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October 12, 2017 Trump takes on Tehran: What future for Iran nuclear deal?
Donald Trump calls it "The worst deal ever". The question is why is he so hell-bent on decertifying a 2015 Iran nuclear agreement when even his own cabinet seems to support it? The move is consistent with the US president's bid to unwind any and all of the policies of his predecessor and on the day when Washington's announced it's pulling out of UNESCO for being too anti-Israel, how far will he go? Few expect the US to walk away from the deal but Trump could stiffen sanctions. Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS.
48 min
October 11, 2017 Can Spain keep it together? Madrid ponders direct rule in Catalonia
Did Catalonia declare independence or not? Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has given the leader in Barcelona until next Monday to answer, dangling the threat of direct rule. Rajoy reacting to the Catalan president’s speech where Carles Puigdemont first pledged to respect "the will of the people" in the wake of the banned October 1st referendum, then declared suspended independence and offered dialogue with Madrid. Has it all gone too far for that? Produced by Charles WENTE, Selina SYKES and François PICARD.
46 min
October 10, 2017 Catalonia: Puigdemont says region has won right to independence
"Catalonia has won the right to be an independent state", says its leader. But Carles Puigdemont is proposing that the regional parliament suspend that declaration of independence in order to give dialogue with Madrid a chance. What to make of his announcement? And what happens next? Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Selina SYKES and François PICARD.
16 min
October 09, 2017 Theresa May's Brexit battles: What does Britain want?
There was no coughing fit this time as the UK Prime Minister Theresa May spelled out her Brexit goals before the House of Commons at the outset of a crucial week of negotiations with Europe. But after last week's Conservative Party conference, she's still having to battle on two fronts. There's Brussels and there are the hard Brexiteers within her own cabinet. But what does Britain want? Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Selina SYKES and Christopher DAVIS.
40 min
October 05, 2017 Make 'em pay: Can Europe agree on a common corporate tax rate?
Now it's Amazon and Apple in the crosshairs of Brussels. The European Competition Commissioner is playing tax collector, ordering Amazon to pay some 250 million euros to Luxembourg. Now the question: will the Luxembourgers take collection? We ask because in the same breath, the Commission announced it's taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover up to 13 billion euros of tax from Apple. Produced by Charles WENTE, Selina SYKES and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
48 min
October 04, 2017 Trump in Las Vegas - What response to the worst mass shooting in US history?
We may never know why a well-off 64-year old retiree with no known political agenda planned and staged the worst mass shooting in US history. The only certainty is that Las Vegas has risen to the occasion with citizens of one of the fastest growing cities in the United States coming together in solidarity. Can Trump genuinely comfort the city and the nation while dodging the issue of gun control? Produced by Charles WENTE, Selina SYKES and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN
21 min
October 04, 2017 Trump in Las Vegas: What response to the worst mass shooting in US history?
We may never know why a well-off 64-year-old retiree with no known political agenda planned and staged the worst mass shooting in US history. The only certainty is that Las Vegas has risen to the occasion, with citizens of one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States coming together in solidarity. But can Donald Trump genuinely comfort the city and the nation while dodging the issue of gun control? Produced by Charles WENTE, Selina SYKES and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
46 min
October 03, 2017 Catalonia: What's the next move?
It's Spain's biggest constitutional crisis since a 1981 failed coup, and there's no end in sight. Students rallied on a day of general strike throughout Catalonia, in the wake of Sunday's crackdown on a banned independence referendum. Meanwhile, Madrid and Barcelona still aren't talking to each other. So what happens next? Does a majority really want independence, more autonomy or a more respectful status quo? What's the takeaway for Catalonia, Spain and the rest of the continent? Produced by Charles WENTE, Maya-Anaïs YATAGHÈNE and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
46 min
October 02, 2017 Las Vegas shooting: Will anything change after yet another mass shooting in the US?
Yet another mass shooting in the United States... and this one's the worst. Dozens have been killed at a country music concert by a man shooting from the window of a Las Vegas casino hotel. An "act of pure evil", according to US President Donald Trump. We take a look at the circumstances, and what we know so far about the 64-year-old local resident who turned one of his semi-automatic weapons on himself after at least ten minutes of carnage. Produced by Charles WENTE, Maya-Anaïs YATAGHENE and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
45 min
October 01, 2017 Defying Madrid: Catalonia's independence referendum
As polling stations opened across Catalonia on Sunday, voters defied a ban from Madrid to cast their ballots in a vote on Catalan independence. Many were caught up in clashes that broke out as Spanish riot police tried to prevent them from casting their vote, with police at a Barcelona polling station firing rubber bullets at protesters. FRANCE 24's François Picard hosts a special edition of The Debate from Barcelona. Produced by Charles WENTE, Yena LEE and Elise DUFFAU.
1 hr 18 min

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