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June 21, 2018 Erdogan goes all in: The high stakes of Turkey's elections
In Turkey, it's all or nothing .Recep Tayep Erdogan pulling out all the stops ahead of the first presidential poll since a constitutional reform put more power in the president's hands. Sunday's poll is also the first since the failed coup of two years ago and the crackdown that followed.
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June 20, 2018 Children in cages: What drives Trump's family separation policy?
It's a land of immigrants whose leader seems to relish the outrage over his evermore radical border policy. Donald Trump to parlay the separation of migrant families and the keeping of small children in cages into broader immigration reform. Now, he appears to bending with an executive order expected. Many wonder though if the internment of those kids over a recent six-week period was precisely aimed to spark fury. We ask our panel about allegations of deliberate cruelty against Hispanics.
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June 19, 2018 Ten days to save Merkel? German leader under pressure over border policy
It's a sit-down in a castle north of Berlin that was supposed to be finally put euro zone reform on the rails, but the migrant crisis again steals the show. Angela Merkel and her cabinet hosting Emmanuel Macron's team as she fends off fresh challenges from Donald Trump and her own interior minister. Where does it all leave Macron's lofty call for more Europe? Can they strike a bargain and sell it to their respective constituents?
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June 18, 2018 Colombia's next president: Duque defeats left-wing Petro in runoff
What next for Colombia? Voters tacking conservative in the first presidential runoff to feature a straight choice between left and right. 41-year old Ivan Duque beating Gustavo Petro, the former mayor of Bogota. Just how far to the right will Duque go? The protege of hardline former president Alvaro Uribe insists he won't tear up the 2016 peace deal with Farc rebels, but Duque wants to seriously amend it. Can he? Will he? Produced by Charles WENTE, Alessandro XENOS, Laure FOURQUET.
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June 14, 2018 It's all kicking off: What expectations for Russia's World Cup?
The day has arrived. Russia kicking off a month of planetary football madness at its own World Cup. over the next month, at office water coolers, cafes and family gatherings, we all get to be experts on France's choice of a 4-4-2 formation, the offsides rule and the chances of the 32 nations present. Even if the hosts are not expected to lift the trophy on July 15th, Russia's leader's already a winner. Just how much political hay Vladimir Putin makes from the tournament. Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Alessandro XENOS, Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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June 13, 2018 Franco-Italian rift: Conte, Macron row over stranded migrants
Will the new Italian prime minister still be coming for lunch Friday?
Amid an escalation with France's president over the refusal to take in stranded migrants in the Mediterranean, Emmanuel Macron calling for "not giving in to emotion" and insists he's working with the government in Rome. This after the economy minister cancelled a meeting in Paris and the French ambassador to Italy was summoned over what the populists call "hypocritical lecturing" over the refusal to accept the Aquarius ship. Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Alessandro XENOS, Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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June 13, 2018 Handshake for the ages: What to make of the historic Trump-Kim summit?
The first ever meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader marked a de facto recognition of the North Korean regime. But it's still far from bringing lasting peace to the peninsula. What will it take to denuclearise North Korea? What do Koreans want? What do neighbours China and Japan want? What does Donald Trump want? And what are the prospects for the people in Pyongyang? Is it the first step towards the opening up of one of the world's most reclusive regimes?
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June 12, 2018 Handshake for the ages: What to make of the historic Trump-Kim summit?
The first ever meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader marked a de facto recognition of the North Korean regime. But it's still far from bringing lasting peace to the peninsula. What will it take to denuclearise North Korea? What do Koreans want? What do neighbours China and Japan want? What does Donald Trump want? And what are the prospects for the people in Pyongyang? Is it the first step towards the opening up of one of the world's most reclusive regimes? Produced by Michele BARBERO, Tatiana REITER and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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June 11, 2018 Expect the Unexpected: Trump and Kim in Singapore for a History Summit
Just a photo-op or will the Singapore summit make history? Donald Trump to become the first sitting US president to ever shake hands with a North Korean leader. Not too long ago, Donald Trump was still calling Kim Jong-Un "Rocket Man". The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said they will not lift sanctions against North Korea unless a nuclear agreement is reached. What can we actually expect from this meeting? Produced by Michele BARBERO, Tatiana REITER, and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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June 11, 2018 Expect the unexpected: Trump and Kim in Singapore for historic summit
Just a big photo-op? Or will the Singapore summit make history? Donald Trump is to become the first sitting US president to ever shake hands with a North Korean leader. Not too long ago, Donald Trump was still calling Kim Jong Un "Rocket Man". The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said they will not lift sanctions against North Korea unless a nuclear agreement is reached. What can we realistically expect from this meeting? Produced by Michele BARBERO, Tatiana REITER, and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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