The US v the ICC: Why is Trump going after the court?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing one of the deepest crises in its history. United States President Donald Trump sanctioned lead prosecutor Karim Khan earlier this year, grinding the co...
21 Touko 202522min
Why is Donald Trump fixated on South Africa?
The administration of US President Donald Trump has granted refugee status to 49 white Afrikaners, echoing a debunked conspiracy theory about “white genocide” in South Africa. The move comes after Tru...
20 Touko 202523min
What does the end of US sanctions mean for Syrians?
What would the end of US sanctions mean for Syria? The handshake between US President Donald Trump and interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was a dramatic shift, signaling the end of 46 years of U...
19 Touko 202523min
Brief: New Israeli offensive in Gaza kills more than 300 in three days
As Israel’s war on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. This week: Israel began a new military operation in Gaza, killing more than 300 Palestinian...
18 Touko 20256min
Another Take: Eurovision 2024 - Divided over Israel
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on May 10, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references have changed. Usually all quirky music and fun, Eurovision h...
17 Touko 202518min
Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X. Kendi looks to the future
A hundred years after the birth of Malcolm X, and in the shadow of a second Trump presidency, Ibram X. Kendi – author of the international bestseller How to Be an Antiracist – returns to the meaning o...
16 Touko 202524min
On Nakba Day, Trump tours the Gulf as Gaza starves
Gaza is starving. As Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba, families are still under bombardment, cut off from aid and struggling to survive. With US President Donald Trump touring the Gulf, what...
15 Touko 202522min
How could Pope Leo XIV reshape the Catholic Church?
Recently elected Pope Leo XIV is the first pontiff from the United States, just as the country's president is shaking up the global order. With both the US and the Catholic Church deeply divided, what...
14 Touko 202519min
