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  • Ep 708: Game on: what the Microsoft-Activision deal means for gamers

    How the biggest deal the industry has ever seen could change gaming.


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    8 min
  • Ep 707: Blinken tries to calm the Middle East

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been trying to stop the conflict between Israel and Hamas from spreading whilst also trying to secure the release of hostages and address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. How successful has he been so far?


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    7 min
  • Ep 706: Kidnapped by Hamas: the story of one Israeli hostage

    A few days ago Inbar Heiman was at a festival in southern Israel, celebrating peace and unity. Then she was kidnapped.


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    9 min
  • Ep 705: ADHD drug shortages start to bite

    An estimated 150,000 people are being affected by a UK-wide shortage of ADHD medication. What does running out of pills mean for people with ADHD – and why is there a shortage?


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    8 min
  • Ep 704: Netanyahu and the state of Israel

    Israel’s prime minister has vowed to take “mighty vengeance” after the deadliest attack in Israel for 50 years. But the security failure happened on his watch. What does it mean for him and the politics of Israel?


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    9 min
  • Ep 703: Gaza and the West Bank explained

    After Hamas's unprecedented attack, Israel announced a "siege" of Gaza. Together with the West Bank it forms the Palestinian territories.


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    6 min
  • Ep 702: What is Hamas?

    Gunmen from the Palestinian group crossed over the border from Gaza and killed hundreds of Israeli civilians. What do we know about Hamas?


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    9 min
  • Ep 701: Israel and Hamas at war

    Israel has declared war against the Palestinian armed group after it launched a violent, surprise attack on the country. Why did Hamas do it and what might happen next?


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    8 min
  • Ep 700: Why the removal of the US speaker is a win for Trump and Putin

    When a right-wing faction toppled the speaker of the US House of Representatives they handed Donald Trump a victory and also helped Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.


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    8 min
  • Ep 699: Rishi Sunak and the winds of change

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pitched himself as the candidate of change, despite leading the party that has been in power for 13 years. Will it work?


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    9 min

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