In today's episode, we provide an in-depth analysis of the profound ideological rupture between the United States and its European allies, fueled by President Trump's escalating rhetoric and a new 'America First' security strategy. Our second deep dive examines the coercive diplomacy forcing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to consider wartime elections as Kyiv and its European partners work to counter a US-led peace plan. We also cover the day's top global headlines, from an escalating border war between Thailand and Cambodia and a tense ceasefire in Gaza, to Australia's world-first social media ban for teens. Our regional roundup takes you to a politically transformed Czech Republic, a crisis-hit Honduras, and a Democratic Republic of Congo where a recent peace deal has collapsed into renewed violence.

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