We get an update on the National People’s Congress in Beijing, preview Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech and check in on the Arco Madrid contemporary art fair. Plus: a biscuits countdown special. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s National People’s Congress and Arco Madrid

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We get the latest from Rafah, where the US denies a full-scale invasion is under way, even as Israeli tanks appear to enter the heart of the city. Then: we’ll hear about the closing arguments in Donald Trump’s trial in New York and whether the jury might convict him. We also head to Georgia to get an opposition MP’s take on the controversial ‘foreign influence’ law and Monocle’s Nina dos Santos is in France to report on the mood ahead of next week’s European Parliament elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafah on the brink and closing arguments in the Trump trial

We get the latest from Rafah as the UN Security Council plans a closed-door meeting; then we report as Georgia’s parliament looks to overcome a presidential veto to pass its “foreign agents” law, and Queensland’s state authorities offer free public transport to all. Plus: for our EU elections series, we head to Stockholm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UN Security Council meets as Israeli tanks enter Rafah

A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from Midori House in London by Georgina Godwin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday 27 May

Russia continues its advance towards Kharkiv, the US sues Ticketmaster owner Live Nation and we check in with Dammam to see how Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform has been going. Plus: we meet Ukraine’s Cultural Forces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russia strikes the key Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

China begins two days of joint military drills around democratic Taiwan, we assess how the UK’s snap election announcement has affected the economy, South Korea unveils a record package to support its chip industry and we hear from the founder of Lisbon Design Week. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes to us from Tanzania. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s National People’s Congress and Arco Madrid

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