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3 August 2020

Episode 2278

30 minutes

How will the resignation of Lebanon’s foreign minister affect the country’s fractious politics? Plus: elections in Sri Lanka, the US Republican party’s relationship with the press and our round-up of positive news stories.

3 August 2020

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The Rajapaksa brothers

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Charu Lata Hogg from the foreign affairs think-tank Chatham House tells us about Sri Lanka’s most powerful family.

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