Monday 30 January

The US lurches towards a government shutdown as president-elect Donald Trump torpedoes a bipartisan spending bill. Plus: the EU takes the UK to court. Then: the best films of 2024 and what to eat and drink over the holidays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, presents her budget to parliament and her image of Italy as a stable, fiscally responsible country in the EU. Plus, the UK becomes the first country outside the Asia-Pacific to sign a trade deal in the region. Then, our final edition of ‘Th ...  Show more

Day 191.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war zone, the ongoing developments at the ZNPP and analyse what Putin’s snub of Gorbachev tells us about him and modern Russia. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Francis Dearnley (Assistan ...  Show more

We get the latest on the Israel-Hamas war from Allison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv. Plus: the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, heads to Beijing, Australia gets ready to vote in a historic referendum and a dispatch from Frieze London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...  Show more

Day 239Today, Francis Dearnley and David Knowles speak to Journalist Sergio Olmos, who’s been on the ground in southern Ukraine speaking to soldiers and civilians as Ukraine forces advance towards Kherson. Starting the recording at 1pm, they also tracked today’s extraordinary eve ...  Show more

John Hooper, corrispondente in Italia dell’Economist, e Michael Braun, corrispondente della Tageszeitung, ripercorrono la carriera politica di Silvio Berlusconi. Le nuove regole prenderanno il posto del regolamento di Dublino e introducono delle quote obbligatorie per il ricolloc ...  Show more