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On today's podcast:
(1) The US military is stationing a vast array of forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, fighter jets and refueling tankers, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran had 10 to 15 days at most to strike a deal over its nuclear program.
(2) US President Donald Trump’s latest retraction of support for Britain’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius comes as the UK government holds off giving permission for him to use the Diego Garcia military base in the archipelago for any possible strike on Iran.
(3) The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office is a fresh nadir for the UK's most powerful family.
(4) European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated calls for global partnership to salvage an international order that not only benefits the strongest.
(5) Bank of America is committing $25 billion to private-credit deals, joining its Wall Street rivals in putting its own balance sheet behind lending in the fast-growing market, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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