Danny and Derek power through the heat to hit the headlines. This week: a new UN global poverty report (0:54), more depressing climate news (2:47), the UN ends Syrian aid operation (5:02), a Sudan update (6:40), protests in Peru (10:30), a defection to North Korea (12:28) and a ballistic missile test (13:45), Russia cancels Black Sea grain deal (14:40), Putin decides to skip August BRICS summit (18:20), Wagner apparently arrives in Belarus (20:25), a Ukraine war update (22:20) and a NATO summit (26:07), a Sweden/NATO update (29:11), and a New Cold War update featuring John Kerry in China (33:16) and the vice president of Taiwan coming to the US (35:08). This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe