Qatar hosts Gulf talks amid a ‘serious escalation’ threatening vital supply routes
Qatar moves to promote peace along with its neighbours in the Gulf during a tense moment in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: have astronauts seen UFOs in space?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
12 Maj 39min
Europe considers whether Gerhard Schröder should act as a mediator in Ukraine war peace talks
We assess Europe’s reaction to Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder should act as a mediator in Ukraine war peace talks. Then: are conspiracy theories more powerf...
11 Maj 38min
Decoding the Venice Biennale
We explore whether early controversies over this year’s Venice Biennale have eclipsed the art with our culture editor, Sophie Monaghan-Coombs. Plus: Russia’s Victory Day parade and our weekly Friday q...
8 Maj 47min
Israel strikes Beirut despite new ceasefire. Will it jeopardise a wider peace deal?
Could Lebanon pose an obstacle to a regional peace deal at a time when the world is waiting for Iran’s response to a US proposal to end the war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Maj 39min
Remembering Ted Turner and one year of Friedrich Merz
We look back on the life of Ted Turner, founder of CNN, with former network host Fionnuala Sweeney. Then: our panel of Quentin Peel and Armida van Rij assesses Germany’s Friedrich Merz one year into h...
6 Maj 39min
Asymmetric warfare from the Strait of Hormuz to Ukraine and Lebanon
Our panellists Isabel Hilton and Somnath Batabyal discuss how Iran, Ukraine and even Hezbollah are using drones to frustrate much larger armed forces. Also: why are the US and China firing all their g...
5 Maj 38min
American troop drawdown in Germany and Canada joins European summit
Robin Lustig and Alex von Tunzelmann discuss the American troop drawdown in Germany and Mark Carney joining a summit of the European Political Community in Yerevan. Plus: Joe Luc Barnes’s book, ‘Farew...
4 Maj 38min
Our weekly quiz and what King Charles meant to say in Washington
Andrew Mueller and Rob Bound return for a quiz on the week’s headlines. Then: Charlotte McDonald-Gibson joins from Washington to dissect King Charles’s visit, pageantry and speech before US Congress. ...
1 Maj 42min
