Brazil's President-elect Lula da Silva's narrow win over Jair Bolsonaro (who has yet to concede) comes as his country recovers from its worst recession ever, high inflation, the fallout from the pandemic, and an ongoing education crisis. Joining Julia to discuss the immense challenges Lula faces is Alberto Ramos, the head of Latin America Economic Research at Goldman Sachs.

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Wasting no time making his presence felt after completing his $44 billion Twitter takeover, Elon Musk fired the troubled social media giant's CEO and other top execs. Among the burning questions regarding Twitter moving forward: Will Trump be back, and how will Twitter change for users, if at all? We discuss the all the ins and outs in today's show.

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Doctors and other medical professionals have joined protesters in Iran following the death earlier this month of Mahsa Amini. Hundreds of injured protesters are turning to people like Dr. Kayvan Mirhadi, an Iranian American doctor based in New York. They hope he can connect them to doctors based in Iran who are willing to help. He joins Julia to discuss.

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A bitter winter is approaching in Ukraine, and the war's taken a devastating toll on the energy industry. DTEK, the country's largest private energy company, is currently providing 20% of Ukraine's electricity but it says it needs help to fix and protect its facilities as the onslaught continues. Joining Julia to discuss is DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko.

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Rishi Sunak is formally appointed as the UK Prime Minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, and in his first public address, says economic stability and confidence will be at the heart of his agenda.

Plus, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joins to discuss why a third term by Xi Jinping will likely lead to greater state control in China, why his economic policy is causing the Yuan to fall, and tells Julia why he thinks China needs to act now to pull Putin back from his nuclear threats against Ukraine. And, the Saudi ambassador to the US speaks exclusively to CNN about strained ties with Washington.

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40% of Ukraine's infrastructure has been damaged by Russian attacks. Joining Julia to discuss is Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov.

Also on today's show: We go live to London as the Conservative party embarks on its search for a leader to succeed Liz Truss.

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Today's show begins shortly after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation after only six weeks in office, becoming Britain's shortest-serving PM ever. Joining Julia to discuss what doomed Truss and what to expect next are a plethora of guests, including CNN's Max Foster, Scott McLean, Anna Stewart, Richard Quest, and Christiane Amanpour; Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood; and former press officer for 10 Downing Street Mo Hussein.

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Amid growing calls in Parliament for her to resign, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized today in the House of Commons but told MPs she has no intention of stepping down, saying, "I'm a fighter, not a quitter." Joining Julia to discuss Truss' chances of surviving is Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats. 

Also on today's show: Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

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As the global recession warnings pile up, there remain a number of economic bright spots ... and India appears to be one of them. Joining Julia to explain why his country is unlikely to be hit as hard as other nations is Dinesh Kumar Khara, chairman of the State Bank of India. 

Also appearing on today's show: Microsoft Vice Chairman Brad Smith.

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