Day: February 23, 2025

#SpyNews – week 8 (February 16-22):
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Conspiracy theories are all over social media. For some, that’s as far as they go. But for reporter Zach Mack, conspiracy theories have infiltrated his family. After Mack’s father became obsessed with conspiracy thinking, family relationships began to fray. Today on The Sunday Story , a look at what happens to a family when the people in it can’t agree on what’s true and what isn’t. To hear more of Mack’s story about the impact conspiracy theories have had on his family check out his three-part series called Alternate Realities on NPR’s Embedded podcast . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

In great-power rivalries, it matters who’s on your side. Twelve years since launching its Belt and Road infrastructure project, Beijing has funneled a trillion-plus dollars into projects in some 150 countries, literally planting its flag around the globe and acquiring a growing roster of economic and diplomatic partners in the process. In the first episode of our three-part series, “Building Influence,” the WSJ’s Gabriele Steinhauser and Lingling Wei, Boston University’s Kevin Gallagher and Stanford’s Eyck Freymann explain how the program has bolstered China’s economic security and given it a platform to cut deals that challenge Western-led norms and counterbalance U.S. influence. Luke Vargas hosts. Further Reading: China Shores Up Ties With Africa Despite Slowing Economy and Friction Over Debt How China Capitalized on U.S. Indifference in Latin America China’s Global Mega-Projects Are Falling Apart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zelensky has demanded that Europe be given a seat at any negotiating table with Russia