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The NZ First leader is at his combative best as he educates us on the Indian FTA, National Super, the Opportunity Party, Chloe Swarbrick as Finance Minister, whether he still wants to be Foreign Minister, plus he throws in some free healthy diet advice for good measure!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winston Peters appeared on The Country earlier, and it sparked discussion about his real political intentions. Peters was asked if he wants to be the Foreign Minister, but the interview made Heather wonder if he was being invasive. The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Tehran discussed proposals with Qatari mediators to present to the US, and that a response is to be relayed to Tehran through Qatari mediators. Iranian Foreign Minister said they expect a US response today; Brent -0.2%Iran was reported to have agreed to halt enrichment in exchange for easing US sanctions, although the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson later denied these reports.US President Trump denied reports that he is prepared to ease sanctions on Iran and release its frozen assets in exchange for progress on the nuclear issue.European bourses are firmer; US equity futures trade on either side of the unchanged mark.DXY is slightly stronger, holding just shy of 101.50; Aussie lags after the RBA hiked rates by 25bps, though Governor Bullock tilted dovish.Gilts outperform ahead of UK PM Burnham; USTs await data, Fed speak and geopolitical updates.Looking ahead, highlights include US JOLTS (Aug). Speakers include ECB's Lagarde, Vujcic & Lane, Fed's Musalem, Goolsbee, Williams, Bowman, Barr & Waller, BoC's Gravelle, BoE's Taylor & Mann. Earnings from Micron.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to round up the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week is:[00:09:12] A Twitch Star Disrupts Idyllic ReykjavíkSome dude from New York, a 25-year-old called Kai Cenat, who apparently has millions of followers on something called Twitch, disrupted life in downtown Reykjavík this weekend when he was livestreaming his visit there. Hundreds of teenagers, who we suppose follow Cenat on Twitch, showed up to mob him, and someone stole Cenat's hat. Furthermore, over the weekend, a new series of The Four Seasons was being shot in Iceland, and according to local production company True North, they employed over 100 people to facilitate the production.[00:16:15] Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir's Speech At The UN On SaturdayIceland's Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir spoke at the UN General Assembly on Saturday in a speech that has gone, as they say, viral. On the previous day, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke, and while he did so, the majority of UN delegates left the hall. To which Netanyahu responded by saying, “If there are any other moral cowards who haven't left the hall, please do so now.” Iceland's delegation did not leave the hall and received some criticism for not having done so in solidarity with those nations whose representatives did. However, Þorgerður Katrín did respond in her speech, and without naming names said, “We have heard the words ‘moral cowards' from this podium. To me, moral cowards are those leaders of the world who refuse to sit down and negotiate a just and lasting peace. Those leaders who deny access to humanitarian aid for people in desperate need. And moral cowards are those leaders of the world who repeatedly go against and disrespect international law.”[00:24:12] Six Days Of Inga Sæland As PMWhile Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir have been attending the UN General Assembly, Inga Sæland, the Chair of the People's Party, has been acting Prime Minister. Her governance of her party was making headlines as her conduct in sidelining then People's Party minister for education Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson was detailed. Inga then also passed a law to suppress a strike by aircraft mechanics, which had at that point already disrupted Icelandair's flight schedule. This does beg the question to what extent the People's Party is actually just a single person's party, namely that of Inga Sæland.[00:31:48] Unlikely That Iceland Will Be “Carbon-Neutral” As Planned, By 2040On Tuesday last week, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate of Iceland Jóhann Páll Jóhannesson issued new numbers on Iceland's greenhouse gas emissions. Iceland's emissions have gone down by 3.9% in the past year, but the minister is pessimistic about Iceland meeting its 2030 emission target of 41% lower emissions than in 2005, and thinks it is impossible that this government's goal of carbon neutrality by 2040 will be met. He also pointed out that what carbon neutrality means by law has never been defined.[00:37:58] New Tourism TaxFrom June 1 next year, tourists visiting the Golden Circle will be taxed about 4,500 ISK (around 37 USD) each. Through this, the state hopes to collect more than 5 billion ISK next year. Unsurprisingly, tourism companies object to the new tax. The idea is that the tax will be used to pay for infrastructure maintenance.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport The Reykjavík Grapevine's reporting by becoming a subscriber at https://www.grapevine.is/subscribe - We are also a printed magazine. You can subscribe to that too.You can also support The Reykjavík Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHO ARE WE?The Reykjavík Grapevine is an alternative monthly magazine published in Iceland since 2003. We bringing you the news and views on Icelandic culture and society, sprinkled with music coverage, travel content, restaurant reviews and more. More on https://www.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Five suspects are held in connection to a terror plot at a UK airbase, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan plan urgent defense talks, Denmark says Russia may strike a NATO nation in the "coming months," President Xi wraps up his three-day visit to the U.S., Costa Rica fires its Foreign Minister for not informing its President about the Shield of the Americas Meeting, New York sues Polymarket, the White House reportedly tells AI labs to test in the U.S. before the U.K., the Pentagon probes the diversion of F-35 stealth parts to Hong Kong, a taxpayer-funded Trump TV ad is criticized by Democrats, and a man wounded at the Butler Trump rally dies at 76. Sources: Verity.News

Kristen Welker asks U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi if there's a path to peace in Iran. Rep. Ro Khanna shares his thoughts on AI and potential impeachment efforts if Democrats win a House majority. Bill Gates warns about the potential threats of AI. Ryan Nobles, Marc Short and Adrienne Elrod join the roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports children are among the victims of fighting in Yemen.

