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What are the risks for Israel opening another battlefront, in Iran?
Episode 1462
Israel's assault on Iran comes while it's still attacking Gaza and Lebanon, after bombing Syria, Yemen, and Qatar in the past year. What are the risk…
1 day, 1 hour ago
How does Iran work after the assassination of its supreme leader?
Episode 1461
Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini assassinated in attacks by the US and Israel. There are huge crowds of mourners on the streets, and the…
2 days, 2 hours ago
How dangerous is the situation between Iran and US/Israel?
Episode 1460
The US and Israel attack Iran - and Tehran retaliates, firing missiles at Israeli targets and US assets in the region. It follows a massive military …
3 days, 2 hours ago
Why is the US pressuring Nouri al-Maliki to withdraw his prime ministerial bid?
Episode 1459
"I am not backing down." That's what a defiant Nouri Al Maliki had to say, after the US objected to his return as Iraq's prime minister. Washington h…
4 days ago
Why is the German Chancellor in Beijing?
Episode 1458
There has been another visit by a Western leader to China. This time, the German chancellor is in Beijing, saying he wants to reset ties. It comes ag…
5 days ago
What's driving Israel's relationship with India?
Episode 1457
"We have a great interest in creating an axis of our own." Those are the words of Benjamin Netanyahu as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his…
6 days ago
Can Mexico win its war against drug trafficking?
Episode 1456
How much power do drug cartels have in Mexico? The killing of the leader of one the country's largest criminal organisations has sparked a wave of vi…
1 week ago
Where do the US-Iran talks stand?
Episode 1455
More talks are planned for Thursday between Iran and the US, which is mobilising its largest military force since the invasion of Iraq more than two …
1 week ago
What are the global implications of the US tariff increase?
Episode 1454
US President Donald Trump slaps 15 percent trade levy on all imports. The move comes just a day after he'd set them at 10 percent - enraged by a Supr…
1 week, 2 days ago
What is Trump's controversial Board of Peace?
Episode 1453
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace meets for the first time, pledging money, peacekeeping troops and investment for Gaza. Only one Palestinia…
1 week, 3 days ago