Could Trump send the US military to quell protests in Minnesota?

The US president threatens to invoke the “Insurrection Act” in Minnesota. Plus: How Thailand and Brazil view a US pause on visas, Greece’s civil aviation head resigns and tropical fruit farming comes to Sicily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a US strike on Iran imminent? Our Gulf correspondent joins to detail what US evacuations from key bases in the Middle East signals. Then: foreign ministers from Greenland and Denmark at the White House. Plus: our design editor on the highlights at Maison&Objet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pushback against the investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell grows. What does that mean for markets? Then: Russian strikes in Ukraine leave millions without power. Plus: the latest news from Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to “recalibrate” relations with China. Plus: Marine Le Pen’s trial threatens to shake up France’s presidential election. Then: How fashion houses are changing film and Turkish Airlines’ Murat Şeker on balancing global risks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest from Tehran as protests enter a third week and US president Donald Trump warns that Washington is ready to intervene. Plus: Myanmar heads to the polls, Nato’s position on Greenland, Nordic news, the Golden Globes and our chairman Tyler Brûlé on the fall of luxury retailer Saks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A long-anticipated trade deal with South American trading bloc Mercosur hangs in the balance as the EU tries to overcome France’s strong objections. With French farmers taking to the streets, we explore what’s at stake during an extremely sensitive time for Latin America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the seizure of the Marinera oil tanker, its Russia connection and how much this escalates the situation beyond Venezuela and the West. As Donald Trump announces an oil deal, how co-operative is the new Venezuelan regime going to be with US demands?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UK and France agree to send troops to Ukraine if a peace deal is reached, Thailand accuses Cambodia of truce violation and Berlin’s ongoing blackout after infrastructure attack. Plus: the French antidote to Dry January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and key allies meet in an effort to agree security guarantees for Kyiv, we assess the outcome. Then: Thailand accuses Cambodia of truce violation and Berlin’s ongoing blackout after infrastructure attack. Plus: news from the Balkans and the French antidote to ‘Dry January’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest reactions as Venezuela’s ousted Nicolás Maduro appears in Manhattan court and Trump renews his threat to intervene in Iran’s ongoing protests. And: Portugal’s presidential campaign kicks off. Plus: the movement to undam the world’s rivers and a look ahead to Pitti Uomo in Florence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.