Trump’s VP pick and documents case, and Gambia’s FGM ban
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has named Republican Senator J.D. Vance from Ohio as his choice for the vice-presidenti...
Trump's attempted assassination, Biden’s message and the race for the White House
15 Jul 2024
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Donald Trump is in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention just two days after an attempt o...
Trump, and what comes after
13 Jul 2024
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What comes after Donald Trump? On this weekend episode of Reuters World News, political reporter Jam...
Biden’s defiance and gaffes, a changed Zelenskiy, the Ambani wedding and soccer finals
12 Jul 2024
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US president Joe Biden vows to stay in the race despite his NATO summit and press conference gaffes....
Pelosi and Clooney’s pressure on Biden, Gaza ceasefire talks, France’s far-left dilemma and trash talk
11 Jul 2024
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Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and key donor George Clooney raise fresh doubts about President Joe Biden...
Biden’s Ukraine defense, the Putin-Modi friendship and Michigan bird flu
10 Jul 2024
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US President Joe Biden delivers a forceful speech in defense of Ukraine at a NATO summit. Indian Pri...
Biden at NATO, Ukraine attacks and the Dalai Lama’s age
09 Jul 2024
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US President Joe Biden’s age and the threat of a second Donald Trump presidency loom over the NATO...
French far-right defeat, Kamala Harris’ potential and Italy’s fascist past
08 Jul 2024
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France faces a hung parliament after a leftist alliance shocked many by beating the far-right Nation...
Is Britain's Labour Party ready for the world stage?
06 Jul 2024
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer won the UK election with a massive majority. In this special episode of ...
UK’s Labour victory, Biden’s crucial TV moment and France’s election runoff
05 Jul 2024
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Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister as his Labour party wins a massive majority in UK electi...
Biden’s polling pressure, UK election countdown and Lebanese farmers’ white phosphorous worries
03 Jul 2024
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One in three Democrats think US President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid following last wee...
Presidential immunity, Viktor Orban’s EU and SCOTUS’ environmental impact
02 Jul 2024
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that presidents have immunity for official acts carried out while in ...
France's far-right surge, Iran’s runoff and Sweden’s gun crime
01 Jul 2024
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Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally leads the first round of voting in France’s parliamenta...
France’s snap election and the rise of the far right
29 Jun 2024
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President Emmanuel Macron launched a risky political gamble by calling a snap legislative election a...
Biden’s debate performance, Trump’s false attacks, Georgia LGBT and austerity risks
28 Jun 2024
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US president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump faced off in their first presidential debat...
Bolivia coup attempt, US debate night and NATO’s new boss
27 Jun 2024
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Bolivian President Luis Arce staves off an attempted coup in which heavily armed soldiers stormed th...
Kenya protests, Russian detainees and Biden vs Trump economics
26 Jun 2024
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Protests in Kenya turn deadly as demonstrators storm the parliament building to protest proposed tax...
Trump and Ukraine peace talks, Assange’s freedom and IDF's ultra-Orthodox conscription
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange is set to be freed after he pleads guilty to a single US espiona...
Attacks in Russia’s Dagestan, new US smuggling routes and Iran’s election
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in simultaneous attacks in Russia’s Dagestan region, killi...
Extreme heat, Somalia’s peacekeepers and Ferrari’s first EV
21 Jun 2024
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Extreme heat kills hundreds and millions more are sweltering worldwide. What does the heatwave mean ...
Putin in Vietnam, seafarer shortage and South Africa’s new government
20 Jun 2024
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Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Vietnam is a gamble for the Southeast Asian nation. Ye...
Biden’s spouse plan, Lebanon border and social media fallout
18 Jun 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to North Korea for the first time in 24 years. President Joe ...
Ukraine summit, Nike and Lego in Russia and the Saudi-Qatar relationship
17 Jun 2024
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A summit on Ukraine ends with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed on by dozens of countrie...
Gaza's decimated healthcare
15 Jun 2024
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Specialist doctors were building a healthcare system in Gaza. Then came war. With each specialist ki...
Pentagon’s anti-vax campaign, South Korean shamans and the G7
14 Jun 2024
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Reuters uncovers a secret anti-vaccination campaign run by the Pentagon to undermine China during th...
