Riot-geared: the tensions behind France’s unrest

Riot-geared: the tensions behind France’s unrest

The killing of a teenager in a Paris suburb has ignited national unrest. We ask what is driving the disquiet, and what it means for a president squeezed on both political sides. In high-inflation times, rising wages worry economists—“wage-price spirals” are a textbook bogeyman. But perhaps the risk is overblown (10:34). And the researchers making burgers from extinct animals (18:22).


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One week in the life of Volodymyr Zelensky

One week in the life of Volodymyr Zelensky

After a turbulent seven days, how will President Volodymyr Zelensky tackle the domestic and international challenges ahead? Our correspondent attends “Ode to Resilience”, a concert of defiance in Ukra...

7 Mar 202522min

Kurds in the right place: a truce nears

Kurds in the right place: a truce nears

The leader of Turkey’s Kurdish rebels has called on the group to disband. That could end one of the world’s longest running conflicts. How tariffs and political volatility may affect the American econ...

6 Mar 202525min

Pompcast: Trump rallies Congress

Pompcast: Trump rallies Congress

American presidents often use their first meeting with Congress as a chance to lay out their agenda for the next four years. Donald Trump, by contrast, treated last night’s address like a campaign ral...

5 Mar 202528min

Buck off: US pauses Ukraine aid

Buck off: US pauses Ukraine aid

In an effort to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table, America has paused military help to the war-torn country. What will this mean on the ground? Our correspondent explores a new cryptocurrency cra...

4 Mar 202522min

Conversation peace: can Europe bargain with Russia?

Conversation peace: can Europe bargain with Russia?

European leaders met in London this weekend after Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s public row shattered hopes for a US-led truce in Ukraine. What did the summit achieve? Our correspondent visits ...

3 Mar 202524min

Ode to dread: Europe after Trump

Ode to dread: Europe after Trump

This week European leaders have lined up to charm Donald Trump. But the broad smiles belie a bigger fear: what would it mean for the continent’s security if America forsakes its security guarantees? W...

28 Feb 202524min

Heir-raising: the boom in inheritance

Heir-raising: the boom in inheritance

As the baby-boom generation starts to die and economic growth slows many more people are getting rich from family wealth. Are we returning to the age of Jane Austen? The latest EIU Democracy Index rev...

27 Feb 202522min

Phase transition? Gaza’s shaky peace

Phase transition? Gaza’s shaky peace

The first phase of Gaza’s ceasefire is near its end, but planning for the even more fraught second phase has hardly begun. What chance for near-term peace? We examine the harmful outcomes from the Tru...

26 Feb 202525min

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