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Russia-Ukraine: is the war at a turning point?
As reports emerge of significant losses to North Korean troops fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, we assess whether the war between Moscow and Kyiv is at a turning point. Then: Israel’s isolationism continues as…
Germany: Olaf Scholz faces no-confidence vote
German chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to lose a no-confidence motion set for today. What will that mean for Germany and the world as yet another nation faces a governmental crisis? Plus: the latest…
Syria looks to rebuild
As Syria plans to rebuild, Hafed al-Ghwell joins Christopher Cermak to discuss what the future holds. Plus: what next for the Nakagin Capsule Tower site, the Vatican’s keffiyeh controversy and a look at a…
Resurrecting Syria and Kenya’s illicit gold trade
What will it take to resurrect Syria’s once-stunning built environment? Also in the programme: the humanitarian view from Odessa with Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, and the results of a…
Syria: What comes next?
Following the overthrow of the Assad regime, what will happen to the millions of Syrians who were granted asylum abroad? We give you the latest and look at why strikes are continuing. Plus: Emmanuel…
The UN Security Council meets to discuss Syria’s future
Following the collapse of the Assad regime, the UN Security Council meets to discuss what comes next in Syria. Also in the programme: the UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, makes a historic visit to…
Bashar al-Assad ousted
The latest on Syria as Bashar al-Assad flees to Moscow and rebels claim Damascus. Plus, the future of Yoon Suk Yeol, Romania’s cancelled election and Saudi Arabia’s new date-based soft drink.
Ääniä: Finland’s Official Soundscape
How do you capture the sound of a nation? That’s the question Finland asked itself when it commissioned Lauri Porra, one of the country’s most revered contemporary composers, to create a soundscape for the…
France’s political chaos
Following a historic vote in France’s parliament, we get the latest from Paris on what’s next for the government. Then: we look at what both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are describing as a…
South Korea declares martial law
We get the latest from Seoul as South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, declares emergency martial law. Then: Nato leaders gather in Brussels at a tense time for geopolitics, the emir of Qatar boosts…
