us-are-cowards 

✍️ China Criticises US-UK Trade Deal

• https://www.ft.com/content/52f7be1c-e708-4b01-b486-7f189a52c842 

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