It's the Graham Richardson Show - where we talk politics and also have a little bit of fun! You can catch Graham every single Friday from Noon until 2PM. On today's show: The Friday Five: Prime Minister Carney's comments on U.S. military action against Canada. David Eby defends his early B.C. election call. Germany's Foreign Minister says they want more Canadian LNG. The key takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit. Multiple arrests made in an airport organized crime ring after W5 investigation. The Big Conversation: The PBO's latest report on the federal budget is fueling debate in the House of Commons today. Annette Ryan joins Graham with the latest developments. Life with Canada's Best: Graham speaks to John McAllister from Campfire Circle, a medically-assisted summer camp experience for kids with severe illnesses. Climatologist David Phillips has your Fall/Winter weather outlook. We go behind the scenes building Canada's next generation of polar ice breakers, as Graham catches up with Seaspan Chief Engineer Jess Fetterman. Senator Kim Pate joins Graham to discuss the case of Odelia and Nerissa Quewazance, Saskatchewan sisters who argue they've been wrongfully convicted of murder since 1994. Today, they will get a new appeal. Shachi Kurl from the Angus Reid Institute recaps Week 1 of the B.C. election campaign. Have Your Say: The listeners weigh in on Carney's New York Times interview. What made Graham smile this week: A baby moose was rescued from the Rideau Canal in Merrickville, Ontario.

Now, I think we may have just witnessed Winston Peters' last major foreign policy speech as Foreign Minister, ever. It is definitely the last one before the election, and if you follow the breadcrumbs he has been laying recently, it sounds like he does not want to be Foreign Minister next term. He may want to stay home and do another job, perhaps Immigration Minister. And if that is true, then this is the last big speech for him, ever, as Foreign Minister. He did not waste the speech. He made some really excellent points. The one that I think bears repeating is that, for many on the left and many in the media, the only time that we as New Zealand are doing the right thing internationally is when we are disagreeing with the Americans, such as in our refusal to join the Iraq War in 2003 and our decision to go nuclear-free in the 1980s. As he points out, it has become part of our national identity to be nuclear-free and to have this David-and-Goliath battle with the big, bad Americans. But he suggested it is not cost-free. He hinted that he thought it was not actually the right call, especially with the nuclear-free policy. He points out that we paid for that, and of course we did, because the nuclear-free policy was basically the end of our relationship with the US and ANZUS. That is without mentioning the possible lost opportunity in power generation at a time when we are paying so much for power. But that is not really the point he is trying to make. What he is saying is that shouting at the Americans publicly is not the definition of good foreign policy, even though that is the feel-good stuff that the left and the media love. Actually, being able to choose who we shout at, and whether we do shout, is true independent foreign policy. It is a point worth remembering when Helen Clark and Don Brash get upset on the subject and say we are cosying up to the Americans again. As for Winston Peters, he is undoubtedly an annoyingly untrustworthy domestic politician when he is at home. But, for the most part, you cannot disagree: he has done a great job as Foreign Minister, has he not? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses landlord tax; Dr Mamaeroa David discusses flu vaccination funding; Winston Peters looks back on his stint as Foreign Minister; School readiness plan prompts concerns over toilet training

Winston Peters delivered his final speech as Foreign Affairs minister in this government yesterday, reflecting on what he called a deeply troubled world. Peters has been Foreign Affairs Minister in three different governments, at three very different times in global politics. Winston Peters spoke to John Campbell.

In this episode of ROPESCAST, ROPES CEO Ksenia Svetlova sits down with Dr. Marwan Muasher - former Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan and current Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment - for a wide-ranging and candid conversation.Dr. Muasher draws on decades of diplomatic experience, including opening Jordan's first embassy in Israel and helping shape the Middle East roadmap, to reflect on the current state and future of Israeli-Jordanian relations. The conversation covers the enduring relevance - and limitations - of the Arab Peace Initiative, whether a two-state solution remains viable today, and how the recent war with Iran has reshaped Jordan's strategic calculations and regional security concerns.This extraordinary episode offers a rare, ground-level perspective from one of the region's most experienced diplomatic minds.Listen now on ROPESCAST — the independent voice of the Middle East.Chapters:00:47 Meet Dr. Marwan Muasher03:00 What Was the Arab Peace Initiative?05:24 Why Israel Rejected the Initiative07:27 Why the U.S. Looked Away09:42 The Road Map to Peace14:49 Did Israel Lose Its Peace Camp?21:48 Why Isn't the Arab Peace Initiative Moving?27:03 Is a Two-State Solution Still Possible?37:23 A New Regional Security Architecture43:38 Does Geography Still Protect Israel?

