In this episode, we analyze President Donald Trump's record-breaking 109-minute State of the Union address and its implications for 'America First' trade and foreign policy. We examine the volatile dual-track reality in the Middle East, where diplomatic overtures for a nuclear deal are met with the largest U.S. military buildup in decades. Our regional coverage spans the ICC's 'death list' evidence against Rodrigo Duterte, the catastrophic floods in Brazil, and the institutional crisis in the UK following the arrest of Peter Mandelson. Finally, we discuss the viral story of Punch the baby macaque and a major archaeological breakthrough identifying the oldest form of writing in 40,000-year-old engravings.

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