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Hello and welcome to Firstpost Vantage with me Haim Kore Saroya. Let's get started.
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Diplomacy who? Donald Trump's war continues. Negotiations have left the table. The good old rhetoric of fury and retaliation has entered the chat yet again. And after oil and gas nations may soon have to create a therapy fund for the Strait of Hormuz. We would ask the president for some clarity, but it appears he is also engaged in a diplomatic dispute with the English language. So, we'll wait until the cat returns his tongue.
Meanwhile in Iran, the former supreme leader's funeral gets underway. Stay tuned. And pray tell, why do countries buy weapons when everyone insists they only want peace? Sometimes it's to defend borders and sometimes it's to manage temper tantrums. I'll explain.
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Also on the show, we shift our attention to Marine Le Pen or should we say [music] France's most famous ankle monitor owner? And finally, the rich are packing their Birkins. Why? I'll tell you in just a bit. All this and more lined up, but first the headlines.
India and Australia seal a major uranium deal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart ink the landmark agreement. The two leaders met in Melbourne. This is the second leg of Prime Minister [music] Modi's three-nation tour. This will boost New Delhi's nuclear power program.
The United States approves the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, but Chancellor Frederick Merz did not say when he expected the missiles to be delivered. The Tomahawks will be a key part of Berlin's deterrent strategy against Russia.
And the world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria in 2021. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had stripped Damascus of its voting rights after it found evidence that former President Bashar al-Assad had used nerve agent sarin and chlorine gas on his own people.
A fire test through a shoe factory in eastern China. At least 28 people were killed in the tragedy. There are fears that some people could still be trapped inside the building. Last November, China had launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings.
And the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Democratic Republic of Congo is the fastest growing ever. That's the announcement by African health authorities. The World Health Organization says it has already killed 600 people. Ebola spreads through contact and infected bodily fluids.
The world moves fast. Power shifts, unexpected developments, changing alliances. Every day brings a new headline. But headlines are only the beginning because behind every story, [music] there is context. There are consequences and there are questions worth asking. Find [music] the answers. Understand the story. Take on the world. This is Himcorsaroya for Firstpost Vantage.
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