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Two months ago, French politics was thrown into crisis after a snap election left no party with a clear majority. Michel Barnier, the new prime minister, has a huge task ahead. Donald Trump’s campaign took time to adjust to the nomination of Kamala Harris. Now he’s on the attack again (9:40). And celebrating the life of stonemason, Simon Verity (17:37).
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Previous episodes
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5190 - Grand Barnier: France’s new prime ministerFri, 06 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5189 - Current affairs: how batteries will green the gridThu, 05 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5188 - Beyond the bullets: we go to UkraineWed, 04 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5187 - The sound of fury: pressure builds within IsraelTue, 03 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5186 - Extremes come true: Germany’s far-right triumphMon, 02 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5185 - For whom the well tolls: Why we must price waterFri, 30 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5184 - Nvincible? What could curb Nvidia’s supremacyThu, 29 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5183 - The Weekend Intelligence: The war the world ignoresSat, 24 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5182 - Cryptic message: why arrest Telegram’s founder?Wed, 28 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5181 - Block busters: how Russia flouts sanctionsTue, 27 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5180 - The chips are down: will diet drugs devour junk food?Mon, 26 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5179 - KamaChameleon: What does Harris stand for?Fri, 23 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5178 - Electric eye: AI is helping fight terroristsThu, 22 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5177 - The human strain: can mpox be contained?Wed, 21 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5176 - Byte by byte: Iran and Israel’s escalating cyberwarTue, 20 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5175 - Hail Harris: the Democratic convention beginsMon, 19 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5174 - Landing padded: the global-recession riskFri, 16 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5173 - One peace at a time: Gaza, Israel and IranThu, 15 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5172 - Bait the hook! Fishing in the global talent poolWed, 14 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5171 - AIOU: what if the AI boom busts?Tue, 13 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5170 - The boot is on the other foot: Ukraine’s surprise incursionMon, 12 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5169 - Expelling mistake: the costs of hardline immigration policyFri, 09 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5168 - Arrivals haul: anti-tourism’s follyThu, 08 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5167 - Walz onto the stage: Kamala Harris’s VP pickWed, 07 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5166 - More than Sheikh could stick at: Bangladesh’s PM resignsTue, 06 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5165 - Enter staged right: misinformation feeds Britain’s riotsMon, 05 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5164 - Tense exchange: Russia’s prisoner swapFri, 02 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5163 - Yuan direction: Chinese firms head southThu, 01 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5162 - Struck out: A Hamas leader is assassinatedWed, 31 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5161 - Down to the wires: Africa’s digital lagTue, 30 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5160 - Warpath: Israel vows revenge on HizbullahMon, 29 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5159 - Field of streams: sports viewing changesFri, 26 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5158 - Bibi talk: a speech light on detailThu, 25 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5157 - Destruction instruction: Western armies learn from GazaWed, 24 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5156 - Keep Kamala and carry on: Harris’s smooth routeTue, 23 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5155 - Joe of good faith: Biden bows outMon, 22 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5154 - Dicky birds: the next pandemic?Fri, 19 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5153 - Veep show: America meets J.D. VanceThu, 18 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5152 - Food for thought: raising the world’s IQWed, 17 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5151 - Lost in stagnation? Japan’s economic paradoxTue, 16 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5150 - An assassination attempt: what next for America?Mon, 15 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5149 - An officer and a gen AI: the future of warFri, 12 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5148 - Bidin’: will Joe go or no?Thu, 11 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5147 - Change of heart surgeon: Iran’s reformist presidentWed, 10 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5146 - Holey alliance: NATO’s worries at 75Tue, 09 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5145 - Lurch in the left: France’s election shockMon, 08 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5144 - Boom! Episode 1: 1968 - Born to be wildSun, 07 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5143 - Starming victory: Labour sweeps to powerFri, 05 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5142 - 1. 1968 - Born to be wildThu, 04 Jul 2024 - 0h
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5141 - Leader of the package: Amazon turns 30Thu, 04 Jul 2024 - 0h