Musk’s Tesla paycheck, the Fed and Giorgia Meloni’s G7
13 Jun 2024
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Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders are voting to approve his $56 billion pay package. The Federal Res...
Gaza ceasefire prospects, Hunter Biden, migrant abuses and stunt women
12 Jun 2024
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A US ceasefire plan for Gaza stalls as neither Israel nor Hamas publicly commit to a deal. Hunter Bi...
UN deal, Sinn Fein’s loss, Apple’s ChatGPT deal and Mosul’s comeback
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland’s Sinn Fein suffers a bruising loss in local elections as voters move immigration to the t...
France's far-right tilt, Israel's war cabinet shakeup and Modi's third term
10 Jun 2024
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French president Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election after a bruising defeat in European elections...
Hamas capabilities, inmates-turned-firefighters and Mick Jagger
07 Jun 2024
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A diminished Hamas shifts to guerilla tactics signalling a long insurgency. The state of Washington ...
Gaza ceasefire setbacks, America’s most downloaded news app and Kenya’s ‘holy’ mission
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Israeli strike on a Gaza school and Hamas leader’s bottom line deliver setbacks to president Jo...
Immigration, Syrians in Lebanon and Starliner's third attempt
05 Jun 2024
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Following President Joe Biden’s order stopping asylum seekers from crossing the US-Mexico border, ...
Modi’s narrow lead in India, Hunter Biden gun case and Iran-backed allies in Iraq
04 Jun 2024
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India’s Narendra Modi is on track for a historic third term but may fall short of the landslide vi...
Mexico’s first female president, Biden’s Gaza plan, Proud Boys and live shopping
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Benjamin Netanyahu aide confirms Israel accepts a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war bei...
Short of ammo, 'worse than hell': life on Ukraine's front line
01 Jun 2024
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Ukraine's soldiers talk of exhaustion, faith, personal loss and a perilous shortage of munitions as ...
Trump guilty, Biden’s Ukraine weapons shift and India heatwave
31 May 2024
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Donald Trump has become the first US president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury foun...
South Africa election, Biden’s nuclear push and Latin America climate case
30 May 2024
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Early projections from South Africa indicate the governing African National Congress will fall sho...
Debt - Paul Krugman joins our new economics podcast
29 May 2024
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US government debt isn't a crisis to Paul Krugman. The Nobel laureate has long argued that history a...
Gaza aid pier damage, Mexico’s election and Korean trash balloons
29 May 2024
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A U.S. military-built pier off Gaza's coast is being temporarily removed after part of the structu...
Rafah camp strike, Papua New Guinea landslide and elephant greetings
28 May 2024
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An Israeli airstrike has triggered a fire that has killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city...
The Trump criminal trial in 20 minutes
26 May 2024
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The first criminal trial against Donald Trump heads to closing arguments this week. On today’s Reu...
Protectionism - Listen to episode 1 of Reuters Econ World
25 May 2024
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Listen to the first episode of our new podcast. Host Carmel Crimmins and China bureau chief Kevin Kr...
Putin’s ceasefire demands, World Court’s Rafah ruling and US vs Ticketmaster
24 May 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to stop the war in Ukraine if current battlefield lines ar...
Palestinian statehood rift, UK election gamble and Milei's spending cuts
23 May 2024
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Spain, Norway and Ireland band together to recognize a Palestinian state. British Prime Minister Ris...
Deadly flight turbulence, China's weight loss market and Kenya’s Haiti deployment
22 May 2024
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Passengers are left shaken after severe turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines flight. Eli Lilly’s di...
ICC arrest warrants, Iran’s successor, and an interview with Zelenskiy
21 May 2024
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The International Criminal Court applies for arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas lead...
Iran's president dead, Assange extradition decision and Taiwan's new president
20 May 2024
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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash. Julian Assange faces a London...
Jobs, crime and keeping the lights on. The key issues in South Africa's election
18 May 2024
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South Africans vote in a national election on May 29, and for the first time since the end of aparth...
