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463 Episodes

  1. Huge earthquakes in Turkey and Syria; Russia’s $25bn budget deficit, and more

    Published: 07/02/2023

  2. America recovers debris from Chinese balloon; Iran pardons protesters, and more

    Published: 06/02/2023

  3. America downs Chinese balloon; India seeks to calm markets, and more

    Published: 05/02/2023

  4. Hiring surges in America; Blinken postpones China trip, and more

    Published: 04/02/2023

  5. Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv; Meta’s shares soar, and more

    Published: 03/02/2023

  6. von der Leyen in Kyiv; Meta’s shares soar and more

    Published: 02/02/2023

  7. Fed slows tightening; Meta’s share price surges, and more

    Published: 02/02/2023

  8. France’s pension protests; America says Russia violating nuclear-arms treaty, and more

    Published: 01/02/2023

  9. A deadly bombing in Pakistan; Poland ramps up its defence spending, and more

    Published: 31/01/2023

  10. Nadhim Zahawi sacked; Binyamin Netanyahu responds to shooting, and more

    Published: 30/01/2023

  11. Two shootings in Jerusalem; Memphis police release video of lethal beating, and more

    Published: 29/01/2023

  12. Palestinian gunman opens fire at synagogue; Adani hit by sell-off, and more

    Published: 28/01/2023

  13. Germany and America prepare their tanks; America’s economy grows, and more

    Published: 27/01/2023

  14. America also releases its tanks; Facebook to reinstate Trump, and more

    Published: 26/01/2023

  15. Germany to announce U-turn on tanks; American trustbusters sue Google, and more

    Published: 25/01/2023

  16. Pressure to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine; Spotify axes jobs, and more

    Published: 24/01/2023

  17. A mass shooting in Los Angeles; Spotify axes jobs; and more

    Published: 23/01/2023

  18. A mass-shooting in Los Angeles; more documents found at Biden’s home, and more

    Published: 23/01/2023

  19. A mass-shooting in Los Angeles; More documents found at Biden’s home, and more

    Published: 22/01/2023

  20. More documents found at Biden’s home; fraught Turkish-Swedish relations, and more

    Published: 22/01/2023

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