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China says its army should increase its preparedness for “real combat” after recent military drills around the island of Taiwan. What’s led to this latest round of posturing and how is Taiwan responding to the prospect of a potential invasion?
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Guest: Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: AP, CBS, CNA, Channel 4 News, Reuters, CNN, DW News, CGTN, Shanghai Eye, ABC News.
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In recent months pressure on TikTok has escalated over fears about how the app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance handle users’ data. The US has threatened to ban the app and two weeks ago the company was fined over £12m for misusing children’s data in the UK. So is the app a national security concern? And is time running out for TikTok?
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Guest: Chris Stokel-Walker, journalist, Times contributor and author of TikTok Boom: China's Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media.
Host: Jenny Kleeman.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: Channel 4 News, Sky News, Parliament TV, 7News Australia, BBC News, C-SPAN, AFP, TikTok, NBC News, TikTok/@bellapoarch, Old Town Road/Lil Nas X/Columbia Records, Blinding Lights/The Weeknd/XO/Republic Records, TikTok/@kazzledazzlesteponme.
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Last week, Donald Trump became the first US president -- past or present -- to be charged with a crime. But is this historic indictment turning off voters, or drawing them in?
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Guest: Hugh Tomlinson, Washington Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Josh Glancy.
Clips: ABC News, Fox News, Guardian News.
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The Wall Street Journal reporter has been charged by Russia with spying on behalf of the US government and Gershkovich’s detention has been described by the Society of Editors as “deeply concerning”. Meanwhile, the US Government has declared that he has been wrongfully detained. What will be the impact of his arrest?
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Guest:
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: WSJ, BBC, Channel 4, PBS, CNN, NBC.
Write a message to Evan Gershkovich and his family: https://www.wsj.com/articles/show-your-support-for-evan-gershkovich-73b77140?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Known in his lifetime as the ‘Picasso of the North’, Norval Morrisseau was one of Canada’s most revered indigenous artists. But now, police have charged eight people who they believe produced more than a thousand fake artworks under the artist's name, making millions of Canadian dollars and perhaps making history in the world's biggest case of suspected art fraud.
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Guests:
- Will Pavia, New York Correspondent, The Times.
- Jamie Kastner, producer and director of There Are No Fakes.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: Ontario Provincial Police, CBC News, There Are No Fakes (2019), Stardreamer.
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Seven months ago, three men - two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut - arrived on the International Space Station. But shortly after, a meteoroid hit the ISS and their ride home was damaged. So with no way back to earth and tensions between Russian and America ramping up, will all three make it home?
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Guest: Jacqui Goddard, US Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Sean O'Neill, Senior Writer, The Times.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: NASA, CBS, Global News, BBC, no1 FACTS News, Astro Alexandra, ABC, WFAA, Space Centre Houston, Newsy World, Ariel View, ABC News, Raw Story TV, ALPHA TECH, Oleg Artemiiev, BBC, AP.
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This bank holiday weekend, we're taking a step back from the news to bring you an update on a story we covered earlier in the year.
One of Britain's most important paintings of a non-white subject has now been saved for the nation following a public campaign to raise £50 million to buy it from its private owner. This is the story of the Portrait of Omai.
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Guest: Bendor Grosvenor, British art historian.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips: Oxford University Press, TRT.
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They were supposed to be the ‘ceasefire babies’ – a new generation that grew up in peace – but young people south of the border seem to be forgetting the conflict. We hear about new research from The Sunday Times, and speak to a friend of the young journalist Lyra McKee, whose shooting on the streets of Derry in 2019 was a reminder not to take peace for granted.
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Guests:
- Alison Millar, documentary director.
- Rachel Lavin, senior data and digital graphics journalist, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: BBC, RTE, DW News, Sinn Fein, AP, Erica Starling productions, 5News.
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An exclusive undercover Times investigation has found that a Tory MP was prepared to lobby ministers and leak confidential policy documents on behalf of gambling industry investors in return for payment, despite rules banning MPs from doing so.
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Guest: Billy Kenber, Senior Investigations Reporter, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Led By Donkeys, Parliament TV, Channel 4, Sky News, @BetGameCouncil/Twitter, Times Radio.
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Last week Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that Jeremy Corbyn would not be allowed to run as a Labour MP at the next general election. But Corbyn has resolved after months of deliberation to run against the Labour Party. Could Starmer's stance on the Labour left backfire?
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Articles:
Read Caroline Wheeler’s exclusive interview with Sir Keir Starmer: ‘Keir Starmer: Trans rights can’t override women’s rights’: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-starmer-trans-rights-cant-override-womens-rights-m70dw55dp
Read Patrick Maguire on ‘Jeremy Corbyn could start a new party. Does he have the friends or funds?’: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeremy-corbyn-could-start-a-new-party-does-he-have-the-friends-or-funds-zk7m0b7js
Guest: Patrick Maguire, Red Box Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: BBC, Times Radio, Sky News, TalkTV, Channel 4 News.
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