Friday 28 October

Officials from Germany, France and the UK meet with counterparts from Tehran to continue nuclear talks amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Plus: the Pope’s first international trip and a boom in Thai hospitality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, is travelling to neighbouring Japan before a summit with Donald Trump later today in Washington. Both summits pose risks and opportunities for a country in a rocky region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

We get the view from Warsaw, which says that a Russian drone likely landed on its soil this week. Meanwhile: recriminations in the Polish capital over a missing invite to the Washington summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

After New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, shocked the nation with her surprise resignation, we look at the strategy behind her decision. Then we head to Paris for a check-in from this year’s Maison & Objet trade fair and catch up with our team at the World Economic Foru ... Show More

Ukraine’s government launches an anti-corruption drive to restore public faith, France pulls its troops out of Burkina Faso and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit draws to a close in Buenos Aires. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.See omnystudio.com/ ... Show More

Our final live broadcast from the World Economic Forum comes as this year’s gathering comes to a close. We’ll look at the key takeaways from this edition with Thomas Seifert, deputy editor-in-chief of Austria’s ‘Wiener Zeitung’; hear from former US ambassador to Ukraine, John E H ... Show More

The presidents of the European Commission and European Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Plus: the new “Hello Hong Kong” campaign, Chad’s new embassy in Israel and Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the week’s n ... Show More

France’s Emmanuel Macron announces a visit to China to seek Beijing’s help in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party elects Elly Schlein as its new leader. Plus: we report from the vigils in Washington over the weekend in support of Ukraine and lo ... Show More

Today we’re talking about Russia confirming the death of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, Spain’s soccer scandal, a shooting in Jacksonville, FL, and other top news for Monday, August 28th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Sponsored by Dreamland Baby 

After nearly two years without a government, could power sharing in Northern Ireland finally be back? And, another week, another Tory faction plotting to overthrow the prime minister. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by our political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the Spectator’s ... Show More

The head of the United States Postal Service testified before the Senate today about controversial changes that good governance watchdogs say undermine election infrastructure. Louis DeJoy denied he was responsible for most changes, that he now says won't be implemented until aft ... Show More