①Iran's foreign minister has made a trip to Beijing. What support can China give for restarting negotiations over the Iran conflict? (00:55) ②The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years in a renewed fight against inflation. We explore the uncertainties on long-term US inflation. (15:27) ③How has the recent BRICS summit injected fresh momentum into Global South cooperation? (24:00) ④We talk to a senior APEC official on how APEC economies can support young entrepreneurs. (33:27) ⑤What is fundamentally causing the Middle East war to extend into Yemen? (43:10)

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Lyse Doucet, the BBC's chief international correspondent, meets Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi as the Taliban seeks greater international recognition. The Taliban returned to power five years ago but Russia is still the only country to have formally recognised their rule. Afghanistan is pushing for stronger diplomatic relations, but their treatment of women and girls remains one of the biggest obstacles. We ask the foreign minister why Afghan women and girls are facing growing restrictions on education, work and public life. “The conduct with women shouldn't be looked at through the glasses of western culture and tradition. Afghan values should be considered... You can wander around Afghanistan, in Kabul in the cities, see the way women work, do business or go to elementary schools or to Madrassas, the situation isn't the way it can be interpreted,” he says.Afghanistan also needs more aid and investment in the midst of a deepening humanitarian and economic crisis. Are the Taliban prepared to do more to achieve full international recognition?(Image: Amir Khan Muttaqi. Credit: Reuters)Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with the UN secretary General Antonio Guterres, the former Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet and the film director Christopher Nolan. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Lyse Doucet Producer: Farhana Haider

In this episode, I open the show with a monologue aimed directly at the moral bankruptcy of Britain's Jewish Foreign Minister, Ed Miliband, following Miliband's unveiling of British-led, international sanctions against Judea & Samaria. Thereafter, I am joined by MirYam's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, and together we analyze:· UK Sanctions: Scope of the measures targeting Judea and Samaria.· Ed Miliband: Political motivations behind London's policy shift.· Israel's Response: Closing the UK's Jerusalem consulate.Support the showThe MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands.Subscribe to our podcast: https://podfollow.com/1493910771Follow The MirYam Institute X: https://bit.ly/3jkeUyxFollow Benjamin Anthony X: https://bit.ly/3hZeOe9Like Benjamin Anthony Facebook: https://bit.ly/333Ct93Like The MirYam Institute Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SarHI3Follow Benjamin Anthony Instagram: https://bit.ly/30m6uPGFollow The MirYam Institute Instagram: https://bit.ly/3l5fvED

Arson attacks, air space violations and assassination squads: Those were among the warnings from Poland's Foreign Minister, Radek Sikorski, at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Ireland today. This comes just after Germany announced that it was in fact Moscow behind last month's attack in Leipzig Airport, where an explosive drone was found near two Ukrainian cargo planes. None of this surprises Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, who told us back in April that Putin likely would attempt increasingly bold campaigns against NATO. Pavel joins the show from Prague to discuss.  Also on today's show: Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson on the battle over data centers; Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller on the battle over mail-in ballots    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 30, 2026; 8am: President Trump is feuding with a top ally that could lead to price hikes for Americans. After Trump's trade with Canada collapsed, and both countries hit each other with tariffs, the trade war took a bizarre twist. Not only did Trump sign an executive order to formally rename ‘Lake Ontario' to ‘Lake America,' he also shared an AI generated video on Truth Social depicting an army of heavily armed Canadian geese with Trump wigs. Chrystia Freeland, the former Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Minister of Canada, and Democratic Rep. Tim Kennedy of New York, whose district is on the border of Canada and Lake Ontario, join “The Weekend” to discuss. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnow TikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nepal's Foreign Minister says the bodies of hundreds of flood victims have been recovered. But there is not enough space in the country's morgues - so its asking for international help to get freezers to preserve the bodies. Those catastrophic floods have killed more than 670 people in Nepal and Tibet. Nearly 3,000 people are still missing, including 31 Canadians. CBC News is on the ground in Kathmandu with the latest developments.Also: Spies, as a general rule, don't like to draw attention to themselves. Which is why a conspicuous visit to Moscow this week by the top U.S. spy has set European capitals abuzz. CIA director John Ratcliff delivered a message to members of Russia's security apparatus on Wednesday. The content of that message - and why it needed to be delivered in person - remain a mystery.And: Donald Trump's order this week to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America is inspiring a wide range of reactions. Everything from anger to eye rolls. The debate over naming, though, is obscuring another issue - the need for Canada and the U.S. to work together in protecting the Great Lakes. The cooperation is ongoing, but some American scientists say the work on their side is being hindered.Plus: The U.S. and Venezuela's oil deal, Dozens killed in Russia's latest drone strike on Kyiv, and more.

