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3056 - Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris

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3056 - Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris

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Episodes

Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris

Is the ceasefire in Lebanon all but over?

Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ and Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech conference

Trump threatens troop withdrawal in Europe

Pete Hegseth defends Iran war – and calls his critics the true adversary

How healthy is the special relationship? Assessing King Charles III’s speech to Congress

Will Canada’s sovereign wealth fund bolster its economy in the face of Trump’s tariffs?

Palestinians vote in Gaza for the first time in 20 years

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire after White House talks

Trump in the polls: the domestic impact of US foreign policy

Planes, trains and ferries: How the Iran war is affecting travel

Lula in Lisbon: what’s on the agenda?

Are US-Iran peace talks still on the table?

How tourism in the UAE is staying resilient despite the Iran war

Live from Sharjah: The UAE’s start-ups look beyond the conflict

Live from Dubai: The state of tourism and education in the Gulf

Live from Abu Dhabi: Lebanese and Israeli officials set to meet in Washington for the first time in decades

The US prepares to launch Iranian port blockade within hours and Viktor Orbán defeated in Hungary

The view from Beirut on Israel’s deadly strikes. And: Hungary’s pivotal elections

US-Iran ceasefire tested by deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Keir Starmer heads to the Gulf after the US and Iran agree to a ceasefire

Trump’s Iran deadline approaches and JD Vance visits Hungary to bolster Victor Orbán’s election chances

Asia’s worsening fuel crisis: a sign of what’s to come for Europe?

Is Donald Trump starting to fire his cabinet?

How would ending birthright citizenship change American society?

Ukraine’s Easter truce proposal and Israel’s death-penalty bill for Palestinians

Iran hits Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai – are energy targets now fair game?

A new front in the Middle East as Houthis enter the conflict

Marco Rubio arrives at the G7 as Trump lashes out at allies

The Philippines becomes the first country to declare a state of emergency over the global energy crisis

The true state of US-Iran negotiations amid conflicting reports from Tehran, Washington and Islamabad

Israel to hold a ‘security zone’ in the south of Lebanon

A new mayor in Paris: who is Emmanuel Grégoire?

The scramble to take energy infrastructure off the hit list in the Middle East

All talk? The European Council convenes in Brussels amid global disruption

Zelensky in Europe as focus shifts to Iran

Trump delays direct talks with Xi as the Iran war rages on

Can the US rely on its allies in the war in Iran?

The future of the far right in Germany. And: The winner of the Pritzker Prize

Iran steps up attacks in the Gulf as oil prices jump

Turkey’s mass corruption trial gets under way

How the war in Iran is changing Qatar’s global standing. And: urban festival Mipim

Mark Carney on the attractiveness of Canada’s military

A war of numbers: can the Gulf keep up?

The US Senate votes against limiting Trump’s war powers

Who will take over from Ayatollah Khamenei? Plus: business news and Paris Fashion Week

Who will lead Iran next, and how much control does the IRGC have?

The conflict in the Middle East gains new fronts and oil prices soar

Pakistan declares ‘open war’ against Afghanistan

Geneva’s place as a diplomatic hub

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