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After catastrophic local-election results, Britain’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life. One airline has folded and others may follow: jet-fuel prices are crimping carriers the world over, but the pain is not spread evenly. And could San Andrés, a popular Colombian tourist island, ever declare independence?

Guests and host:
Owen Winter, Britain political correspondent
Simon Wright, industries editor
Claire McQue, Americas writer
Rosie Blau co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Britain elections, Keir Starmer, Reform UK, Labour
Airlines, jet fuel, oil price, Strait of Hormuz
San Andrés, Colombia, Caribbean

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The Kremlin planned to provide Iran with unjammable drones, plus training in how to use them, according to leaked documents seen exclusively by The Economist. Meanwhile there are nearly 20,000 merchant seamen stranded in the Gulf. And a tribute to Craig Venter, dark horse of the Human Genome Project.

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Guests and host:
Shashank Joshi, defence editor
Joshua Spencer, Asia news editor
Geoffrey Carr, senior editor, science and technology
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran war, Russia, drones
Commercial shipping
Craig Venter

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An egregious attack in a Jewish neighbourhood in London is just the latest example of a troubling trend. We investigate the claim that antisemitism is becoming normalised in Britain. While many of the world’s luxury brands are struggling, American ones seem to be flourishing. And our series of profiles of teams contesting the World Cup continues with Argentina.

Guests and host:
Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
antisemitism, Britain
American brands, luxury goods
World Cup, Argentina

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Germany’s chancellor came to office making big promises. A year later they are unfulfilled, his government is squabbling and he has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire. The advertising industry is, inevitably, starting to peddle its wares quietly in AI chatbots. And a historical look at the oratory around war and how it has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Guests and host:
Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
Tom Wainwright, media editor
Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Germany, Friedrich Merz, Donald Trump
AI, chatbots, advertising
rhetoric of war

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The Trump administration’s “Project Freedom” has done and will do little to boost traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. We examine an unsustainable standoff. A fashion influencer’s post addressed to President Vladimir Putin has brought Russians’ wider grumbling into the open. And how India’s notorious street noise comes with costs to human health.

Guests and host:
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
Russia, Vladimir Putin, influencers
India, noise pollution, health

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