In today’s episode, we cover the firing of Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz, the AfD’s new classification, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the imminent Australian election.

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Sources:

✍️ Trump Sacks his National Security Advisor

• https://www.ft.com/content/4e92a301-acc8-42ee-a15a-90f02e3620fa
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-mike-waltz-national-security
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-national-security-adviser-waltz-leave-post-source-says-2025-05-01/ 

✍️ England Local Election Results

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2025/england/results 
• https://youtu.be/OQF8uCDNqqI?si=zLXxLs0mEjMISGKw 

✍️ Germany’s AfD Party Officially Classified as Extremist

• https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-officially-right-wing-extremist-group-germanys-intel-agency-says/
• https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/verfassungsschutz-afd-102.html 

✍️ Red Cross Says its Gaza Response is on ‘Verge of Total Collapse’

• https://www.barrons.com/news/gaza-humanitarian-work-on-verge-of-total-collapse-red-cross-e8802b08 

✍️ Upcoming Australian Election

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/election-paths-to-victory/105226740

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