Gaza aid pier, Trump’s DOJ plans and AI in soccer
17 May 2024
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The US completes a floating pier to deliver aid into Gaza. Former president Donald Trump plans to s...
Slovak PM shooting, Dutch far right, Jordan’s balancing act and Trump’s defiance
16 May 2024
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Europe is on edge after an assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Netherland...
New Caledonia riots, Lael Brainard interview and Blinken’s rock performance
15 May 2024
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Riots rage in New Caledonia, as France approves changes to voting rules in the French territory. Pre...
Biden’s China EV tariffs, Blinken in Ukraine and secret US-Taiwan drills
14 May 2024
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President Joe Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Russia security shake-up, tent schools in Gaza, TikTok and Swiss neutrality
13 May 2024
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Russian president Vladimir Putin replaces his defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Gazan students do what...
Is cow cuddling safe? And other bird flu questions
11 May 2024
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On this weekend episode we take a deep dive into bird flu. Reporters Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polan...
Israel at Eurovision, the US tractor glut and China’s sporty pets
10 May 2024
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Israel qualifies for the Eurovision final as the war in Gaza casts a shadow. Falling crop prices mea...
Biden’s Rafah warning, Brazil floods and German politician attacks
09 May 2024
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President Joe Biden vows to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces make a major invasion of Rafa...
Stormy Daniels, Biden's arms block, TikTok and Kashmir
08 May 2024
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Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. The US halts a weapons shipment...
Gaza-Egypt crossing, Biden on antisemitism, Eurovision and the Met Gala
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has taken control of a critical Gaza-Egypt crossing point. President Joe Biden will address a...
Rafah evacuation, Xi in Paris, Chad polls and Italy’s white-collar mafia
06 May 2024
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Gazans start leaving Rafah as Israel warns of operations. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his fir...
The Balkan gangsters who became Europe’s top cocaine suppliers
05 May 2024
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Balkan traffickers have mastered the supply of cocaine to Europe from South America, say authorities...
The Niger base with Russian and US troops, German marijuana and animal consciousness
03 May 2024
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Russian soldiers have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops. We take a look at how...
Berkeley’s bet, Weinstein re-trial and Georgia protests
02 May 2024
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As campus protests flare over the war in Gaza, some universities, such as Berkeley, are taking a dif...
UCLA clashes, the Fed, marijuana and chickens vs eggs
01 May 2024
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Clashes break out between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators on UCLA’s campus. Th...
Columbia standoff, Sudan starvation and UK Labour’s leg up
30 Apr 2024
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Protesters at Columbia University occupy a building on campus, as a standoff with the school over a ...
Rafah, high treason in Germany and Italy’s tourism squeeze
29 Apr 2024
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Israel wrestles with a possible invasion of Rafah as international pressure for a ceasefire mounts. ...
Weinstein, Trump partial immunity, Spanish PM’s weekend off and Yellen’s options
29 Apr 2024
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A New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The US Supreme Court’s conse...
Food vs energy - the debate around solar farming
27 Apr 2024
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There’s a competition going on for the best farmland in America right now, and at the heart of thi...
Blinken in China, Trump immunity, Haiti violence and Russian censors
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China with a warning about Beijing's support for Russia. ...
TikTok countdown, Trump’s foreign courters, Boeing and plastic divide
24 Apr 2024
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The US Senate approves a bill to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. Count...
Iran’s ‘bad hijab’, Darfur threat, Ukraine recruits and Tesla challenges
24 Apr 2024
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Tensions mount inside Iran as crackdowns intensify on the streets. The UN says more than one millio...
Trump in court, Netzah Yehuda and Ukraine aid
22 Apr 2024
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Opening statements begin in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. An IDF battalion faces p...
India election: Modi’s popularity, Hindu pride and global status
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voting is underway in India’s election, the world’s biggest. From the icy Himalayas to humid jun...
Israel’s retaliation, Ukraine’s weapons and your brain, your business
19 Apr 2024
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Israel strikes Iranian targets, but Tehran is signalling it will not respond. Ukraine struggles to f...
Gazans’ shattered IVF dreams, a Nazi slogan and coral reef stress
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF clinic destroyed 4,000 frozen embryos along with the dreams of Gazan...
