Hamas and Israel underemphasise Joe Biden’s hopes of imminent ceasefire, why artificial intelligence is a big opportunity for the news media and the women missing from family trees lost from the history books. Plus: the latest news from the world of architecture and design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas downplays US ceasefire optimism

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Donald Trump vows to fight on, despite being convicted on 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury. We have the latest. After that, we head to a Dubai aviation conference, look at Western policy reversals in allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia and get an update on Iran’s presidential elections. All that, plus a trip to the Netherlands for the next installation of our European Parliament elections series.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump is convicted on all counts and a US policy shift in Ukraine

We get an update from South Africa’s elections and head to Hong Kong for the conviction of more than a dozen pro-democracy protesters. We also get the latest business news and visit Italy for our latest European Parliament elections instalment. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ heads to Mongolia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early election results from South Africa and the ‘Hong Kong 47’ trial

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

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Hamas downplays US ceasefire optimism

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