13 September 2019
Episode 25
10 minutes
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Israel’s plan to annex Palestinian territories wins few friends, South Korea lobbies for Japan to stop using its rising sun flag at next year’s Olympics and London Fashion Week begins. Plus: why celebrated footballers make such ugly statues.
13 September 2019
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