6 September 2023
Episode 2547
38 minutes
The UK is to declare Russia’s Wagner group a terrorist organisation but will other nations follow? Our guests, Elodie Goulesque and Quentin Peel, discuss. Plus: France’s talks with Niger over potential troop withdrawal, India’s possible name change and a spotlight on Croatia’s tourism sector.
6 September 2023
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