The Axis of Autocracies Lining Up for World War III

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🗓️ 16 December 2024

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 16. Conflicts once viewed as disconnected have merged into what could be the opening shots of a massive confrontation. Chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov reports on how opposing alliances are preparing. And President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announce a $100 billion investment in U.S. projects. Plus, police say a student at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., is believed to have fatally shot at least two people. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.9	President-elect Donald Trump and the CEO of SoftBank announce a $100 billion investment in U.S.
0:24.4	projects.
0:25.5	And could the conflicts roiling the globe amount to the beginnings of a new world war?
0:30.8	President Xi of China, President Putin and Russia, really found this common ground with the idea
0:36.3	that the West is weak. the West is inexorably losing
0:40.4	its position as the dominant force in the world, and as a result, this axis of autocracies, the future
0:47.1	belongs to it.
0:48.2	Plus, at least two people have been killed in a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin.
0:52.9	It's Monday, December 16th.
0:54.8	I'm Pierre Bienname, filling in for Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.
0:58.3	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:00.7	the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.
1:09.9	At least two people were killed today, and several others injured in a shooting at
1:14.6	abundant life Christian school, a private K-12 school in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:19.9	Madison's police chief said the suspected shooter, who police believe was a student at the school,
1:25.0	was also found dead.
1:26.1	Every child, every person in that building is a victim and will be a victim forever.
1:32.9	These types of trauma don't just go away.
1:35.8	And you can follow this story on WSJ.com.
1:42.3	Speaking at Mara Lago today, Donald Trump and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Sun together announced that the company plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years.
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