Katya Adler
Appearances
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EU retaliates as Trump tariffs expand globally
We have more than 30 projects happening in the city. We have viaducts being built, the Avenida Liberdade Highway, which is a new exit route from the capital to the interior of the state. This is an important mobility intervention for our capital. It's a sustainable highway where we have, for example, 34 wildlife crossings. We will have solar energy for lighting and bike paths to save CO2.
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Bonus: President Trump addresses Congress
Hello, I'm Katja Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world. From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart. From the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives. We bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond.
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Bonus: President Trump addresses Congress
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
There was pretty much a sharp intake of breath across the country when the Le Pen verdict became known. The judge really dragged out the drama. And TVs were on in bars and cafes. People were listening on the metro and in their offices. She is a huge political figure here in France, the face of the nationalist right.
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
And even though, as you say, she has come out fighting, defiant, she's going to appeal the verdict, she says. Deep down, she knows. This could spell the end of her political career and the ends to her long cherished hope of becoming France's next president. Silent fury oozing out of her, Marine Le Pen marched out of the Paris courthouse today, even before the final verdict. Why?
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
It was perfectly clear, she said on French TV tonight, the judge was out to bar her from running for president.
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
Today's sentencing sent shockwaves around France, even amongst those who aren't natural allies of Le Pen. The BBC visited Moissac in the rural south-west.
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
The legal case dates back to Le Pen's years as a member of the European Parliament, ending in 2016. Today, along with more than 20 others in her Rassemblement National party, she was convicted of creating fake jobs and contracts to divert EU cash, well over three million pounds worth for her party's operations in France.
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
The judge banned her from standing for political office for five years and sentenced her to jail. Today's ruling has set off a political earthquake in France. On the one hand, you have the hard right, the far right, who say this was an attempt to steal the presidency from them, their chance to reform France and make it great again.
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
But there are wider implications, those who suggest the court was biased, that it took a criminal case against Marine Le Pen for political ends to stop her and her nationalist agenda. A stony-faced Marine Le Pen headed to her party's headquarters outside Paris. She's launching a legal appeal. They're launching an online petition to support her. If she fails, the man waiting in the wings...
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
Le Pen's political protégé, Jordan Bardella.
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake
but considered by many as too inexperienced for a bruising French presidential race. France was already deeply divided before today's Le Pen ruling. The schisms now run even deeper between those who believe justice has been done and others convinced French judges the French establishment is out to prevent the will of the people.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
Well, there was a lot of trepidation across Europe. I'm standing by the European Commission at the moment. It, of course, deals with trade on behalf of all 27 EU member states. Lights are on there. They are carefully considering their next move. They've chosen not to make a statement tonight. They do not want to up the ante.
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
They think a global trade war is in nobody's interest, but they think they need to stand firm. Unlike the UK, for example, which is taking a more softly, carefully approach, the EU thinks there's no point. I mean, Donald Trump shows a fondness for the UK of sorts when it comes to the EU animosity. Tonight, he said the EU is pathetic. it rips us off.
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
So the Commission has prepared a range of possible retaliatory measures on US goods and US services as well, like US banks, big tech, Meta, Apple, for example. But as I say, it's going to be careful about its next move. And in the meantime, a lot of concern in the countries who are likely to be most hit. Think about Germany, 25% tariffs on cars. And France, the winemakers, the champagne makers,
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
Both of those industries in Germany and in France look to the US for 20% of their income. So, you know, they expect to be hit hard by this.
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
Well, as I say, some countries will be hit harder than others. And so some countries will prefer that the Commission takes tougher or less tough measures. And this is something that the Commission has to think about on all of their behalf in the coming days. But unifying, yes. But I think that the main concern here is that the European Union should not be out of pocket.
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
So the Commission has other things up its sleeve, as well as wanting to sit down with Donald Trump, hoping to negotiate. It also says it's actually got to complete the single market itself, the European single market. There are lots of internal barriers, which it says that will help European businesses if it can take down trade. those barriers.
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President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports
And also it looks to make other trade deals or deepen existing trade deals with other countries apart from the United States. So it says it's got a lot of tools at its disposal. Its primary concern is to look after European businesses. It says it will do whatever it takes. It's also talked about economic packages in the short term to help businesses or sectors that are particularly badly hit.
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
I'm in an underground car park and I was just about to get into a car belonging to our fabulous local producer, Larry, and go off to an interview. He lives in this apartment block. And we were talking about new laws in Estonia to make it mandatory for buildings to offer underground shelters. When you told me, Larry, you have your very own bunker right here. Can I have a look?
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
And in the inner sanctum, that's the tiny broadcast studio of Star FM. It's a commercial Russian-language radio station, and Julia Mango is one of the breakfast show hosts. More than a third of Estonians are ethnic Russian, and after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Estonia shut down Russian-speaking schools here. It said it wanted to stop parallel societies.
