How will Hamas’s new leader affect the future of the conflict in Gaza?

Chapter 1

Bangladesh-India relations as interim leader is named

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been named head of Bangladesh’s interim government. We discuss who he is and what his most pressing concerns will be, including his country’s relationship with India. Bangladesh and India share a long, porous border and were key strategic partners under ousted prime minister Sheik Hasina, who fled there earlier this week. What will the relationship between the two countries be going forward?

Chapter 2

State of emergency declared in Kursk

We discuss Ukraine’s cross-border incursion in the Kursk region of Russia, where a state of emergency has been declared. We find out why this region is important and why Ukraine, so far, isn’t saying much about the attack. As the conflict continues, we get a sense of the mood in Kyiv and how residents are coping two and a half years into the conflict.