Friday 28 October

Friday 28 October

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Benjamin Netanyahu visits Hungary despite the ICC arrest warrant

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is visiting Hungary this week, despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court over war crimes. How should Europe react to Viktor Orbán’s decision not to comply with the order? Also on the programme: we assess what ...  Show more

Macron faces calls to resign and the latest from Seoul

As France’s political crisis reverberates across Europe, Simon Bouvier and Florence Biedermann join Emma Nelson to discuss the options Macron has left. Plus: Andrew Mueller on how not to stage a coup d’etat and Nordic news with Petri Burtsoff.See omnystudio.com/listener for priva ...  Show more

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