2025-09-14
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Hey there, I'm Asma Khaled.
And I'm Tristan Redman.
And we're here with a new weekly bonus for you from the Global Story Podcast.
The world order is shifting.
Old alliances are fraying and new ones are emerging.
Some of this turbulence can be traced to decisions made in the United States.
But the U.S. isn't just a cause of the upheaval.
Its politics are also a symptom of it.
Every day we focus on one story, looking at how America and the world shape each other.
So we hope you enjoy this episode.
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Donald Trump wants to make two big diplomatic deals, Gaza and Ukraine.
And this week, both of them are on the rocks.
On Tuesday,
Trump's Middle East plan took a big hit when Israel targeted the Hamas negotiators in Qatar.
That's America's closest Middle East ally, firing missiles into its second-closest Middle East ally.
On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin was testing the boundaries of NATO.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has confirmed that Russian drones were shot down in Polish airspace overnight.
Polish and NATO jets were scrambled to shoot down Russian drones that violated its airspace.