Month: May 2025

Rep. French Hill, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, joins Consensus 2025 live to discuss recent developments in crypto legislation from the draft market structure bill, to stablecoin legislation and the anti-CBDC Act. Plus, the significance of bipartisan efforts and cooperation with the SEC and CFTC.

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Uganda cuts military ties with Germany following diplomatic rift.

Somalia's government moves to control clan militias fighting al-Shabab - after allegations of serious atrocities.

And will Starlink's strategy of 'winning big by thinking small' help them cover the African continent?

Presenter:  Blessing Aderogba Producers: Bella Hassan, Tom Kavanagh and Yvette Twagiramariya in London. Technical Producer Chris Ablakwa Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

The first aid delivery into Gaza by a US and Israeli-backed group has been dismissed by the UN as a "distraction". Also: King Charles is to deliver a key speech in Canada's parliament, and the world's oldest human fingerprint.

Three more inmates captured after breaking out of New Orleans jail with two others still on the run. Holiday travel headaches. FL boat blast. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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No one knows which soldiers will be on the buses; many families simply come in hope. As the wider war grinds on, our correspondent witnesses a mix of joy, confusion and disappointment. Big American brands once had it easy in the global marketplace. Now they bear the brunt of anti-Trump sentiment (12:05). And Brazil’s bustling bull market—that is, market for bulls (18:28).

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