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US-Iran talks, Japan’s defence on alert and the growing rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Geneva flexes its diplomatic muscles with talks between Iran and the US. Japan will deploy missiles near Taiwan and what’s going on between the UAE a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Carney in India and the next round of US-Iran talks
The latest as Canada prime minister Mark Carney visits the Indo-Pacific in a bid to reduce reliance on the US. Then: Iran accuses the US of ‘big lies…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Merz in Beijing and Trump's State of the Union address
What can Merz’s visit to Beijing really achieve? Then: Warnings that the Horn of Africa is on the brink of war, Trump’s State of the Union address an…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion and the UK’s Chagos Island deal faces uncertainty
The EU fails to agree fresh sanctions as the Russia-Ukraine war enters another year. Then: will Donald Trump’s intervention kill the Chagos Island de…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The countdown is on as Trump ups pressure on Iran
With the risk of war looming over the Middle East, pressure mounts on Iran’s theocracy. As Washington moves more warships and aircraft into the regio…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump convenes the Board of Peace
Amid backlash from the EU, the UN and even the Vatican, President Donald Trump hosts his inaugural Board of Peace. Then: former UN special advisor on…
3 months ago
Diplomacy converges in Geneva and we speak with Georgia’s Salomé Zourabichvili
We unpack the two high-level talks that took place in Geneva and speak with Salomé Zourabichvili, who maintains that she’s the legitimate president o…
3 months ago
Geneva’s role in Ukraine and Iran peace talks
The latest from Geneva as the US mediates two separate rounds of talks on Iran and the war in Ukraine. Then: we speak to Bill Browder about the futur…
3 months ago
Rubio pledges US support for Orbán ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections
US secretary of state Marco Rubio visits Hungary to boost ties with pro-Trump prime minister Viktor Orbán. Then: we meet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Be…
3 months ago
Munich Security Conference 2026: a new era in geopolitics?
As this year’s edition comes to a close, we discuss the key takeaways and the future ahead for global security. Then: what does the US want from Cuba…
3 months ago