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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3167
  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 36 min

US Congress roiled by Venezuelan strikes and the latest from the Xi-Macron meeting

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3167
  • 36 min

A bipartisan resolution to block US military action against Venezuela without congressional approval and calls for an investigation into self-proclaimed “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth roil US Congress. Then: the latest from presidents Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron’s meeting. And: will an afternoon tipple boost Thai tourism?

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • David Stevens
  • Mariella Bevan

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