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
Do you feel like split between your Russian identity and your Estonian identity?
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
I've come to north-east Estonia now, and what you can hear is the wind-pummeled River Narva. It's basically a dividing line with Russia. I can see the buildings on the other side, and there is a bridge in between, one of the last pedestrian border crossings to Russia still open in Europe.
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
And how long have you worked here?
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
I mean, you must have seen it change a lot. We're just walking over the bridge between us here and... Until the middle. Until the middle. We're not going to walk right... You're not going to let us over into Russia, but... It's not the best idea, I think. No. Does Russia feel like a different neighbour now?
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Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
Does that worry you as a border guard?
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Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Diplomacy gathers pace over war in Ukraine
Stunned and horrified at being sidelined by the US, the leaders of France, the UK and the defence alliance NATO are amongst those scrambling to this emergency summit in an attempt to force a place at the negotiating table. For Europe, this isn't just about Ukraine.
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Diplomacy gathers pace over war in Ukraine
The parameters of the Russia-US talks and how emboldened President Putin may feel after them could end up reshaping Europe's security infrastructure to Moscow's advantage. Western neighbours of Russia, particularly the tiny former Soviet Baltic states, feel hugely exposed.
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Diplomacy gathers pace over war in Ukraine
Sir Keir Starmer noted that this was a once-in-a-generation moment for our national security where we needed to engage in the reality of the world today. He and other leaders in Europe face their own domestic economic pressures but the majority now feel forced to discuss concrete plans to shore up European security.
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Diplomacy gathers pace over war in Ukraine
With or without the US defence umbrella, this continent has relied on since the Second World War. The possibility of sending troops to Ukraine will also be discussed in Paris. What their mission statement would be, how big a force and under whose command, are major questions that have to be answered. Katya Adler.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
So we've looked at what's at stake in the Arctic and rising tensions between Russia and the rest. Next, non-regional power China. What's it up to in the Arctic?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Greenland, the biggest island in the world, is an autonomous Danish territory, rich in oil, gas reserves and other natural resources like zinc, gold and copper. It sits between the US and Russia and is already home to a US military base. Its geostrategic significance is very clear.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
This is The Global Story. We bring you one big international story in detail five days a week. Follow or subscribe wherever you listen. With me is Jonathan Beale and Tim Marshall. Could we now have a look at another country that might make Russia feel less alone in the Arctic, but that's making the West a bit more nervous?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Tim, China has become increasingly interested in the Arctic, even though, of course, it's not an Arctic country itself.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
And Jonathan, joint military operations. We've spoken about Western joint military operations. In the Arctic, Russian and Chinese bombers flew together for the first time as well.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
It's also hugely important in terms of climate conversations and its melting ice is also opening up new profitable maritime trade routes, a development catching the attention of countries further afield, like China. With all these competing interests, could we be looking at a brewing cold war in the Arctic, or as some are calling it, an ice war? It made headlines all over the world this week.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
So I think we've established that neither Russia nor the Western countries in the Arctic Circle are looking for conflict in the Arctic, even though there's suspicion and competition. But what about unintended consequences? We often hear warnings about that in the Middle East, also in the South China Sea. What about the Arctic?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
And Tim, we've spoken a lot about security concerns in the Arctic. We've only touched on climate and climate security. We need to emphasize that a bit more, don't we? The breakdown in trust and cooperation there. Do you see that changing in the near future?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
If, when the conflict in Ukraine ends, could that be sort of a trust building exercise that's more neutral than many other things where the West and Russia could cooperate again?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Donald Trump refused to rule out the use of military force or economic coercion against NATO ally Denmark to wrest control of Greenland. And as he was doing that, his son popped over to the territory he claimed for an innocent tourist visit.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
But to those in the know, Arctic security and the battle for influence there has been a growing concern for a number of years. Mr. Trump is certainly not the only one with a keen interest there. Conveniently, before he returned his focus to Greenland, here on The Global Story, we were already preparing an episode for you on the role of China and Russia in the Arctic.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
I sat down with the BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale and Tim Marshall, journalist and author of Prisoners of Geography and The Future of Geography. Let's start with some basic geography, Tim. Which countries are Arctic countries? So when we're talking about the Arctic Circle.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Not everyone gets a chance to go to the Arctic and experience the conditions there. But both of you have. Jonathan, I think you've been to every part of the Arctic. Is that right?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
And let's have a look, Jonathan, at why we're talking about the Arctic right now, geostrategically. What's so important? Because you might be forgiven for thinking, well, I mean, there's not much there, the vast expanse of ice that we've been describing, sadly, bits of it melting. But why is it interesting for countries to compete to have control over the Arctic?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
And it isn't just sea passage trade, Tim, is it? I mean, Jonathan mentioned oil and gas, but there are other minerals on there, zinc, nickel, iron, and there's a worldwide race for those these days too.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
It's warming up, as you're implying there from your tone, Tim, of course, in more than one way. And another way is what Russia is doing in its part of the Arctic, which has led to the Western Military Alliance, NATO, to say there's a real security threat building in the Arctic.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
So Jonathan, what signs have there been in recent years that Russia has been trying to expand its dominance?
