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Latest Episodes
South Korean summitry from Japan to the US
South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, is travelling to neighbouring Japan before a summit with Donald Trump later today in Washington. Both summits pose risks and opportunities for a country in a rocky region.
View from Poland: Russian drone landing and the case of the missing summit invite
We get the view from Warsaw, which says that a Russian drone likely landed on its soil this week. Meanwhile: recriminations in the Polish capital over a missing invite to the Washington summit.
US-brokered peace in the DRC crumbles. How will this affect the region’s future?
M23 rebels kill dozens of civilians in the DRC. Will this undermine the US’s push for peace in the region? Plus: Trump sends naval ships to the edge of Venezuela and Nordic news.
Eastern Europe digests the Ukraine summit and Louis Vuitton’s La Beauté makeup collection takes China
Former Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis issues eastern Europe’s warning to Russia after the Ukraine summit in Washington. Then: Louis Vuitton launches La Beauté and Malaysian cuisine hits your kitchen.
What’s next for peace in Ukraine and the new global economic order?
Following talks in Washington, will world leaders be able to end the war in Ukraine? Plus: who profits in a post-American world economy? Plus: is it “delulu” to add internet slang to dictionaries?
The latest from Anchorage following Putin and Trump’s high-stakes summit
From Putin-Trump meeting in Anchorage to a major EU-Ukraine summit in Washington. Then: New Zealand’s net migration hits an all time high. Plus: why it’s harder than ever to find parking in the UAE.
What does Putin want from his summit with Trump?
The world watches as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage. What is the Kremlin’s aim? Plus: Bolivia heads to the polls and Warner Bros is on a roll.
Do European leaders have Trump onside ahead of his summit with Putin?
Trump hails European leaders ahead of his Alaskan summit with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Has the tide turned for Ukraine’s allies? Plus: digital nomads in Estonia and the latest in tech.
Lebanon caught between an Iranian rock and an American hard place in disarming Hezbollah
Iran’s top security official is visiting Lebanon as Beirut plans to effectively disarm Hezbollah and monopolise control over arms. The US backs disarmament, making it a delicate balancing act.
The US and Russia meet in Alaska without Zelensky. Plus: China’s chipmakers strike a deal with Washington
Chinese chipmakers will pay 15 per cent of sales to Washington. Is this just tariffs in a different form? Then: Trump rules out Zelensky coming to Alaska. Plus: alfresco dining in Helsinki.
