Welcome. This is a news podcast composed of dozens of brief news reports, for you to listen hands-free while driving or in other situations. Today's episode includes:

0:00 Russia Warns of Naval Action Against 'Western Piracy'

1:12 Trump Pressuring Ukraine, Zelenskyy Claims

2:14 Mexico Disputes UK Asylum for Corruption Accused

3:24 Peru President Ousted After Four Months

4:26 Iran and US Agree on Nuclear Talk Principles

5:29 Migrant boat sinks, 53 dead or missing

6:42 US Official Reveals New Details on China's Underground Nuclear Tests

7:50 Sanae Takaichi Government Resigns, Expected to Be Reappointed

8:37 Nvidia to Supply Meta with Millions of AI Chips

9:43 Man with Shotgun Arrested Near Capitol

10:59 Cyclone Gezani Claims 59 Lives in Madagascar

12:03 UK Boosts Defense Spending to 3% of GDP

13:15 Israel Approves West Bank Land Registration Amid Palestinian Opposition

14:21 US Carrier Spotted Off Oman Coast

15:44 Japan Flu Cases Hit Warning Level, Schools Close

16:49 EU Investigates Shein Over Child-like Sex Dolls and Weapons

19:02 India and France Ink Deal for First H125 Helicopter Assembly Line

20:31 Tata Education Trust Faces New Tensions

21:40 Google CEO Pitches India AI Partnership

22:52 Adani to Invest $100 Billion in Indian AI Infrastructure

24:02 Ireland Probes X's Grok

25:34 Coca-Cola Europacific Reports Growth, Launches Buyback

26:30 Kerry Group Shares Plummet Amid Profit and Revenue Decline

27:52 Warner Bros Reopens Paramount Deal Talks

29:07 Japan Economy Stalls on Weak Exports

29:49 UK unemployment hits five-year high as wage growth slows

30:39 British Steel Wins Major Turkish High-Speed Rail Order

31:41 Goldman Sachs Drops DEI from Board Evaluations

33:01 EU to Probe Shein Over Childlike Sex Dolls and Weapons

34:34 India's Trade Deficit Widens Ahead of US Tariff Relief

35:46 Santos job cuts loom as growth projects conclude and profit misses estimates

37:16 Nvidia Powers India's Sovereign AI

38:51 India Today Launches AI News Anchor Sutra

40:34 US and Japan ink $550 Billion Trade and Investment Deal

42:33 Labour Policies Blamed for Jobless Rise

44:03 Bayer settles Roundup cancer lawsuits for $7.25 billion

45:42 Amazon Labor Code Violation for Selective Pay Raise

46:47 NATO Launches Arctic Sentry for High North Security

48:16 Russia, Ukraine Trade Airstrikes Amid New Peace Talks

49:18 China Conducts South China Sea Patrols

50:23 US Transfers 5,700 ISIS Fighters from Syria to Iraq

51:27 Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Middle East

52:42 US Sends More Missile Launchers to Philippines

53:57 Pentagon to Deploy 200 Troops to Nigeria

54:51 NATO Aims to Intercept Hundreds of Missiles in First 24 Hours

56:30 Apache helicopters test drone-swarming ammunition

57:59 China wins historic speed skating team pursuit bronze at Milan Winter Olympics.

59:15 Gu Ailing Wins Silver in Freestyle Skiing Big Air at Milan Winter Olympics

1:00:21 Ohtani Hits 158 KPH in First Spring Training Live BP

1:01:27 O'Brien's WBC Status Uncertain Due to Calf Injury

1:02:25 China wins freestyle skiing World Cup mixed team gold

1:03:16 Irving Burns Sage Before Nets Practices, Claims Former Teammate

1:04:06 Ayton briefly detained for alleged marijuana possession, released after no contraband found

1:04:59 China Women's Curling Loses to South Korea

1:05:52 Sui/Han Fifth in Milan Olympic Figure Skating Pairs

1:06:56 Chinese men's curling team wins on New Year's Eve

1:07:40 Adani to Invest $100 Billion in AI Data Centers by 2035

1:09:05 Anthropic Expands to India, Doubles Revenue

1:10:58 Nothing Phone 4a Series Launches in India March 5

1:12:01 AI Overviews May Show Fake Support Numbers

1:13:18 ByteDance's Doubao 2.0 Rivals GPT-4 Performance at Lower Cost

1:15:09 China Creates World's First Large-Scale Quantum Communication Network

1:16:26 Jielong-3 Rocket Successfully Launches Seven Satellites from Sea

1:17:46 First Direct Observation of Star Collapsing into Black Hole

1:19:15 Meta and YouTube Sued Over Addictive Algorithms for Children

1:20:53 Global Smartphone Production to Fall in 2026 Amid Memory Price Hikes

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