Oracle, private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX will control roughly 45 per cent of TikTok USA, Germany’s chancellor has called for Europe to use frozen Russian assets to create new loan to finance Ukraine’s war effort, and a landmark trial finds former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy. Plus, can a US bailout save Argentina’s president from deepening political problems?
Mentioned in this podcast:
TikTok US to be valued at $14bn after Trump’s deal, White House says
European officials fear Trump is preparing to blame them for Ukraine failure
Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libya corruption trial
Can a US bailout save Argentina’s Javier Milei?
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