Nuclear guardrails are gone, and no one in power seems to care. In Part One of a conversation with Barry Stevens and Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders, Lloyd Axworthy — the former Canadian Foreign Minister who led the campaign to ban landmines — traces how the memory of nuclear danger has faded even as more countries foolishly flirt with joining the club. Deterrence, once treated as gospel, has been quietly disproven on real battlefields, yet nobody in power seems to have noticed. Axworthy warns of a world sliding back toward the bomb just as it forgets why it feared one.This interview was conducted in collaboration with How To Rule The World https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFederalism and Project Save the World https://tosavetheworld.ca/ — it also appears on those channels.

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For many countries in Europe that recall living under Soviet occupation, the specter of the Russian threat is never far from mind. Many of those nations are now part of NATO, the alliance built to repel that threat. One of those states that was occupied for half a century is Latvia, a NATO member that borders Russia. Nick Schifrin spoke with its foreign minister after an active week of diplomacy. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Following the devastating floods in Nepal, SBS Nepali spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite about the Australian Government's response. - नेपालको रसुवा जिल्लास्थित भोटेकोशीमा हिजो बुधवार, अगस्ट २६ मा आएको बाढी लगत्तै पछिल्लो स्थितिबारे अस्ट्रेलिया सरकारको धारणा बुझ्न विदेश मामिला सम्बन्धी सङ्घीय सहायक मन्त्री म्याट थिसल्वेटसँग एसबीएस नेपालीले गरेको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्।Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the views expressed in this conversation are solely those of the speaker, and SBS neither endorses nor opposes these views.Australians seeking emergency consular assistance are advised to contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)'s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135, or from overseas on +61 2 6261 3305.Readers seeking crisis support can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 and Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 (for young people aged up to 25). More information and support with mental health is available at beyondblue.org.au and on 1300 22 4636.In an emergency, call 000.Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.You can listen to SBS Nepali's live broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm via SBS South Asian on digital radio, on television channel 305, through the SBS Audio app, on SBS On Demand, or via our website.You can also follow SBS Nepali on social media: Facebook, Instagram and X (@SBS Nepali). - नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।आपत्कालीन कन्सुलर सहायता आवश्यक पर्ने अस्ट्रेलियन नागरिकहरूलाई डिपार्टमेन्ट अफ फरेन अफेयर्स एन्ड ट्रेड (DFAT) को २४ घण्टा सञ्चालन हुने कन्सुलर इमर्जेन्सी सेन्टरमा १३०० ५५५ १३५ मा सम्पर्क गर्न आग्रह गरिएको छ। विदेशमा हुनुहुन्छ भने ‌‌+६१ २ ६२६१ ३३०५ मा सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्।मानसिक स्वास्थ्य सम्बन्धि सहयोग चाहिएको अवस्थामा यी सेवाहरूलाई सम्पर्क गर्न सक्नु हुन्छ: लाइफलाइन: १३ ११ १४, बियन्ड ब्लु: १३०० २२ ४६३६, सुसाइड कल ब्याक सर्भिस: १३०० ६५९ ४६७ र पाँचदेखि २५ वर्ष उमेर समूहका लागि किड्स हेल्पलाइन: १८०० ५५ १८०० मा सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्। दोभाषे सेवाका लागि १३ १४ ५० मा फोन गर्नुहोस्।आपतकालीन अवस्थामा भने ट्रिपल जिरो अर्थात् ००० मा फोन गर्नुहोस्।हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ। साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया प्लेटफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौं SBS Nepali का नाममा।

