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Midori House, Friday 23 January
The latest on the coup in Yemen, we hear from our man in Copenhagen Michael Booth, and get film reviews with Karen Krizanovich.
Midori House, Thursday 22 January
As the European Central Bank announces an ambitious programme of quantitative easing, Michael Binyon and Robert Fox discuss this and the other day’s main stories.
Midori House, Wednesday 21 January
Mary Dejevsky, Roger Boyes and Alessio Patalano discuss through the day’s biggest news stories. Plus the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Midori House, Tuesday 20 January
As Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe vows to rescue two Japanese hostages being held by Isis, Tim Marshall and James Schneider discuss this and the day’s other top stories. Plus this week’s top music recommendations.
Midori House, Monday 19 January
John Everard and Phil Clark discuss the day’s major news stories including the Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon. We also check in at Milan’s men’s fashion week and review the new US art exhibitions.
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With Donetsk Airport now under rebel control, hopes for further talks are fading fast. Tadhg Enright is joined by Mary Dejevsky from ‘The Independent’ and Jeffrey Kofman from ABC News as we discuss the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, as well as UK prime minister David Cameron’s plan to increase internet-based…
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With the White House steering clear of the term ‘Islamic extremists’, Martin Plaut and Samira Shackle discuss the importance of words in battling terror. Also: Fernando Augusto Pacheco flicks through the news weeklies in Brazil, we check in with the Pitti Uomo trade fair in Florence and Arifa Akbar guides…
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In light of the decision by some media outlets not to publish the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ cartoons, Markus Hippi asks Ivor Gaber and Sebastian Borger whether it amounts to editorial discretion or poor journalism. Plus: New York bureau chief Ed Stocker on the race for the Republican nomination and Peter White…
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After Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that French Jews emigrate to Israel, we analyse the possible reasons behind this growing sentiment. Joining host Steve Bloomfield is Roger Boyes from The Times and Alessio Patalano from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.
