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For decades, Pakistan was viewed by Western leaders with deep suspicion. They were accused of taking billions in US counter terrorism funding, while allegedly harbouring Taliban networks at the same time – even Osama Bin Laden himself. Now, that same country finds itself at the centre of efforts to broker peace between the US and Iran. So how did Pakistan pull off one of the most dramatic geopolitical reinventions of the modern era? And who's side are they really on?
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Guests: Christina Lamb,chief foreign correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Dave Creasey & Harry Stott.
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Read more: Pakistan’s PM is ecstatic to be US-Iran peacemaker. Not everyone agrees
Clips: BBC, CNN.
Photo: Getty Images
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With Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership on the brink, the revolving door of Number 10 feels like it has never been more pronounced. But is this true? Why is Britain burning through leaders at record speed? And has the country become fundamentally ungovernable?
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Guest: Josh Glancy, associate editor, The Sunday Times
Host: Luke Jones
Producer: Sophie McNulty, Colette Fountain
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Read more: Seven PMs in ten years? How British politics got into this mess
Further listening: Labour’s Brexit conundrum
Clips: BBC, 10 Downing Street - YouTube, The Guardian, Keir Starmer - Facebook, The Independent, Times Radio, Pharos Foundation, UK Parliament
Photo: Getty Images.
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A new Ebola outbreak, driven by a rare strain of the virus, has struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The rapid rise in cases and deaths suggests that the virus had been circulating for some time before the alarm was raised. So why wasn’t it detected sooner? And have recent international aid cuts made us more vulnerable to outbreaks of infectious diseases?
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Guest: Paul Hunter, professor in medicine, University of East Anglia.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Julia Webster.
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Read more: ‘There are bodies everywhere’: ghost of ebola returns to haunt Congo
Further listening: How the hantavirus cruise ship nightmare unfolded - The Saturday Story
Clips: PBS, AFP.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Andy Burnham, a potential leadership challenger to Sir Keir Starmer as PM, has said that re-running Brexit arguments is "the last thing we should do right now" after Wes Streeting put the EU back on the agenda. Ahead of one of the most significant by-elections in recent political history, could the Brexit debate define the future of the Labour party, as well as the country at large?
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Host: Manveen Rana
Producers: Julia Webster and Harry Stott
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Read more: Keir Starmer latest: Wes Streeting’s EU stance ‘an attempt to derail Andy Burnham’
Further listening: Labour at war
Clips: BBC, Manchester Evening News, The Guardian
Photo: Shaun Parkinson and Getty Images.
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The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is home to a Russian settlement where signs are in cyrillic and inhabitants pay for their groceries in rubles. It’s also at the heart of the scramble between global powers for resources, so as the Arctic sea ice melts opening up the region, could Svalbard become the next geopolitical flashpoint?
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Guest: Matthew Campbell, foreign features editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Harry Stott and Edward Drummond.
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Read more: Polar bears, spy stations and Lenin: life on the Norwegian island in Putin’s sights
Clips: Forces News, Russia 1.
Photo: Jack Hill/The Times.
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This year’s Sunday Times Rich List offers a revealing snapshot of modern Britain’s fortunes, from the Gallagher brothers returning after their sell-out comeback shows, to David and Victoria Beckham officially joining the billionaire club. But beyond the celebrity headlines lies a much bigger story: Britain’s accelerating wealth exodus, as billionaires, investors and entrepreneurs increasingly move overseas. What’s driving the rich out of Britain and what could it mean for the country’s future?
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Guest: Robert Watts, Rich List compiler, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 revealed
Illustration: Emanuel Santos for The Sunday Times Magazine
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The luxury cruise ship, MV Hondius, became a floating nightmare when passengers aboard the contracted hantavirus, leaving three people dead and triggering an international emergency response. But what really happened? And could the outbreak have been contained sooner?
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Read by: Shabnam Grewal.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: Death on the hantavirus cruise ship: how a hellish month unfolded
Photo: Getty Images.
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The Labour psychodrama continues. Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary on Thursday afternoon, stating that it was clear Sir Keir Starmer would not lead the Labour Party into the next general election. However he has not yet triggered a leadership contest. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said he’ll plan to run for a parliamentary seat in a by-election. So, where does this leave the party? And what will happen next?
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Guest: Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Harry Bligh
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Read more: Keir Starmer latest - live page
Further listening: What the hell’s going on in Westminster?
Clips: Sky News, BBC, C4 News, Times Radio
Photo: Getty Images.
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Donald Trump is in Beijing for his much-anticipated trip to see President Xi - the leaders meet today. But with the US seemingly stuck in a frozen conflict in the Middle East, does Xi see Trump as a lame duck? Will he help Trump persuade Iran to end the war or could the conflict embolden Xi’s pursuit of Taiwan? And how could the trip affect the Asian pivot away from the USA and towards China?
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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Read more: Summit of the superpowers: what’s on the agenda for Trump and Xi?
Further listening: The end of the ceasefire in Iran…..or not
Clips: CNA, Fox, Reuters, Al Jazeera, Richard Nixon Foundation / YouTube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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This morning the Times broke the news that Wes Streeting had told allies he was preparing to resign as Health Secretary tomorrow to trigger a leadership contest. The story emerged just ahead of the King’s arrival in Westminster for the state opening of parliament. What do we know now? And what does this mean for Starmer’s future?
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Guests:
Host: John Pienaar, Manveen Rana
Producers: Sandra Mitchell, Harry Bligh
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Read more: Keir Starmer latest - live page
Photo: Getty Images.
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