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EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 6 MIN

Why the Kurdish Militant Group PKK is Disbanding

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In today’s episode, we cover the Kurdish PKK’s announcement, the US and China’s 90-day reduction in tariffs, the release of the last living American hostage in Gaza, and the India-Pakistan ceasefire.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/SgtsKNsaI70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ1WTTwfp4M TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Nadja Lovadinov and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Kurdish Workers’ Party Disbandshttps://www.ft.com/content/6d6a5912-15f8-4e20-a734-18713755a5c5 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/world/europe/kurdish-pkk-turkey.html ✍️ US & China Reach Deal on Tariffshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cedy09wq25qthttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/china-us-agree-pause-trade-war-trump https://www.ft.com/content/92887b83-1b99-4d69-ba70-6bc812e23dbe ✍️ Hamas to Release Last American Hostagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2q7749dxlohttps://news.sky.com/story/hamas-says-it-will-release-israeli-american-hostage-edan-alexander-as-part-of-ceasefire-negotiations-13366287 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250511-hamas-officials-say-group-held-direct-gaza-ceasefire-talks-with-us ✍️ India & Pakistan to Discuss Agreed Ceasefirehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm26760pj13ohttps://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/india-pakistan-military-operations-chiefs-hold-talks-by-phone-cnn-news18-says-2025-05-12/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/11/india-and-pakistan-both-claim-victory-after-ceasefire-declared See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we cover the Kurdish PKK’s announcement, the US and China’s 90-day reduction in tariffs, the release of the last living American hostage in Gaza, and the India-Pakistan ceasefire.

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