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
During Donald Trump's first time in office, when he said he wanted to acquire Greenland, many dismissed this as hyperbole, a nonsense even.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
But now, days away from taking office a second time, he seems on an expansionist role, taunting Canada, it should become the USA's 51st state, that he wants America to reacquire the Panama Canal and insisting that Greenland must become a US property for strategic security, he said.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
I found it very interesting traveling to Arctic countries, Finland, Sweden and Norway as well. The changing of attitude and the idea, particularly with Russia's neighbors, Finland and Norway, was manage the relationship with Russia. Don't antagonize Russia. However...
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
The full scale invasion of Ukraine really has changed these relationships, you know, in the Arctic and sort of in the West in general, isn't it? It's not a small thing for Finland and Sweden to join NATO. It's massive for those countries.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
There is this question, isn't there, about it's chicken and egg. Is it NATO's expansion that makes Russia feel defensive? Is it Russia's expanding of its military, recommissioning old Cold War bases, for example, that's making the West feel that it needs to up its game? And we heard Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair speaking to the BBC's Hard Talk programme in May.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Jonathan, how much of a change is that? Because, you know, on top of that, Russia will be watching Finland and Sweden, which, as we've said, has joined NATO, merging their air forces with Norway as well. I mean, it's a real regional bristling, isn't it?
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Hundreds of thousands head home in northern Gaza
And Nadia, you've walked in here for the first time.
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Hundreds of thousands head home in northern Gaza
Eva, it's a commemoration day. What should we remember and what shouldn't we forget today?
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Hundreds of thousands head home in northern Gaza
It's hard to believe it was possible, really, for human beings to do this to other human beings.
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Hundreds of thousands head home in northern Gaza
In Auschwitz-Birkenau, there's a memorial in different languages to represent the victims and where they came from. And it says this should be a warning for the world. Is it just 80 years ago or is this a warning for now?
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
Hello, I'm Katya Adler, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. Each weekday, we break down one big news story with fresh perspectives from journalists around the world.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
From artificial intelligence to divisive politics tearing our societies apart, from the movements of money and markets to the human stories that touch our lives, we bring you in-depth insights from across the BBC and beyond. Listen to the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
It's a question for Estonia's defence minister, Hanno Pevko.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
President Trump has said lots of different things about NATO.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
Mixed messages from Washington and a fear the US could pull out or at least reduce troop presence in Europe means Estonia looks ever more to European allies, like the UK, which promises to boost its permanent presence here.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
Is it Estonia asking you to do this, or is it saying we feel vulnerable, we feel exposed?
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
This is no ordinary plane ride. I'm on a very loud NATO surveillance plane, a 707, with a huge mushroom-looking radar on top of the aircraft. We're flying over the Baltic states. As I walk down the aisle, instead of rows of seats, I'm looking at rows of desks with NATO personnel scanning computer screens, searching for suspicious activity below by Russia.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
So NATO's showing its presence and they're showing theirs? Exactly. I can see Estonia clearly below us. It's policing missions like this and NATO membership, full stop, that for a long time has made the Baltics feel safe.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
But Donald Trump is changing that with his far more open attitude towards Moscow and his very clear message for Europe that US military backing can no longer be taken for granted. That sent a chill through NATO members in the Baltics. I'm in the northern town of Narva by the river of the same name, dividing Estonia from Russia.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
There's a medieval-looking fortress either side of the river, one flying the Russian, the other the Estonian flag. And in between, the bridge, one of Europe's last pedestrian crossings, still open to Russia. I've come to speak to border police chief Egert Belichev. Estonia's security services say Moscow is constantly testing them.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
I'm coming out of the customs area where the border police are, back into the driving snow and past a huge queue of shivering people, many of them with cases, waiting to cross over into Russia. Excuse me, how long are you going to Russia for? I'm going for two weeks.
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Trump signs executive order to close Department of Education
A whopping 96% of people in this part of Estonia are mother tongue Russian speakers. And Estonia worries that a confident Vladimir Putin could use this big ethnic Russian community here as an excuse to invade. It's a playbook he's used before in Georgia and Ukraine. Would NATO allies risk war with nuclear power Russia to defend this tiny corner of tiny Estonia?