US sides with Russia in historic UNGA vote on Ukraine
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🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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With a new administration at the helm, the US voted yesterday against a UNGA resolution blaming Russia for the war in Ukraine. Also, hundreds of Syrians from diverse ethnic and minority communities gathered this week in Damascus for a national dialogue conference to chart the country’s political transition. And, mixed reactions in Russia over Oscar-nominated film “Anora.” Plus, “listening lounges” are music bars in Japan that aim to maximize the audio experience.
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| 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? |
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| 0:32.9 | The U.S. voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine, |
| 0:40.7 | a major blow to Ukraine and its neighbors. I'm Marco Wurman. |
| 0:44.4 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Today, what the Latvian foreign minister has to say about that. |
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| 1:00.6 | or an image model or a music generation product. |
| 1:04.5 | In Syria, protests erupt over comments from the Israeli Prime Minister. |
| 1:10.8 | And an Oscar-nominated movie with a Russian actor isn't going over great with other Russians. |
| 1:16.4 | For me, it was irritating to see that Russians again say bad words, drink vodka. |
| 1:22.5 | Another perspective on Anora. |
| 1:24.6 | That's all ahead today on the world. |
| 1:30.9 | This is The World. I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:36.0 | And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for being here today. European nations are confronting a new reality in their relationship with the U.S. That became clear at a symbolic level anyway, |
| 1:40.6 | at the United Nations yesterday, when the U.S. joined a minority of countries like |
| 1:44.7 | North Korea and Belarus to oppose a resolution that condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| 1:50.0 | The move put the U.S. in opposition with its traditional allies and the vast majority of |
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