The State of It

Following the biggest exchange across the border in years, a long-feared escalation seems to have been avoided. The Times’ Middle East correspondent Samer Al-Atrush analyses the latest developments - and explains the recent settler violence in the West Bank. Plus - Ukraine attacks another Russian border region.

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The Philippine government criticises Beijing over a series of ‘alarming’ incidents in the South China Sea - the latest confrontations in the sea and air near disputed islands. With growing fears of a larger conflict, The Times’ Asia editor Richard Lloyd Parry outlines the potential economic and military implications. Plus, after big cross-border bombardments between Hezbollah and Israel -  the two sides step back from the brink.

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In this Frontline special, author and Atlantic Council fellow Diane Francis argues President Putin’s position is no longer secure - as a result of a cratering currency and a number of prominent Russians speaking out against the war. 

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In this extended Frontline conversation, Dr Samuel Ramani from RUSI discusses Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk - and analyses the strategic moves, historical context, and potential scenarios ahead.

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The vice-president officially accepts the Democratic nomination - and sets out her foreign policy positions. As well as support for Ukraine, she promised to invest in the military and to counter China. Professor Scott Lucas from University College Dublin and The Times’ Asia editor Richard Lloyd Parry analyse Harris’ speech. Plus - more encouragement to “give Ukraine the tools to finish the job" from a former British defence secretary.

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China accuses the US of 'peddling' a 'nuclear threat narrative' as reports suggest the Pentagon may be preparing for a co-ordinated nuclear confrontation with Russia, North Korea and China. The Times’ China correspondent Richard Spencer looks behind the story. Plus - unpacking Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz’s long ties with China.

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Ukraine launches its biggest ever aerial assault on the Russian capital - and admits that US-supplied Himars rocket systems were used to destroy bridges in Kursk. Nikolay Petrov from Chatham House gives his analysis on how the Kremlin - and the public - may respond to the war coming to Russian soil.

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President Zelensky says Ukraine’s audacious invasion of Russian territory proves that Kremlin threats of retaliation are nothing but a bluff. Catherine Philp, The Times' World Affairs Editor joins us from the Ukrainian city of Sumy to provide her analysis. Plus, former British army colonel and military analyst Hamish De Bretton-Gordon discusses whether Ukraine will launch further cross-border attacks against Russia.

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Israeli leaders meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken as ceasefire and hostage release talks take on added urgency amid fears of regional escalation. The Times’ Middle East correspondent unpacks the sticking points. Plus, a Times editor hears from some of the hundreds of Russian prisoners of war captured by Ukraine during the Kursk incursion.

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In this extended Frontline conversation, the former commander of the US army in Europe - Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, explains how Kyiv’s forces have been underestimated - and why a ‘slow, chaotic reaction’ by the Kremlin will sustain the Ukrainian incursion.

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