Our guests Latika Bourke and Vincent McAviney discuss Europe rising to the challenge of the US and China, why it’s so hard for Trump jurors to be impartial and why Japanese doctors are suing Google Maps. Plus: Croatia’s elections, with Guy de Launey, a check-in from Salone del Mobile and a letter from Railay Beach
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The death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi
Lviv Media Forum, Brazil’s floods and NYCxDesign
Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law: the tools of autocracies?
Slovakia’s prime minister attacked and Putin in Beijing
Biden ramps up tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars
Ukraine on the back foot as Russia claims more villages
Taiwan’s new tourism campaign and the Eurovision Song Contest
The EU approves a €3bn plan to arm Ukraine
The UK allows Ukraine to use British weapons in Russia
Israeli forces take control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
Monday 6th May
Turkey cuts ties with Israel and the return of the diss track
Ukraine’s parliament reopens to journalists
Will the US grant Ukraine long-term security guarantees?
Will tensions on Israel’s northern border mean all-out war with Hezbollah?
Why Western banks pay taxes in Russia
Portugal’s Carnation Revolution and the science of queuing
Ukraine’s financial future and Macron’s vision for Europe
Olaf Scholz meets Rishi Sunak and Helsinki’s AI coffee blend
Europe’s problem with China spies
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