Day 1,642.Today, after the CIA apparently finds a way through Russian air defences, sneaking their director into the country with the Kremlin spokesman later denying any knowledge of a US military plane landing in Moscow, and with the Vatican's Foreign Minister turning up nearby, we ask what was so interesting about Moscow yesterday. Then, after his call for elections blew up in his face, Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov made another political gaffe by saying, much to Moscow's delight, that his country is ‘slowly losing the war'. All this while Ukraine strikes 16 targets across Russia, including oil facilities and another Wildberries warehouse. Later, we get our regular deep dive into Russian cucumbers and other economic indicators as well as a look at the latest cooling in relations between Russia and Armenia.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.Senior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukRussia to extend diesel export ban through September, sources say (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-extend-diesel-export-ban-through-september-sources-say-2026-08-25/ EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:CIA head meets Russian spy chiefs in MoscowPutin's fuel crisis deepens as Ukraine hits 16 key sites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,634.Today, Ukraine sets the sky alight over Moscow oblast as it wipes out the latest Wildberries warehouse. Plus, in what Moscow said was Kyiv's biggest attack of the year, the plant manufacturing rockets for Russia's space programme was also destroyed, 9000km inside Russia. Thousands of protesters gathered in Kyiv over the weekend in support of former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and Russia's Foreign Minister effectively admitted responsibility for recent operations in Europe such as the Leipzig drone attack, saying the West is “already starting to groan”. And later, we talk to two journalists who have just returned from Kharkiv, where they made a film warning that the city is fast catching up with Kherson when it comes to drone safari attacks.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to journalists Anna Conkling and Jason Bellini.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Anna and Jason's documentary from Kharkivhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zIaFDV1TsU Caolan Robertson's interview with Mykhailo Federovhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFZ3-nZPCu0 Putin launches revenge strikes on Kyiv after space centre attack (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/16/russia-putin-revenge-strikes-kyiv-space-centre-attack/ Russia builds secret drone bases in striking distance of Nato (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/16/russia-builds-secret-drone-bases-in-nato-striking-distance/ Patriot missiles have been a godsend for Ukraine against Putin, but they're running out. Kyiv needs help and fast (Jack Watling for The Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/14/patriot-missiles-ukraine-putin-kyiv-running-out-nato-danger Second wave of fuel shortages at petrol stations sweeps across Russia (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/second-wave-fuel-shortages-petrol-stations-sweeps-across-russia-2026-08-17/ Call for the release of OSCE SMM staff membershttps://zmina.ua/en/statements-en/the-release-of-osce-smm-staff-members-is-a-prerequisite-for-the-implementation-of-ceasefire-monitoring/ Learn more about ENGInhttps://www.enginprogram.org/ If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.uk EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.Thumbnail image credit: X/@JayinKyivHIGHLIGHTS:Smoke fills Moscow sky after Ukraine wipes out key Wildberries warehouseRussian space centre destroyed, 9000km from Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Step into the shadowed skies of Fascist Italy with My Dark Path as we uncover a cascade of unexplained aerial encounters that predate Roswell by more than a decade. Host MF Thomas begins on a twilight street in Milan in 1944, where a young Decima naval commando watches a copper-colored disk hang motionless above Piazzale Loreto—silent, luminous, and gone in an instant—while air-raid sirens wail and anti-aircraft crews stare in disbelief.From there the episode travels back to the morning of August 22, 1936, over the Venice Lagoon and Mestre. Italian Regia Aeronautica pilots scramble Fiat CR.32 biplanes against a ten-to-twelve-meter metallic disk that accelerates away without sound or exhaust. Later that same day, pilot Marinelli and his flight encounter a long gray “aerial torpedo” accompanied by two domed, hat-shaped craft trailing perfect white smoke plumes and flying in flawless formation. A ground observer named Faustino then watches the same cylindrical craft release smaller disc-shaped objects. Photographs and urgent reports race straight to Galeazzo Ciano's desk—Mussolini's son-in-law and Foreign Minister—under the same absolute-secrecy orders first issued after the alleged 1933 Magenta crash and the creation of the secret RS/33 scientific cabinet.Drawing on the Fascist UFO files brought to light by Roberto Pinotti and Alfredo Lissoni (including the anonymous “Mister X” documents later forensically examined), this episode explores how Mussolini's regime imposed total silence, redirected stories as “meteors,” and kept trained military observers quiet for the rest of their lives. What emerges is a portrait of Italy's forgotten pre-Roswell UFO wave—sightings that trained pilots and soldiers could neither identify nor forget.This episode blends immersive historical narration, primary-document context, skeptical analysis of the contested Fascist files, and the enduring power of eyewitness testimony from men who understood the cost of speaking. Perfect for fans of classic UFO cases, Italian ufology, wartime secrecy, and the unexplained.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has yet to decide on resuming direct talks with the United States. He also confirms that Qatar and Pakistan are relaying messages between the US and Iran.

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The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said that Washington has been very involved in efforts to end the siege in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers and remove what he called “Israeli terrorists”. Also on the programme: Taiwan's Foreign Minister tells us Pacific nations need to act together to counter Chinese aggression while hoping the US will remain involved; and why did Joshua Kushner buy the LA Lakers for more ⁠than $12.5bn in a record-breaking ⁠deal?(Photo: Israeli settlers wait during a military raid in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank on August 13, 2026. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)

Step into the shadowed skies of Fascist Italy with My Dark Path as we uncover a cascade of unexplained aerial encounters that predate Roswell by more than a decade. Host MF Thomas begins on a twilight street in Milan in 1944, where a young Decima naval commando watches a copper-colored disk hang motionless above Piazzale Loreto—silent, luminous, and gone in an instant—while air-raid sirens wail and anti-aircraft crews stare in disbelief.From there the episode travels back to the morning of August 22, 1936, over the Venice Lagoon and Mestre. Italian Regia Aeronautica pilots scramble Fiat CR.32 biplanes against a ten-to-twelve-meter metallic disk that accelerates away without sound or exhaust. Later that same day, pilot Marinelli and his flight encounter a long gray “aerial torpedo” accompanied by two domed, hat-shaped craft trailing perfect white smoke plumes and flying in flawless formation. A ground observer named Faustino then watches the same cylindrical craft release smaller disc-shaped objects. Photographs and urgent reports race straight to Galeazzo Ciano's desk—Mussolini's son-in-law and Foreign Minister—under the same absolute-secrecy orders first issued after the alleged 1933 Magenta crash and the creation of the secret RS/33 scientific cabinet.Drawing on the Fascist UFO files brought to light by Roberto Pinotti and Alfredo Lissoni (including the anonymous “Mister X” documents later forensically examined), this episode explores how Mussolini's regime imposed total silence, redirected stories as “meteors,” and kept trained military observers quiet for the rest of their lives. What emerges is a portrait of Italy's forgotten pre-Roswell UFO wave—sightings that trained pilots and soldiers could neither identify nor forget.This episode blends immersive historical narration, primary-document context, skeptical analysis of the contested Fascist files, and the enduring power of eyewitness testimony from men who understood the cost of speaking. Perfect for fans of classic UFO cases, Italian ufology, wartime secrecy, and the unexplained.

