As talks between Israel and Lebanon get underway in Washington, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Lebanon to say that the fighting will continue.
Host: Ada Barumé Writer & producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The downfall of Europe’s great populist
14/04/2026 | 10 min
Viktor Orbán built one of Europe’s most entrenched political systems and still lost. What does Hungary’s election result tell us about how populists can be beaten?
Writer: Jonathan Lewis Producer: Madeleine Parr Host: Casey Magloire
Clip Credit: Sky News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’re losing the race to save the emperor penguin
13/04/2026 | 6 min
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed emperor penguins in the endangered species list with some predicting they could be extinct by the end of the century. Can anything be done to halt their decline?
Writer: Jonathan Lewis Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Jonathan Lewis Episode photography: Sofia Fenton Executive Producer: Matt Russell Clips: CBS News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US vs. China: the new space race
10/04/2026 | 7 min
Tomorrow morning Artemis II will splash down off the coast of San Diego. What’s next for the $90 billion space programme’s plan to put a human back on the moon?
Writer: Jonathan Lewis Producer: Madeleine Parr Host: Ada Barumé Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Matt Russell
Clips: CNN
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Will the US-Iran ceasefire hold?
09/04/2026 | 8 min
Barely an hour before President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline to obliterate Iran and its infrastructure, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
Host: Jonathan Lewis Writer: Amalie Sortland Producer: Jonathan Lewis Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton Executive producer: Jasper Corbett
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