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Rafah, high treason in Germany and Italy’s tourism squeeze Apr 29, 2024

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Israel wrestles with a possible invasion of Rafah as international pressure for a ceasefire mounts. Nine men go on trial over an alleged coup plot in Germany. And Italy tries to control tourist crowds at its popular destinations.

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Weinstein, Trump partial immunity, Spanish PM’s weekend off and Yellen’s options Apr 29, 2024

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A New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The US Supreme Court’s conservative justices lean towards supporting some presidential immunity as Donald Trump’s case is weighed. In an interview with Reuters, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is keeping her options open on China and frozen Russian assets. And Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez takes the weekend to decide whether to step down, as his wife faces a corruption probe.

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Food vs energy - the debate around solar farming Apr 27, 2024

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There’s a competition going on for the best farmland in America right now, and at the heart of this is a question: what is the best use of this land? Is it food production? Or energy? And who’s overseeing this rapid solar expansion into the heartland? Join host Christopher Walljasper and reporter PJ Huffstutter as they wade into the debate over America’s effort to harvest the sun.

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Blinken in China, Trump immunity, Haiti violence and Russian censors Apr 25, 2024

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China with a warning about Beijing's support for Russia. The US Supreme Court takes up a historic case to decide if former presidents have criminal immunity for their time in office. Widespread gang violence continues in Haiti as the island nation waits for a new government. And Russian programmers build workarounds for government censorship.

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TikTok countdown, Trump’s foreign courters, Boeing and plastic divide Apr 24, 2024

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The US Senate approves a bill to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. Countries around the world prepare for a possible second Donald Trump presidency. Boeing faces tough questions from investors as it announces results. And negotiators try to coalesce around a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.

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Iran’s ‘bad hijab’, Darfur threat, Ukraine recruits and Tesla challenges Apr 24, 2024

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Tensions mount inside Iran as crackdowns intensify on the streets. The UN says more than one million people are in immediate danger in Sudan’s North Darfur. Ukraine launches a recruitment drive to try and replenish its depleted army. And Elon Musk faces tough investor questioning over Tesla’s performance. Plus, Gaza protesters are arrested on US college campuses.

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Trump in court, Netzah Yehuda and Ukraine aid Apr 22, 2024

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Opening statements begin in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. An IDF battalion faces possible US sanctions over alleged rights violations. The House passes a military aid package for Ukraine after months of wrangling. And the Supreme Court weighs punishment for homeless people sleeping outside.

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India election: Modi’s popularity, Hindu pride and global status Apr 20, 2024

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Voting is underway in India’s election, the world’s biggest. From the icy Himalayas to humid jungles nearly a billion people are eligible to vote over the next six weeks. It is a test of Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s drive to boost the economy and the country’s global status. We look at Modi’s popularity and how Hindu nationalism and a savvy social media strategy are helping to drive it.

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Israel’s retaliation, Ukraine’s weapons and your brain, your business Apr 19, 2024

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Israel strikes Iranian targets, but Tehran is signalling it will not respond. Ukraine struggles to fund its domestic manufacture of weapons as it waits for US aid. A Colorado law aims to protect your brain’s data. And India goes to the polls, a jury is selected for Trump’s Manhattan trial and the new Taylor Swift album lands.

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Gazans’ shattered IVF dreams, a Nazi slogan and coral reef stress Apr 18, 2024

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An Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF clinic destroyed 4,000 frozen embryos along with the dreams of Gazan families. A far-right German politician is on trial, accused of using a banned Nazi slogan. And global warming means the world’s coral reefs are under massive stress from bleaching.

* This podcast was corrected. An earlier version incorrectly referred to an Israeli air strike destroying embryos in a Gaza IVF clinic. It was an Israeli shell.

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