The World This Week

Apr 11 2025 20 ep. 45 mins 1.3k
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Our panel of Paris-based journalists review the week's international news: the stories that made the headlines and also those you may have missed! Join us every Friday at 7:10pm Paris time.

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What if no one blinks? Trump Tariffs & Beijing Brinkmanship, Inside Khartoum, Is Germany “back”?

Apr 11 2025 45 mins  
In a week where President Trump played fast and loose with world markets, and his global tariff threats became a reality, with brutal and immediate economic fall out. Dozens of countries reached out to negotiate, or as Trump described it, begged and pleaded to have the import taxes on supposed friends and foes removed.

Trump tariffs & viral penguins, Le Pen found guilty

Apr 04 2025 46 mins  
The past week will be, according to US President Donald Trump, "remembered forever" for what happened on Wednesday, April 2. "Liberation Day", as he called it, saw the US leader announce sweeping tariffs on friend and foe alike.

War and peace-talking: Signalgate, Turkey protests, Ukraine's truce stalls

Mar 28 2025 45 mins  
This week has seen the biggest unrest in Turkey in a decade. Mass street protests have taken place there in the face of a heavy government crackdown, where large gatherings have been banned, social media has been limited, and almost 2,000 people have been arrested.

A trio of truce talks

Mar 21 2025 46 mins  
This week, a high-stakes call between the Russian and US leaders shaped the Ukraine conflict, with Russia claiming a diplomatic victory while key issues remained unresolved. Meanwhile in Gaza, Israeli air strikes reignited violence, killing over 600 Palestinians, including children, and deepening PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s political crisis. Plus, the Trump administration deported hu

‘Yes, but’: Truce seeking in Ukraine, Mark Carney's elbows

Mar 14 2025 46 mins  
This week, our set of experts gathered around Gavin Lee to take a look at the latest in the Ukraine-Russia ceasefire proposal, clashes and mass killings in Syria and Donald Trump's tariff war against the EU and its neighbouring countries.

‘Gratitude’ expressed, ‘apology’ received, Ukraine back at the table

Mar 07 2025 45 mins  
This week, the US tightened the screws on Ukraine, pausing military aid until Kyiv shows more willingness to negotiate – starting with handing over half its rare earth resources to America. Moscow welcomed the shift, calling it “aligned with the Kremlin’s vision,” while Ukraine scrambled to smooth things over with a letter to Trump.

'This is going to be great television': Trump and Zelensky in furious row

Feb 28 2025 44 mins  
There have been unprecedented scenes in the White House this Friday: a fierce row unfolding in front of cameras at the Oval Office between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader was described as "disrespectful" by both Trump and US Vice President JD Vance, who also accused him of playing to the media. Four international correspondents discuss the unpre

In Putin's orbit, Trump & the 'madman theory', Europe's defining moment, German election

Feb 21 2025 46 mins  
Three years after ending all official communications with Moscow, the US government is suddenly back in Russia’s orbit. The two nuclear powers sat down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path to ending the Ukraine war and more besides. The talks were no longer about how to deal with the aggressor in the conflict, but how to normalise relations and make Russia a potential partne

90 minutes that changed Ukraine, 'Uncle Sam & Uncle Sucker', AI unleashed, Musk vs Altman

Feb 14 2025 46 mins  
This week, Moscow got what it wanted. A Trump-Putin call ended with talk of visits and no NATO future for Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin steps back in, Volodymyr Zelensky risks being shut out and the EU warns of a behind-the-scenes deal. In Gaza, the truce nearly collapsed as Hamas delayed hostage releases, citing Israeli violations. Donald Trump launched an ultimatum: free them all or

Trump 'floods the zone', France's 'Monsieur Confidence', UK plays the 'Grey Man'

Feb 07 2025 44 mins  
This week, Donald Trump’s latest bombshell—suggesting the US should own Gaza and relocate its population in what he calls a Real Estate solution. Critics call it ethnic cleansing; he calls it Gaza Lago. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer kept a low profile at his first EU summit as Trump threatened tariffs on the bloc. And over in France, PM François Bayrou has clung to power after yet a