Trump’s trials, Powell’s warning and geopolitics at the Olympics
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court hears a January 6th case with implications for Donald Trump. Fed Chair Jerome Powe...
TikTok bishop stabbing, Trump in court, Solomon Islands and US election lingo
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia reels from a second mass stabbing as a bishop and parishioners are wounded at a Sydney chu...
Israel’s next move, US red line on Iran and Trump’s trial
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israel considers its next move following the first direct attack on Israeli territory by Iran. Presi...
10 years after the Chibok kidnappings
13 Apr 2024
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A decade after Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students from a Nigerian Christian school, Reuters re...
Iran’s message, foreign leaders’ plea to Republicans and Myanmar’s rebels
12 Apr 2024
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Iran signals to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way th...
Middle East on high alert, independent voters and US rate cut timing
11 Apr 2024
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The Middle East is on high alert for a possible Iranian attack. Who are the independent voters at th...
Biden on Gaza ‘mistake’, Sudan’s Iran drones, US bullet train and landmark climate ruling
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is a "mistake...
Solar eclipse, Dimon’s succession, Trump on abortion and Vatican on gender change
09 Apr 2024
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Skywatchers across North America enjoy the solar eclipse with cheers, music and matrimony. Reuters p...
Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push
08 Apr 2024
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Israel and Hamas have sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire. Gulf Arab states...
The truth is out there: the Peruvian grave robbings at the center of ‘alien’ claims
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two small fossilized corpses were presented in Mexico as a sign of life beyond Earth - join Reuters ...
Biden’s Gaza ultimatum, the US jobs report and a total eclipse of the sun
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US President Joe Biden delivers an ultimatum to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel...
World Central Kitchen’s Israel accusation, Democrats’ Florida opportunity and bird flu in cows
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrity chef and World Central Kitchen’s founder, Jose Andres, says Israel deliberately targeted...
Taiwan quake, Israel-DC balancing act, Ukraine’s drones and reindeer herders’ power struggle
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has killed at least nine and trapped dozens of people. The Isra...
Gaza aid workers killed, Iran's Syria embassy bombed, Wisconsin's primary and Erdogan's election loss
02 Apr 2024
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An Israeli air strike has killed seven aid workers working for World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Iran ...
The military exemption dividing Israel
30 Mar 2024
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On this weekend episode we delve into the tensions over a bill to extend ultra-Orthodox Jews’ exem...
Israeli soldiers’ videos, Biden’s oil boom and Germany Inc’s racism problem
28 Mar 2024
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Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Pal...
Baltimore bridge collapse and its supply chain impact and Japan’s Trump bet
27 Mar 2024
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Description: Rescue workers lose hope for more survivors after a ship crashed into a Baltimore bridg...
UN Gaza ceasefire, ISIS-K threat and Boeing’s boss
26 Mar 2024
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The US and Israel are on a collision course after a US abstention allowed the passage of a UN Gaza c...
Moscow attack, Israel’s military politics and the Fed’s election year challenge
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Suspects appear in court after a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow leaves Russia reeling f...
Trump 2024: Messianic messaging, a GOP transformed and RFK Jr’s impact
23 Mar 2024
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On this weekend episode our political journalists speak with host Jonah Green about how an analysis ...
US pushes Israel, Ukraine weapons and Senegal’s election
22 Mar 2024
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The US puts pressure on Israel with a draft resolution at the UN. How the EU hopes to use Russian as...
Somali pirates, the Fed and Intel’s plan
21 Mar 2024
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The Federal Reserve fuels a Wall Street rally after signalling it’s still on track for three rate ...
Royal photo, Islamic State probe, Trump’s cash woes and Detroit's auto win
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A second royal photograph distributed by Kensington Palace is discovered to have been edited in eigh...
Gaza hunger, women's health research, Gambia FGM and Italy’s news kiosks
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Famine is imminent in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave, according to a U.N.-backed ...
Putin's landslide win, Bank of Japan and McDonald’s boycott losses
18 Mar 2024
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Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his grip on p...
The unity debate in Northern Ireland
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Carmel Crimmins this St Patrick’s Day weekend on a melodious journey to Northern Ireland. As ...