Why Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace deal unravelled
Fighting broke out last week on the Thai-Cambodian border, despite a US-brokered ceasefire in July. The conflict was one of the eight wars that President Trump claimed to have ended, so why did this p...
15 Des 202526min
The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide” into the country’s legal code. The murder of a woman ...
12 Des 202526min
Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’
Europe is facing the prospect of ‘civilizational erasure’. That is the official view of the Trump administration, as put in a radical policy document that was released late last week. The US governm...
11 Des 202526min
How Syria is rebuilding after the fall of a dictator
This week, Syrians have been celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime and the end of almost 14 years of civil war. In the year since, the former jihadist turned leader, Ahmed ...
10 Des 202526min
Will a social media ban for Australian teens work?
**This episode contains discussion of bullying and suicide**Australian teens are bracing for a new law coming into effect this week that will ban social media accounts for anyone under the age of 16. ...
9 Des 202526min
How the National Guard shooting accelerated Trump’s immigration crackdown
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC, President Donald Trump called for sweeping changes in immigration policy and pledged to "permanently pau...
8 Des 202526min
The Fifa-Trump bromance
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC. The prize has led to scrutin...
5 Des 202527min
How did a Chinese spiritual movement build a US media empire?
When China began cracking down on the spiritual movement Falun Gong in the 1990s, its leader and some followers moved to the United States. From there, they started the Epoch Times, a free newsletter....
4 Des 202527min