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With speculation over his leadership swirling, National's Christopher Luxon is calling all National MPs to the capital for an urgent in-person caucus meeting tomorrow. He's just come off a fortnight defending his comments to Rotorua small businesses, his Foreign Minister telling a Chinese-born MP to go back where he came from, and announcing on live radio he wants a referendum on MMP - without having told his caucus. Political reporter Russell Palmer has the story.

Yeah, well, if Chris Luxon's week wasn't already bad, it's not much better. Not after he apparently announced off the cuff on ZB Mornings with Kerre that he's going to hold an MMP referendum if he wins the election. Now, where do I start with the problems with him doing this? The first is that it looks incredibly desperate. No one was asking for a referendum. It's not a topic of discussion. I mean, sure, we can all see that MMP is giving Chris Luxon heaps of trouble because he can't fire his Foreign Minister for being racist without ending the coalition and forcing a snap election. But that has not led to a clamour for a return to FPP. In that context, him suddenly announcing that he wants to get rid of MMP, which is basically what he said by calling for a referendum on the thing, looks like he just wants to get rid of the system that's to blame for his party polling around 30 percent and sometimes below 30 percent. That just looks incredibly desperate. Now, I'm not saying that he is desperate because I actually think what happened here is that Chris Luxon fell into the trap of doing what Chris Luxon often does: agreeing with the person he's talking to. And because Kerre really liked the idea, all of a sudden he liked the idea and off he went on a tangent. But for people who didn't hear the whole exchange and just see the headlines, this looks desperate. The second problem is that this is now dominating what should really be a very good news day for the National Party. Their star minister, Erica Stanford, has just released the new subjects for students in Years 12 and 13. Chris Bishop has finally revealed the date for Auckland's new train system. We should be talking about that but instead we're talking about the Prime Minister saying the second weird thing in a week. For the record, if there were a referendum, and there will not be a referendum, which is why this idea is cooked, it would fail. Look at how many people vote for parties that are only there because of MMP: the Greens, ACT, New Zealand First and The Opportunity Party, if you believe the polls. Meanwhile, the two old FPP parties, National and Labour, can't get themselves out of the low 30s. So it's going to fail and that is the third problem. A Prime Minister should never, if they can avoid it, back an idea that is destined to fail. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did the Migrant Workers Association take it too far by staging a protest where an effigy of the Foreign Minister was symbolically beheaded with a mock guillotine?

The Migrant Workers Association is defending its graphic protest, in which a dummy of Winston Peters was beheaded with a guillotine near Auckland's downtown train station. The display in Te Komititanga square aimed to challenge the Foreign Minister telling a Chinese Green MP to 'go back home'. Peters has called for action against the mock execution. But Association President Anu Kaloti's reiterating that this was purely satire. "It's symbolic, no one's head has been chopped off, it was an effigy - and the guillotine that was used wasn't a real guillotine." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The time has come for the international community to be honest, not to be hypocritical, not be selective, not engage in erasure, but to admit that the gravest crime against humanity took place and it took place on this continent. And that the time to repair what was broken, what undermines our collective humanity, what is a scar on our collective conscience, the time and the only way to repair that is now.”Aleem Maqbool speaks to Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, about his country leading a global campaign for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Earlier this year, the United Nations adopted an historic resolution that declared the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity", although every European nation chose to abstain in the vote. Meanwhile, the US was one of three countries to vote against.Between the 16th and 19th centuries, it's estimated that around 12 million people were forcibly trafficked from Africa to European colonies in the Americas, although some historians place this figure even higher.Accra's campaign has been supported by countries all over the world, and although not so much by European nations, it has been recognised by some European institutions, like the Church of England. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with former Sudanese leader Aisha Musa, microfinance pioneer Jennifer Riria, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Aleem Maqbool Producers: Catherine Wyatt and Ben Cooper Editor: Justine LangGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.(Image: Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Credit: Getty)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong used her keynote address at the Garma Festival to highlight the enduring relationships between First Nations peoples and their Pacific neighbours, describing them as a strategic national advantage for Australia.

