Geopolitics & World: Trump pauses Iran strikes as Raúl Castro faces murder charges and new pacts exclude the U S

A daily brief on what the world is saying. PodSnacks tracks the top 200 podcasts and distills the most important conversations into a fast, high-signal listen. President Trump halts planned strikes on Iran after Gulf states request time for talks. The Justice Department unseals charges against ninety four year old Raúl Castro tied to nineteen ninety six plane shootdowns. World leaders form new trade and security pacts that explicitly exclude the United States. This episode covers the diplomatic and political developments shaping global affairs. Sources (episodes in this brief): https://podsnacks.com/media?id=021f9651153940159a262b006cf3db98 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=02a0595f593a40efa644343c975f183f https://podsnacks.com/media?id=0342626558684bcfbc6825b798810535 How to Make Better Friends & Cleaning Myths That Waste Your Time - SYSK Choice: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=04493d1e393f4c9d9c7911517961c90e The giant factory town that might be a giant mistake: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=0c9c94ae84844580beba42529c2fc7c5 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=0f2ce256e0e44c178c891ca570f931e8 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=1a1dd201ad8e43f185d195d8986530f5 Nicolas Cage Made Himself a Legend. Then He Had to Live With It.: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=1d6c59ff54d74c9d9a572bf877135a26 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=2419d7506bdd4ef696a47b32a472ff38 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=3f455631547b4cbea511e221333f6d95 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=3f73413133e14c8ea1473a6c7827200b Statehood for DC & Puerto Rico? Full-Blown Political Brawl on Gerrymandering & U.S. Takes Aim at Cuban Strongman Week I…: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=4e73f8e142bc426eb7502515038cbf46 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=5558f58b547843e4830f08a115c0baa4 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=5a0f07e8a13b4c7b885a32aa42917957 SITREP 33: Iran Blockade, Trump-Xi Summit & Mexico Corruption: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=5c6a7bb6d81348159252820334a4daed Furious World Leaders Block Trump from New Alliances!!: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=5ff2ebbc01c4427f8fdc9f446d305cf5 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=63172387f2404d5fa395b270b156c181 Consumer Sentiment Just Hit an All-Time Low. Trump Calls it Best Economy Ever.: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=6760c6edc3f34b6b973592d67f85f5e2 Is It Possible to Hack Your Body for a Longer Life?: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=6d2d0ebaa72240a2a965663c611fa35d https://podsnacks.com/media?id=87c1537c0832491dba2073daf05bcb53 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=8b3c1a00ae7643128d22efb820db9c6e Meet Byron Allen: The new host jumping into Stephen Colbert’s time slot: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=8ecc790e335144139ba16130d4106f0e From hypercars to cruise missiles: Lukas Czinger on the future of US defense | E2292: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=9796850504004492948b1d5dd4a54fcb https://podsnacks.com/media?id=97ccf7513af14036b2125974fe750a22 Mark Cuban Says Bitcoin Failed as a Hedge | CoinDesk Daily: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=9814b9a4899242e1a1a5563f009e85e7 https://podsnacks.com/media?id=9b65416d8b3041cf8cf51b13116bf6f1 Services stall as manufacturing booms: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=9ef2c0406dd7489c82aaccba3f3cf15a #2504 - Skylar Grey: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=a3bcab664e6f45718456fc3a77cfbc2e Architect Norman Foster on Why the West Struggles to Build Big: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=a57f3c6f007d4df4a2bc9d83106c2da4 The Night Something Answered Back | After Midnight: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=da711d8d881e447084db86e9de5f99c2 How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=df1f47b0f0e946bdad1f04a22111896f Why so many Americans never learned to swim: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=e2152b7b8b514d6da742d3f0414291a4 More Happier: Caregiving Roundtable: How Do We Embrace Elder Care Without Losing Ourselves?: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=fedfc3da82ca4686be51ee2b3dd3a489