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Steve Witkoff, America’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arrived in Egypt to join the Gaza peace talks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama. 

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”. 

Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Andrei Lankov, one of the west’s foremost experts on North Korea, and Sergey Radchenko, a leading Cold War historian, for a deep dive into North Korea. They discuss the threats posed by North Korea's nuclear program and possibility of a new war, ... Show More

The Ukrainian president says he is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. Also: Kenya investigates the metal structure that fell from the skies. 

South Korea political crisis deepens 

The shocking decision by South Korea's president today to declare martial law spurred protests erupted at the National Assembly, and, within hours, lawmakers unanimously rejected the declaration. Senior American officials say they are "very concerned" by what's happening there. K ... Show More

The move comes as South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol disagrees with the main opposition Democratic Party over approval for next year’s budget bill. Both the ruling party and opposition have vowed to block the declaration of martial law. Also on the programme: It’s the first vi ... Show More

Rachel Minyoung Lee, Senior Fellow for the Stimson Center’s Korea Program and 38 North and Cristina Varriale, Janes lead analyst - APAC join Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to explore the closed environment of North Korea, its changing strategic allegiances and what the reported d ... Show More

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law overnight but hours later the parliament unanimously voted against the measure lifting the lockdown. President Yoon said the move was made to eradicate North Korean supporters and 'anti-state forces'. It does raise concern ... Show More

What does North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical ambitions? With Jean Lee. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

North Korean leader arrives in Beijing by armoured train to meet President Xi Jinping and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. It's the North Korean leader's first visit to China in six years. Also: Brazil's Supreme Court begins final hearings for Jair Bolsonaro and several mil ... Show More