This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, George Galloway, Radio Havana Cuba, and France 24. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240510.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- Chinese President Xi met with French President Macron urging that they work together to fend off a new cold war. The UN is raising alarm about the military use of Artificial Intelligence in LAWS or Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. Student protests against the war on Palestine has spread to Britain, with 10 encampments including Oxford and Cambridge. From UK- The Mother Of All Talk Shows with George Galloway. Chris Hedges, American jo ..read more

This week's show features stories from France 24 and Radio Deutsche-Welle. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240503.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- France has a weekly interview show called tete a tete which goes in depth on a subject. The host Marc Perelman interviewed Josh Paul who served for 11 years in the US State Department overseeing weapons sales to foreign countries. He resigned in October to protest sales to Israel as the war on Gaza raced ahead. The State Dept announced Monday that US weapons were used by 5 units of the Israeli Defense Force in gross violations of human rights. The US Leahy law ..read more

This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240426.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- China has been swamped with record breaking rainfall, with extensive flooding and numerous landslides. The chief executive of Tik Tok says that they protect user information and will not sell the application. Satellite photos have revealed tens of thousands of tents Israel has set up in south Gaza to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah before the invasion. From FRANCE- Global military spending has soared to new heights, almost 2 1/2 trillion doll ..read more

This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240419.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- This week France 24 had many important international press reviews and so half of todays SWR come from there. The first is about the proposed law in the UK that will ban anyone born in 2009 or later from ever buying cigarettes- it is very controversial but may be implemented. Of course the bigger story has been the retaliatory strikes on Israel that Iran attempted- first the Middle East press from Israel to Iran. Then the international press from the ..read more

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240412.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- A group of Swiss women age 65 and over won a landmark case at the EU Human Rights court- they said that the Swiss government was not taking action to protect their health from increasing heat caused by human induced climate change. At the ICJ Nicaragua has charged Germany has aided in genocide in the Gaza Strip. RDW has a weekly show called the Conflict Zone hosted by Tim Sebastian. His guest this week was Jen Egeland head of the Norwegian ..read more

This week's show features stories from Going Underground, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and France 24. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240405.mp3 (29:00) From GOING UNDERGROUND- Afshin interviewed Prof Stephen Walt, a political scientist currently serving as the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of international relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. In the three excerpts I have extracted he begins by giving his reasons for supporting Julian Assange. He then explains why he says that Russia was provoked into invading Ukraine. He then dispels the American notion that if Ukraine does not defeat Russia th ..read more

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, France 24, and NHK Japan. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240329.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- Following the massacre of 137 people in Russia at a concert, the so-called ISIS-K claimed responsibility- but Putin and his government believe they were commissioned by Ukraine and the US. On Monday the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza- the US abstained from vetoing the unanimous decision, much to Israeli disappointment. From CUBA- Hamas denounced the internation ..read more

This week's show features stories from France 24, Going Underground, and Radio Deutsche-Welle. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240322.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- For the 7th year in a row Finland was voted the happiest country in the world, while the US dropped to 23rd, its lowest spot since the poll began. There has been strong criticism of Netanyahu in the Israeli press. Canada is to halt all arms shipments to Israel, joining Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands- however the US supplies 69% and Germany supplies 30% of all Israeli weapon imports. From GOING UNDERGROUND- Afshin spoke with Daniel Levy ..read more

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, France 24, and NHK Japan. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240308.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- The increased possibility of a Trump presidency has made European leaders and citizens anxious- how will transatlantic policy be shaped if the US makes America first threats to NATO nations an official strategy? South Africa has made a new application to the ICJ asking it to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip. From CUBA- The government in the Gaza Strip has dismissed the US decision to airdrop humanitarian aid, saying it is a thea ..read more

This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240301.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- Japan, the former Soviet Union, China, India, and the US have now successfully landed craft on the moon. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr wants to rewrite parts of the Philippine constitution, to ease restrictions on foreign investors and extend his rule. Russian president Putin warned the West that further involvement in Ukraine, as suggested by French President Macron, could trigger a global nuclear war. From FRANCE- Press reviews ..read more