Ukraine summit, Nike and Lego in Russia and the Saudi-Qatar relationship
A summit on Ukraine ends with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed on by dozens of countries. A Dutch man brings Western goods into Russia despite brands like Nike and Lego pulling out. And b...
17 Juni 202412min
Gaza's decimated healthcare
Specialist doctors were building a healthcare system in Gaza. Then came war. With each specialist killed, another blow is dealt to an already decimated medical care system in the enclave. Reuters has ...
15 Juni 202418min
Pentagon’s anti-vax campaign, South Korean shamans and the G7
Reuters uncovers a secret anti-vaccination campaign run by the Pentagon to undermine China during the pandemic. A new generation of online shamans revive an ancient tradition in South Korea, amid skep...
14 Juni 202412min
Musk’s Tesla paycheck, the Fed and Giorgia Meloni’s G7
Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders are voting to approve his $56 billion pay package. The Federal Reserve holds interest rates as it waits for inflation to cool, delaying a cut until as late as Decembe...
13 Juni 202412min
Gaza ceasefire prospects, Hunter Biden, migrant abuses and stunt women
A US ceasefire plan for Gaza stalls as neither Israel nor Hamas publicly commit to a deal. Hunter Biden is found guilty of lying about his drug use to buy a gun. A UN report shows that migrant expulsi...
12 Juni 202412min
UN deal, Sinn Fein’s loss, Apple’s ChatGPT deal and Mosul’s comeback
Ireland’s Sinn Fein suffers a bruising loss in local elections as voters move immigration to the top of their issues list. Apple makes a new AI push in a deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. And a slice of...
11 Juni 202412min
France's far-right tilt, Israel's war cabinet shakeup and Modi's third term
French president Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election after a bruising defeat in European elections. Benny Gantz quits Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet. And as Narendra Modi is sworn in as ...
10 Juni 202412min
Hamas capabilities, inmates-turned-firefighters and Mick Jagger
A diminished Hamas shifts to guerilla tactics signalling a long insurgency. The state of Washington pioneers a new initiative, training prison inmates to become wildland firefighters. And we sit down ...
7 Juni 202412min
