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Sep 2023
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The US line in Niger, UNGA wraps and whe...

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A senior navy commander has been shown on Russian state TV, a day after Ukraine said he had been killed in a strike on Crimea. The UN General Assembly wraps up with plenty of diplomacy on the sidelines. The United States’ delicate balancing act as France withdraws its troops from Niger. Plus, Joe Biden heads to Detroit, why resolving the actors dispute seems some way off and Sikh protests in Canada. You can find out more about the diplomatic dispute between Canada and India on our weekend special.

*This podcast was updated after Russia’s defence ministry released video showing Viktor Sololov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, attending a conference after Ukraine said he had been killed.

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