12 January 2021
Episode 2405
60 minutes
We discuss the likelihood of Donald Trump becoming the first US president to be impeached twice and get an update on relations between Seoul and Pyongyang. Plus: Paris pushes ahead with another bold green-city plan.
12 January 2021
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Will North Korea come back to the table?
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-In wants better relations with the North – but does he have a chance? Timothy Martin, Seoul correspondent for ‘The Wall Street Journal’, explains.
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