EPISODE · May 25, 2026
Trump Xi Summit, Ebola Virus, and good news actually?
from The Doomscroll News Report
This week, hosts Amanda and Hanna discuss the ripple effects of the Trump-Xi summit, the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, and media reforms in Hungary after Orban's depature and why they may actually give us... hope? Trump-Xi Summit: 1. What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing? (Amy Hawkins, The Guardian), 2. Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi (Ian Aikman, BBC), 3. MOFA response to US President Trump’s comments to the media following the Trump-Xi summit (Taiwan’s MOFA), 4. Taiwan will not provoke conflict nor give up sovereignty, says president (Koh Ewe, BBC), 5. Trump claims he will speak to Taiwan’s president, departing from decades-long diplomatic norms (Alastair McCready and other agencies, The Guardian) Ebola outbreak: 1. Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns (BBC News Youtube), 2. A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to know (Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR), 3. US funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say (Lauren Kent and Jennifer Hansler, CNN) Hungarian Media: 1. Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat (Anita Komuves, Reuters)
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This week, hosts Amanda and Hanna discuss the ripple effects of the Trump-Xi summit, the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, and media reforms in Hungary after Orban's depature and why they may actually give us... hope? Trump-Xi Summit: 1. What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing? (Amy Hawkins, The Guardian), 2. Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi (Ian Aikman, BBC), 3. MOFA response to US President Trump’s comments to the media following the Trump-Xi summit (Taiwan’s MOFA), 4. Taiwan will not provoke conflict nor give up sovereignty, says president (Koh Ewe, BBC), 5. Trump claims he will speak to Taiwan’s president, departing from decades-long diplomatic norms (Alastair McCready and other agencies, The Guardian) Ebola outbreak: 1. Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns (BBC News Youtube), 2. A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to know (Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR), 3. US funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say (Lauren Kent and Jennifer Hansler, CNN) Hungarian Media: 1. Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat (Anita Komuves, Reuters)
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