US-China tariff deal, Ukraine-Russia, AI weapons and Trump in Saudi

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The U.S. and China have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days after high-stakes talks in Geneva. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey for the first direct talks since the early months of the 2022 invasion. Plus, U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia  and how the United Nations is trying to get a handle on the use of AI on the battlefield. 

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The U.S. and China have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days after high-stakes talks in Geneva. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey for the first direct talks since the early months of the 2022 invasion. Plus, U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia  and how the United Nations is trying to get a handle on the use of AI on the battlefield. 

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2025-05-12 12 min
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