The prime minister says Winston Peters' comments about a fellow MP are racist, but he still has his confidence as Foreign Minister. Pressure has been building on Christopher Luxon to do something after the New Zealand First leader said a Chinese-born Green MP should go back to his own country, and that is where 'they lie like flatfish'. Former leaders Helen Clark and Don Brash have weighed in, saying there's a strong case for sacking the foreign minister but it would likely trigger a snap election. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. 

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has come under fire from government coalition partners, political rivals, and the Chinese ambassador over comments he made toward a fellow MP. Peters was also Foreign Minister in Helen Clark's Labour government. The former Prime Minister spoke to John Campbell.

U.S. forces stepping up attacks on Iranian military infrastructure targeting operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, and drone storage facilities, aimed at further degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping. President Trump warned that bridges and power plants will soon be targeted, along with the Pickaxe Mountain facility, after Israeli intelligence reportedly assessed that Iran has transferred uranium enrichment centrifuges to the underground compound there. Iran's Foreign Minister said they are taking an 'eye for an eye' approach when dealing with the U.S., and their Mideast neighbors that are supporting U.S. forces. FOX's John Saucier speaks with FOX's Steve Harrigan, reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel, who says it looks like both sides are far from a diplomatic solution. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. forces stepping up attacks on Iranian military infrastructure targeting operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, and drone storage facilities, aimed at further degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping. President Trump warned that bridges and power plants will soon be targeted, along with the Pickaxe Mountain facility, after Israeli intelligence reportedly assessed that Iran has transferred uranium enrichment centrifuges to the underground compound there. Iran's Foreign Minister said they are taking an 'eye for an eye' approach when dealing with the U.S., and their Mideast neighbors that are supporting U.S. forces. FOX's John Saucier speaks with FOX's Steve Harrigan, reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel, who says it looks like both sides are far from a diplomatic solution. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has flown to the Philippines to attend a series of ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meetings to discuss regional security and economic prosperity amid global challenges. - Lumipad na patungong Pilipinas si Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong para dumalo sa serye ng ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meetings upang talakayin ang regional security at economic prosperity sa gitna ng mga pandaigdigang hamon.

Episode #573: “I brought you here to the United States not so you could forget our homeland,” Salih Hudayar remembers his father telling him, “but so you could become educated and one day return to liberate our people and our country from the Chinese occupation.” Hudayar, now Foreign Minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile, traces his political life to that instruction. Born in 1993 near Kashgar, he grew up amid tightening state control and left for the United States as a child after his father fled repression. He situates the current crisis within a longer history that includes two short-lived East Turkistan republics before Communist consolidation in 1949. He describes a post-2009 escalation of surveillance, detention, and forced labor under the banner of counterterrorism. Citing Chinese government documents and satellite imagery, he argues that mass internment, religious repression, family separation, and demographic engineering amount to genocide. Now based in Washington DC, Hudayar presses U.S. lawmakers to move beyond condemnation. Recognition of genocide, he says, is not enough without confronting what he calls the root problem of colonial rule. Running a government in exile, dispersed across continents and sustained by diaspora donations, requires coordination, discipline, and constant vigilance against external pressure. Myanmar surfaces repeatedly in the interview as both comparison and caution. Hudayar draws parallels between the Rohingya genocide case and his own effort to bring a complaint before the International Criminal Court, noting that the Rohingya precedent shaped the jurisdictional argument he pursued. He also references Myanmar's strategic importance to China's Belt and Road Initiative, particularly access to the western coast and energy corridors that could reduce Beijing's vulnerability in the Strait of Malacca. At a broader level, he frames the Uyghur and Myanmar struggles as linked by geography and power politics—both situated along China's periphery, both affected by Beijing's economic leverage and security influence, and both navigating how global powers respond when human rights concerns collide with strategic interests.

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Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze says Russia is attempting "all types of provocations" as the war in Ukraine continues. Braze speaks with Bloomberg's Oliver Crook on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Herold comes in on July 4th Eve light on prep and heavy on chat energy, which turns out to be exactly right for a holiday Friday. Bill Pulte fired dozens of ODNI intelligence officials this week for allegedly withholding information from leadership, and Jon floats the theory that Ratcliffe may be the one directing the firings while Pulte provides cover. The New York Times reported that the US secretly warned regional allies to tip off Iran that Israel was planning to assassinate its Foreign Minister and Parliament Speaker during active peace negotiations, and Jon says it fits the pattern of Israel simply not caring about talks it never wanted in the first place. The left and a Chinese commentator are now publicly discussing Trump's third term, which Jon reads as projection mixed with genuine worry, and he plays Steve Bannon's Economist interview making the principled case that the will of the American people is what the Constitution actually embodies. A Texas state rep Jon interviewed back in August 2025 just got appointed as Abbott's election integrity policy advisor, and Jon got cited as a conservative influencer in the Dallas Morning News for it. CannCon's $2.40 gas prediction lands at $3.82 nationally. Jon also closed out Badlands YouTube early today to avoid a second strike.

