The Duran Quick Take: Episode 379.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the reasons behind Sweden's decision to close its rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Swedish prosecutors said that the evidence against him is not strong enough for an indictment, but the real reason to drop the investigation may be to facilitate the U.S. extradition of Assange.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 378.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the embarrassing testimony of EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, in the latest installment of Adam Schiff's impeachment clown show. Sondland flat out admitted that, 'President Trump never told me military aid was tied to an investigation into the Bidens'. 

Meanwhile Alexander Vindman all but outed himself as the man who kicked off this hoax by leaking the Trump-Zelensky phone call to Schiff's gossip-blower. A conflicted Vindman revealed that corrupt Ukraine oligarch and former President Poroshenko asked him to be Ukraine's defense minister three times.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 378.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the embarrassing testimony of EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, in the latest installment of Adam Schiff's impeachment clown show. Sondland flat out admitted that, 'President Trump never told me military aid was tied to an investigation into the Bidens'. 

Meanwhile Alexander Vindman all but outed himself as the man who kicked off this hoax by leaking the Trump-Zelensky phone call to Schiff's gossip-blower. A conflicted Vindman revealed that corrupt Ukraine oligarch and former President Poroshenko asked him to be Ukraine's defense minister three times.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 377.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Prince Andrew's disastrous BBC interview where the Prince tried to explain his relationship with the sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

During the Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew claimed he has a medical condition which prevents him from sweating and also stated that he was with his daughter at Pizza Express at the time he was alleged to be having intercourse with one of Epstein’s victims.

Following “crisis talks” with the Queen and his brother Charles, the Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew officially stepped down from all public duties.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 377.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Prince Andrew's disastrous BBC interview where the Prince tried to explain his relationship with the sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

During the Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew claimed he has a medical condition which prevents him from sweating and also stated that he was with his daughter at Pizza Express at the time he was alleged to be having intercourse with one of Epstein’s victims.

Following “crisis talks” with the Queen and his brother Charles, the Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew officially stepped down from all public duties.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 376.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the protests in Hong Kong, and the stand-off inside a Hong Kong university campus which has led to clashes, as protesters tried to repel a police advance.

Large fires broke out at entrances to the Polytechnic University (PolyU), where protesters hurled petrol bombs and shot arrows from behind barricades.Chinese police warned they may use live ammunition if protesters did not stop firing improvised weapons.

On Wednesday, China’s foreign ministry criticized the U.S. after the Senate unanimously passed a bill supporting the protesters in Hong Kong. The “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” interferes in China’s domestic affairs, said foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, according to an online statement in Chinese.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 376.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the protests in Hong Kong, and the stand-off inside a Hong Kong university campus which has led to clashes, as protesters tried to repel a police advance.

Large fires broke out at entrances to the Polytechnic University (PolyU), where protesters hurled petrol bombs and shot arrows from behind barricades.Chinese police warned they may use live ammunition if protesters did not stop firing improvised weapons.

On Wednesday, China’s foreign ministry criticized the U.S. after the Senate unanimously passed a bill supporting the protesters in Hong Kong. The “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” interferes in China’s domestic affairs, said foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, according to an online statement in Chinese.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 375.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the meeting in Washington DC between Turkish President Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting between the two leaders sought to ease growing tension between the NATO partners, allowing the two countries to reaffirm their commitment to working together. 

Trump invited a group of U.S. senators to the meeting which gave the Turkish president an opportunity to communicate directly with U.S. Congress, which at times lead to heated exchanges between Erdogan and Lindsey Graham, specifically over the Kurds in Northern Syria.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 375.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the meeting in Washington DC between Turkish President Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting between the two leaders sought to ease growing tension between the NATO partners, allowing the two countries to reaffirm their commitment to working together. 

Trump invited a group of U.S. senators to the meeting which gave the Turkish president an opportunity to communicate directly with U.S. Congress, which at times lead to heated exchanges between Erdogan and Lindsey Graham, specifically over the Kurds in Northern Syria.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 374.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the recent elections in Spain where Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Party (PSOE) has decided to agree on a coalition government with the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos, in an effort to prevent the rising Vox Party from forming a right, populist government.

Vox was the big winner of the elections in Spain, growing to become the third strongest party in Spain's Congress.