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Many thought a five-year timeline was too ambitious. But even as France’s politics falls apart, it has managed to put the cathedral back together with aplomb. As an election takes place in Ghana, its status as a leading light of African democracy is looking shaky (10:11). And remembering John Kinsel, among the last of the second world war’s Navajo code-talkers (17.44).
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Previous episodes
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5266 - Ashes to Masses: Notre Dame’s stunning return Fri, 06 Dec 2024 - 0h
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5265 - Michel shock: France’s government falls Thu, 05 Dec 2024 - 0h
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5264 - Dark side of the Yoon: South Korea’s chaos Wed, 04 Dec 2024 - 0h
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5263 - Talk to EU later: Georgia’s fiery protests Tue, 03 Dec 2024 - 0h
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5262 - Shock and thaw: Syria’s frozen war resumes Mon, 02 Dec 2024 - 0h
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5261 - Milei’s way: Argentina’s president, a year on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5260 - A losing battle: Sudan’s elusive peace deal Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5259 - Moment of truce: a ceasefire in the Middle East Wed, 27 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5258 - Legally bombed: Trump cases dropped Tue, 26 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5257 - Scandal in the wind: Adani’s indictment could hurt Modi Mon, 25 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5256 - Assisted dying: why Britain should back a change Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5255 - Climbers (part one): A way out of China Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5254 - All for one: Donald Trump and his key Musketeer Thu, 21 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5253 - Up and atom: can Trump stop Iranian nukes? Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5252 - Rio brand: why Brazil is courting China Tue, 19 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5251 - The long game: how will US missiles help Ukraine? Mon, 18 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5250 - Kyiv calm and carry on: Trump’s win may benefit Ukraine Fri, 15 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5249 - The Peking order: Can China’s army surpass the US? Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5248 - Needs Musk: Donald Trump’s new appointments Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5247 - Parting Scholz: what next for Germany? Tue, 12 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5246 - Some like it hot: could Trump derail climate talks? Mon, 11 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5245 - Look at who’s talking: divining Trump’s Middle East plans Fri, 08 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5244 - Do the after math: how Trump won Thu, 07 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5243 - Don of a new age: Trump’s decisive win Wed, 06 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5242 - Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux Wed, 06 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5241 - Vote! Our election-day special Tue, 05 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5240 - Last-ditch pitch: America’s campaigns conclude Mon, 04 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5239 - Turn up the PA: the last in our swing-state series Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 0h
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5238 - Tax driver: Labour’s budget Thu, 31 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5237 - Hot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs Wed, 30 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5236 - Ukraine reaction: Russia deploys North Koreans Tue, 29 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5235 - Timed bombs: Israel’s pre-election attack on Iran Mon, 28 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5234 - The Weekend Intelligence: The Apology Sun, 27 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5233 - Follow the leader: who will run Hamas? Fri, 25 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5232 - Coming up Trump: our election model puts Harris behind Thu, 24 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5231 - Left field: a new force in German politics Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5230 - Marching borders: what was Hizbullah’s plan? Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5229 - Spies isn’t everything: Putin’s global-chaos machine Mon, 21 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5228 - Leaderless: the death of Yahya Sinwar Fri, 18 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5227 - Shoal searching: the South China sea simmers Thu, 17 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5226 - Your money for a run? Campaign finance in America Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5225 - Keir eye for the FDI: an interview with Britain’s PM Tue, 15 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5224 - One giant, cheap for mankind: SpaceX’s Starship Mon, 14 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5223 - Labour’s love lost: Keir Starmer’s first 100 days Fri, 11 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5222 - Paradise lost: Hurricane Milton bashes Florida Thu, 10 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5221 - Google’s lurch: how to fix its monopoly Wed, 09 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5220 - General rule: how to reinvent America’s army Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5219 - Year of destruction: how October 7th shattered the Middle East Mon, 07 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5218 - The Weekend Intelligence: Gaza, after the dust settles (republished) Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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5217 - The Weekend Intelligence: Black boxes (part one): Michael Kovrig on how he became a political hostage in China Sat, 05 Oct 2024 - 0h