President Trump just went scorched earth on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after a major G7 dispute exploded into the open.According to Trump, Meloni repeatedly wanted a photo with him at the G7 while Italy refused to fully back America's position on Iran and would not allow the use of Italian landing strips or runways. Trump's message was blunt: after America handled business, she wanted to be friends again — and his answer was “No thanks.”Meloni is now firing back, calling Trump's photo-op claim fabricated and saying Italy does not beg. Italy's Foreign Minister reportedly canceled a U.S. trip as the diplomatic fight escalates.This is bigger than one photo. This is about NATO, Iran, America First foreign policy, and whether America should keep carrying allies who refuse to step up when it matters.Trump's message is simple: no more being taken for a ride.Drop your thoughts below: Was Trump right to call out Italy and Meloni, or did this go too far?Subscribe for more breaking political reaction, America First commentary, and viral news breakdowns.For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (656) 218-0931 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/nez✅ Reach out to me: https://bio.site/professornez✅ ORIGINAL MADE IN U.S.A 250TH AMERICA DESIGNS: https://professornez.myspreadshop.com/✅ Check out our Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@professornezclips▶ Support the Channel and Buy us a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professornezEducational Commentary & Original AnalysisThis channel presents educational, lecture-style analysis created by a university professor and educator. Content focuses on contextual examination, historical background, legal frameworks, and evidence-based analysis of widely reported events, public records, and institutional processes.The approach emphasizes academic methodology, media literacy, and source-driven interpretation rather than advocacy, persuasion, or real-time news reporting. Viewers are encouraged to consult primary sources and form independent conclusions.All content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, medical, or professional advice. Views expressed are solely those of the creator.This channel may include references or links to third-party websites or products for informational purposes. Some links may be affiliate links, which may generate a commission at no additional cost to the viewer.In this video expert Professor Nez analyzes and educates on what happened and why with fact based, data based, verified and researched expertise reporting.All original content is protected by copyright. Fair use applies where permitted by law.Category: News Analysis & Educational CommentaryMethodology: This report utilizes primary source verification and comparative analysis of public records.Subject Matter Expertise: Political Strategy, Regulatory Policy, and Media Literacy.#Trump #PresidentTrump #GiorgiaMeloni #Italy #TrumpNews #AmericaFirst #MAGA #NATO #G7 #Iran #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #ConservativeNews #Trump2026 #TruthSocial #USPolitics #WorldNews #TrumpMeloni #ItalyNews #ForeignPolicy #NezNation #ProfessorNez

Iran's former Foreign Minister and current parliament member Manouchehr Mottaki sits down with Mnar Adley on the MintCast podcast to expose the full scale of the US-Israeli war on Iran — from the deception behind "negotiations" to the bombing of an elementary school that killed 168 children, the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, and Iran's destruction of 17 US military bases in three days.    Mottaki reveals:    - How the US used five rounds of Oman-mediated negotiations as a "deceptive scheme" before launching unprovoked attacks    - The American airstrike on an elementary school in Minab — 168 students killed, pilot returned to drop a second bomb    - The assassination of Iran's Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and why Trump and Netanyahu must face qisas (Islamic justice)    - Iran's missile cities and military capabilities far beyond what US intelligence claims was destroyed    - The UAE's betrayal — hosting CIA/Mossad spy training centers and facilitating Zionist infiltration of the region    - US-orchestrated kidnapping of Iranian athletes in Australia ahead of the FIFA World Cup    - Why Iran warns: if the war continues, it will expand beyond the region    Guest: Manouchehr Mottaki — Former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2010), current member of Iranian parliament. Interview conducted in Farsi with English subtitles.    Follow MintPress News:    Website: https://www.mintpressnews.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mintpressnews    X/Twitter: @MintPressNewsSupport the showMintPress News is a fiercely independent. You can support us by becoming a member on Patreon, bookmarking and whitelisting us, and by subscribing to our social media channels, including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.Subscribe to MintCast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud.Also, be sure to check out the new Behind the Headlines channel on YouTube and subscribe to rapper Lowkey's new video interview/podcast series, The Watchdog.

The Global Strategy of Vergennes and the French Alliance. Guest: Professor Richard Bell. French Foreign Minister Vergennes viewed the American Revolution as a strategic opportunity to weaken the British Empire and avenge losses from the Seven Years' War. He orchestrated covert aid before committing the French military in 1778, which transformed the rebellion into a global conflict spanning the Caribbean, India, and the Mediterranean. This diversification of British resources was essential to the patriot success at Yorktown. Vergennes' calculated moves forced Britain to defend its worldwide imperial assets, ultimately making the American Revolution an international struggle for power between European empires. 61770

President Trump says the US will hit Iran "very hard tonight" and is again threatening to take control of Kharg Island, the hub that handles most of Iran's oil exports. The threat comes just days before G7 leaders will meet in France. In advance of that summit, Christiane spoke with Dominique de Villepin, France's former Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and a potential contender in next year's presidential election.  Also on today's show: tennis legends Martina Navratilova & Chris Evert; Byron Allen, host of "Comics Unleashed"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices