North Korea’s fake eyelashes
For sanctions-strapped North Korea, sales of fake eyelashes – marketed in beauty stores around the world as “made in China” – are a vital source of foreign currency. Listen to a special episode of Reu...
3 Helmi 202410min
Biden and Israeli settlers, Iran tensions and Trump’s Georgia prosecutor
President Biden has imposed sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. Iran tries to avoid a regional conflict as the US weighs a response to Sunday's d...
2 Helmi 202412min
TikTok music fight, Fed caution and Trump’s inner circle
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has pushed back on the timing of a rate cut. European Union leaders have unanimously agreed to extend 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, overcoming weeks of res...
1 Helmi 202411min
Israel’s hospital raid, Imran Khan’s jail time, the Fed and Northern Ireland
Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim women have raided a hospital in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail sentences...
31 Tammi 202412min
UN agency accusations, China fentanyl talks and Russian doping
The future of the UN agency for Palestinians is in doubt after an Israeli intelligence dossier alleged some staff took part in abductions and killings during the October 7 raid. US and Chinese officia...
30 Tammi 202412min
US deaths in Jordan, Evergrande’s liquidation and West Africa's crumbling unity
The killing of three U.S. soldiers by Iran-backed militants is piling pressure on President Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran. A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of property giant ...
29 Tammi 202411min
Inside Israeli politics
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, hear from our correspondents about the view of the war from inside Israel. And how that's affecting politics and the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
27 Tammi 202424min
China's Iran pressure, French farmers protest and ‘Pokemon with guns’
Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis. Alabama carries out America’s first nitrogen gas execution. Protest...
26 Tammi 202412min
