In broken Britain, a new start with Labour?
Four years after Brexit, what is the state of Britain and its economy and migration policies? How will that affect upcoming UK elections? Our guests: Oliver Moody (The Times); Katja Hoyer (King's…
Will Google’s Power fade soon?
Using Google search is often more of a reflex than an actual choice. Is this too much power? The outcome of the antitrust trial against Google in the US could have consequences…
Rwanda starts vaccine trials for Marburg virus
In Rwanda, the Marburg virus has already killed 12 people in two weeks. The country has started distributing 700 doses of a vaccine that's still in the testing phase. This is the…
Sitting President Saied on course for election win in Tunisia
Tunisia's presidential election turnout is low, as a faltering economy drives more young Tunisians to turn away from politics and seek to go abroad.…
EU Commission president unveils key economic portfolios
After weeks of negotiations, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled her new top team, giving key economic portfolios to France, Italy and Spain. If approved by the European Parliament,…
Abed Hassan, the ‘German voice from Gaza’
Abed Hassan, a Berliner with Palestinian roots, has become "the German voice from Gaza." Visiting his family in Gaza, he got stuck when Israel closed off the enclave in response to the…
Cousin of slain Israeli hostage recounts months of anguish
Gil Dickmann says the Israeli government did not do that, and as result they were lost. His cousin Carmel Gat was killed by Hamas at the end of August, along with five…
French mass rape trial shocks the nation
For nearly 10 years, her husband, Dominique Pelicot, routinely drugged his wife and invited scores of strangers to join him in raping her, often filming the encounters. In waiving her right to…
EU sends first load of mpox vaccines to Congo
The European Union has delivered the first batch of 100,000 Mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the new mpox "clade 1b" strain. The EU plans to…
October 7, 2023: The hours that shook Israel
One year ago, on October 7, 2023, the Palestinian armed group Hamas and its allies launched a series of deadly attacks against Israeli towns and military sites near the Gaza Strip. It…
Lebanese papers decry ‘war crime’, Israeli press divided
Lebanese and Israeli papers react to the deadly pager blasts across Lebanon. Some Israeli papers are jubilant at the ingenuity of the attack, while others fear it brings war with Lebanon into…