More Trump tariffs, ASEAN foreign ministers meet and the race for icebreakers in the Arctic

As the G20 finance ministers gather for a second day in Durban, we discuss whether or not the host country’s presidency has lived up to its pledges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine undergoes its most significant government reshuffle since the start of the war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel strikes Syria’s Druze city Suwayda overnight. New Zealand eyes international students spurned by the US and Australia. Plus: Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’ and the Emmy nominations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump hosts Mark Rutte at the White House and announces a new weapons deal for Ukraine. We get the view from Kyiv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We unpack the reasoning behind Trump’s change of heart on Ukraine. Then: we address Turkey’s cultural clampdown as streaming platform Spotify threatens to pull out of the nation. Plus: Finland’s Moomins turn 80.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global leaders meet in Rome to explore the reconstruction of Ukraine and its eventual accession to the EU. Then: lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portuguese art fairs and a pop star drops by. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s grip on his opposition tightens, we discuss the future of the country and why there are now calls for an early election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can the EU strike a trade agreement with the Trump administration? Israel’s ultra-orthodox jews are drafted to fight, ASEAN foreign ministers meet in Malaysia and the global race to build more icebreakers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emmanuel Macron visits the UK, while Japan’s emperor, Naruhito, is in Mongolia for a weeklong trip. Plus: Haute Couture Week in Paris, news from Ukraine and the UAE, and Speedos in summer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Washington to discuss Iran and Syria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.