Trump delays AI executive order; Turkey’s opposition leader ousted, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 22 May 2026
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| 0:44.3 | Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order |
| 0:47.3 | that reportedly would have given his government more oversight of new AI models. |
| 0:53.1 | He said he didn't like certain aspects of the order, |
| 0:56.8 | and that it gets in the way of America's tech race against China. Several top AI bosses were |
| 1:03.5 | apparently unable to attend the plan signing on Thursday, sending other executives instead. |
| 1:11.7 | A Turkish court annulled the results of the Republican People's Party Congress in 2023, |
| 1:18.6 | thus removing Osgar Ozil as head of the main opposition party. |
| 1:23.7 | It reinstated Kamal Klutjdorolu, a divisive politician who lost a presidential election in |
| 1:30.2 | 2003 to Recep Tayyip Erdogan as interim leader. |
| 1:35.4 | By hamstringing the opposition, the decision will probably strengthen Mr. Erdogan's |
| 1:40.5 | control over the country. |
| 1:43.9 | Mr. Trump said America would obtain and, quote, probably destroy Iran's highly enriched uranium. |
| 1:51.7 | According to Reuters, Mastaba Harmoné, Iran's supreme leader, issued a directive against sending |
| 1:58.4 | its uranium stocks abroad. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio, |
| 2:02.9 | America's Secretary of State, said that there are some good signs of a possible peace with Iran, |
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