Today’s podcast covers four stories:

1. Trump issues his first veto over funding for his border wall on the southern border (0.39)

2. In a first for the Middle East, an international oil supermajor looks to invest in Israel (3.00)

3. Power outages in South Africa continue – here’s why they won’t stop anytime soon (6.54)

4. Italy Signs Up for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in defiance of US – why the US should relax (15.17)