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Jobs, crime and keeping the lights on. The key issues in South Africa's election
South Africans vote in a national election on May 29, and for the first time since the end of apartheid 30 years ago polls suggest the ruling African…
1 year, 9 months ago
Gaza aid pier, Trump’s DOJ plans and AI in soccer
The US completes a floating pier to deliver aid into Gaza. Former president Donald Trump plans to stack the US Department of Justice with loyalists i…
1 year, 9 months ago
Slovak PM shooting, Dutch far right, Jordan’s balancing act and Trump’s defiance
Europe is on edge after an assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Netherlands agrees a deal for a right-wing coalition govern…
1 year, 9 months ago
New Caledonia riots, Lael Brainard interview and Blinken’s rock performance
Riots rage in New Caledonia, as France approves changes to voting rules in the French territory. President Biden’s top economic adviser – Lael Braina…
1 year, 9 months ago
Biden’s China EV tariffs, Blinken in Ukraine and secret US-Taiwan drills
President Joe Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine to reassure Kyiv of American suppo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Russia security shake-up, tent schools in Gaza, TikTok and Swiss neutrality
Russian president Vladimir Putin replaces his defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Gazan students do what they can to keep learning during war, including …
1 year, 10 months ago
Is cow cuddling safe? And other bird flu questions
On this weekend episode we take a deep dive into bird flu. Reporters Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek weigh in on what impact the latest outbreak i…
1 year, 10 months ago
Israel at Eurovision, the US tractor glut and China’s sporty pets
Israel qualifies for the Eurovision final as the war in Gaza casts a shadow. Falling crop prices mean a glut of unsold tractors and combines. And as …
1 year, 10 months ago
Biden’s Rafah warning, Brazil floods and German politician attacks
President Joe Biden vows to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces make a major invasion of Rafah. Severe flooding in Brazil kills at least 100 p…
1 year, 10 months ago
Stormy Daniels, Biden's arms block, TikTok and Kashmir
Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. The US halts a weapons shipment to Israel to try and head off an all-out Rafah inc…
1 year, 10 months ago