31 July 2024
Episode 3387
58 minutes
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We get the latest on the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Andrew Thompson assesses the regional reaction as widespread protests continue across Venezuela after the country’s disputed election. Also in the programme: we learn about Hungary’s relaxing of travel rules for Russian and Belarusian nationals and the future of ‘bagni’ in Italy, and check in with the Monocle team in Paris.
31 July 2024
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We give you the latest from the Middle East after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s political leader, in Tehran and Israel’s targeted airstrikes on Hezbollah in Beirut. What does this mean for the regional conflict and the chances of a ceasefire?
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