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Biden provokes Beijing, now what? Jun 21, 2023

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China hits back after Joe Biden compared Xi Jinping to a “dictator”. The remarks rekindle tensions that both sides had been trying to curb. A year after Roe v Wade was overturned we follow one Texas doctor who’s moved states to keep providing abortions. Plus, undersea sounds heard in the hunt for the Titanic tourist sub, Jerome Powell’s appearance in Congress and all the deals from the Paris Airshow.

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The hunt for the Titanic tourist sub and succession in the West Bank Jun 20, 2023

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Ships and planes are combing the North Atlantic in search of a tourist submersible that went missing on a dive to the Titanic. The city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank has become a hotbed of Palestinian resistance and a headache for any future successor to President Mahmoud Abbas. Plus, the sexual harassment scandal roiling Indian wrestling and its Olympic hopes.

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Blinken meets Xi and Chinese bankers rein it in Jun 19, 2023

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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in China for a much-anticipated visit – but with few real breakthroughs expected. How U.C. Berkeley tried to buoy enrollment of Black students without affirmative action. Plus, why China’s big-spending bankers are being told to stop flashing the cash.

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US-Iran talks and Australia divided over Indigenous vote Jun 16, 2023

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Australia is divided on a historic referendum which would recognize the country's Indigenous people in the constitution. The United States and Iran hold talks to try and defuse tensions. Plus, Manchester United’s hopes for $6 billion dollar deal and how a payphone collect call became a reporter’s best friend.

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Greece’s migrant tragedy, Indian arms and how to fly an F-16 Jun 15, 2023

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Hundreds of migrants remain missing after Greece’s deadliest shipwreck so far this year. The Biden administration is pushing for New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones. Plus, Ukrainian pilots could begin training to fly U.S.-manufactured F-16 fighter jets as soon as this summer.

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Inside a liberated Ukrainian village and Trump’s not guilty plea Jun 14, 2023

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Reuters exclusively gained access to a newly-liberated village in southeastern Ukraine – the first independent confirmation that Ukraine is advancing in its counteroffensive. But elsewhere in Ukraine, there are fears about water levels needed to cool Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Plus, former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to federal criminal charges.

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Trump in court, Lebanon’s power vacuum and UAE sex trafficking Jun 13, 2023

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Former President Donald Trump is headed to federal court in Miami, with thousands of supporters expected to protest. Why Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement are set to reject a senior IMF official as president. Plus, how deception and inaction underpin the UAE’s thriving sex trafficking industry.

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Ukraine’s gains, the great US labor reshuffle and Berlusconi dies Jun 12, 2023

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The situation on the ground as Ukraine reports small gains in a counteroffensive against Russian forces. In the United States, jobs have bounced back – with therapists up and food service staff down. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is reported dead. Plus, the German soccer league for overweight players.

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Special episode: Growing pains for Europe's youngest country Jun 10, 2023

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Listen to special episode with host Kim Vinnell in Kosovo, where Europe's youngest country is trying to move past the ravages of war. We sit down with leaders of both Kosovo and Serbia to discuss the conflict 15 years after Pristina declared independence.

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What’s next for Trump and crypto’s uncertain future Jun 09, 2023

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More legal woes for Donald Trump after he's indicted on federal criminal charges for retaining classified documents. A regulatory clampdown is reshaping the future of crypto and how space messes with astronauts’ brains. Plus the latest on Kherson, Canada and a bull market.

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