Trump heads to Israel as hostages are released. Plus: China-US trade tensions
As the first seven Israeli hostages are returned and Trump heads to Tel Aviv, we discuss the atmosphere on the ground in Israel and Gaza. Plus: China-US trade tensions escalate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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France charts a path forward as it looks to a new head of government
After cycling through three prime ministers in less than a year, Emmanuel Macron looks to appoint a new head of government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Talks move forward between Israel and Hamas. Then: as hundreds of National Guard troops arrive in Chicago, Trump calls for the arrest of the city’s mayor. Plus: headlines from the world of theatre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Increasingly isolated, pressure mounts on France’s Emmanuel Macron to resign
With little sign of progress towards a government, president Emmanuel Macron casts a lonely figure in French politics. Plus: retired US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges and the Nobel Prize for physics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Israel and Hamas hold indirect Gaza talks in Egypt
Delegations convene for talks in Egypt as Israelis gather at the site of the Nova music festival to mark two years since the 7 October attacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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