In this episode, we analyze the sharp escalation in the Persian Gulf as direct military exchanges between United States and Iranian forces threaten shipping lanes and global energy markets. We also examine the global economic fallout from the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on sixty nations over forced labor concerns, and the massive Russian aerial bombardment across Ukraine. In our regional roundup, we cover the polarized presidential runoff campaign in Colombia, violent protests in Southampton over a police controversy, and South Africa's xenophobic crisis. Finally, we discuss the scientific breakthrough of baking bread with five-thousand-year-old yeast from Otzi the Iceman and the ancient Roman artifacts unearthed beneath Notre Dame Cathedral.

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