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The United States and Israel have launched attacks against Iran, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation. The Pentagon says strikes will last multiple days and U.S. President Donald Trump is warning that American lives may be lost. Iran has retaliated with s ...  Show more

*This podcast has been updated for the latest news on President Donald Trump's statement that he is directing federal agencies to stop using AI company Anthropic's technology. The update also includes details of Bill Clinton's closed door hearing on his relationship with Epstein, ...  Show more

This week on the show, Fareed speaks with London School of Economics professor of international relations Fawaz Gerges on fears of a widening war in the Middle East after U.S. & Britain strike the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen and as the strife heats up between Israel and Hezbolla ...  Show more

Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling assesses Ukraine's counteroffensive strategy against Russia. David Rennie, The Economist's Bejing Bureau Chief, discusses China's slow growing economy and whether it poses any risk to Xi Jinping. Then, will Iran accept a revived nuclear deal ...  Show more

President Joe Biden is set to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he gets stark warnings from the U.S. intelligence community that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine soon. The red lines are being drawn as China is threatening to retaliate for a new U.S. ...  Show more

Day 592. Today, we hear how China has rebuked Russia for the killing of 52 civilians last week and we go live to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent ...  Show more