US and Russia pursue peace talks in Riyadh without Ukraine at the table
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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The US and Russia met on Tuesday for the first time in Saudi Arabia to begin negotiations on the future of Ukraine. The two sides agreed to set up teams that will hammer out an agreement. Ukrainian and European leaders are not happy about being left out. Also, in the wake of yet another airline disaster, many are wondering whether air travel is more dangerous than in the past or if we're just hearing about crashes more often than we used to. A Delta flight flipped over on Monday after landing in Toronto. And, after World War II, center-right parties in Germany formed a solid buffer against extremist parties, refusing to cooperate with them. Up until now, that buffer seemed to hold. But a gamble from Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, to accept the votes of far-right lawmakers to try and pass his hard-line immigration laws, has led many to say he has broken the firewall.
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| 0:00.0 | On October 3rd, 1980, a bomb was detonated outside a synagogue on Copernic Street in Paris. |
| 0:06.0 | Three decades later, French investigators finally identified a suspect in the case. |
| 0:11.0 | A Lebanese Canadian sociology professor, living a quiet life on the outskirts of Ottawa, Canada. |
| 0:17.0 | Is Hassan Zyab guilty? |
| 0:19.0 | Can you introduce yourself? Or is the escapego? |
| 0:22.1 | Hassan Diab. From Canada land, this is the Copernic affair. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:34.8 | The Trump administration and the Kremlin are talking about ending the war in Ukraine. |
| 0:39.5 | Without the interests of parties, the most interested parties, again, Ukraine in this case, at the table. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm Marco Wurman. |
| 0:47.1 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler, another plane crash, this one in Toronto. |
| 0:51.6 | Experts say they are still rare. |
| 0:53.6 | We have a safe air transportation system globally. |
| 0:58.3 | Plus how scientists are still learning about the origins of human communication. |
| 1:02.5 | We are at a position where we can make real insight into critical elements of human language. |
| 1:08.0 | And we meet a German grandmother who's out on the street protesting against the far right. |
| 1:13.3 | We're doing it for our children and our grandchildren for the younger generation. |
| 1:18.1 | Also, Colombia's ancient muddy construction practices make a comeback. |
| 1:22.2 | I'll love that today on the world. |
| 1:27.9 | This is the world. |
| 1:29.2 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:30.5 | And I'm Marco Wurman. |
| 1:31.6 | Thanks for tuning in today. |
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