Qatar deal, GOP advances tax bill, screwworm fears & more

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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President Donald Trump received a lavish welcome in Qatar and the two countries have already announced a deal. The UN is calling for the end of Israel’s blockade on Gaza. A portion of Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package is a step closer to a full floor vote. The US is pausing the transport of some livestock, to curb the spread of a flesh-burrowing larva. And, there’s been another crypto related kidnapping attempt in France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	Hi there, from CNN, I'm Aaron Matheson, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 14th.
0:38.8	President Donald Trump has been welcomed in Qatar with mounted camels and red cyber trucks.
0:44.9	Katari Amir, Sheikh Tamim, Benjamin, al-Thani greeted Trump as he arrived in Doha for the second of three
0:51.0	legs of his Middle East tour.
0:53.1	And the leaders have already announced a deal,
0:55.7	with Qatar signing an agreement to buy 160 jets
0:59.1	from US manufacturer Boeing for Qatar Airlines.
1:02.9	Trump says it's worth $200 billion.
1:06.2	He's expected to travel to the United Arab Emirates tomorrow,
1:09.3	but he's also not ruling out a trip to Turkey,
1:11.6	to take part in possible peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
1:15.6	Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelenskyy says he'll only participate in the talks if Russian President Vladimir Putin is there too.
1:23.6	But the Kremlin hasn't said whether that will happen.
1:26.6	And Trump implied that he could impact Putin's decision to attend.
1:31.0	I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there.
1:34.1	We're going to find out.
1:36.2	On Tuesday, the UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs called for an end to Israel's
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