21 September 2023
Episode 3128
32 minutes
Diplomatic disputes rock several continents as Poland decides to stop sending weapons to Ukraine and India appears to suspend visa services for Canadian citizens. We also discuss Syria’s push to end diplomatic isolation as the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, heads to China. Plus: we head to Luxembourg for the latest instalment of ‘The Global Countdown’.
21 September 2023
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