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US-Iran detainee swap, China's disappearing leaders and Ukraine and Russia face off at Hague
Five Americans are expected to be freed today in a swap deal with Iran. The disappearance of China's defence minister is the latest in a string of up…
2 years, 5 months ago
Speed dating for diplomats: An inside guide to the UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly meets in New York this week with a backdrop of war and increasingly fragmented world. On this special episode, we talk to our…
2 years, 5 months ago
Autoworkers strike, Biden woos rural America and Australia’s cat crackdown
Billions of dollars in federal funding have flowed to rural areas since Joe Biden was elected president. But is it going to help him in 2024? Autowor…
2 years, 5 months ago
Nipah virus fears, killer cough syrup, AI on Capitol Hill and US inflation
India rushes to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. How lax testing in India fuelled a wave of deadly cough syrup poisonings. Tech CEOs …
2 years, 5 months ago
McCarthy under threat, lithium battles in Europe and Hollywood's strike loopholes
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a threat from the Republican far right, despite Biden investigation. In Portugal, a small farming community h…
2 years, 5 months ago
Catastrophe in Libya, Kim Jong Un in Russia and Apple’s China challenge
Thousands are feared dead after devastating floods in Libya. North Korea’s leader arrives in Russia with Washington warning Kim Jong Un and Putin aga…
2 years, 5 months ago
Morocco’s wait for aid, Biden on China’s problems and Armenia angers Russia
Episode 173
Moroccans are left sleeping out in the open as aid struggles to reach those hit by the deadliest quake in decades. US President Joe Biden woos Vietna…
2 years, 5 months ago
Weekend episode: The legacy of the Oslo Accords, Israel’s Supreme Court weighs its own fate and Northern Ireland’s controversial amnesty
Thirty years since the first of the Oslo Accords were signed, peace in the Middle East is as elusive as ever. What is the future of the two-state sol…
2 years, 6 months ago
Haley’s hawkish strategy, Mexico’s future woman in charge, fact checking Burning Man
Nikki Haley wants to stand out in the crowded Republican field – will her hawkish foreign policy help her? Mexico looks set for a female president as…
2 years, 6 months ago
Russia’s jail ‘carousel’, Australia hit by misinformation, Ukraine war divides the G20
Episode 170
Australia’s upcoming referendum on Indigenous rights finds itself the target of online misinformation. And experts say it’s working. Human rights law…
2 years, 6 months ago