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

1/16/2026 • 58 min

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. Play episode

Iran threatens retaliation for any US strikes as American troops are evacu…
Can Trump win the fight against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell? Plus:…
Trump pushes Canada closer to China and Marine Le Pen’s trial begins
As Iran protests continue, is US intervention likely? Plus: Myanmar’s elec…
Europe’s relationship with South America on the line in Mercosur trade deal
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic with ties to Venezuela
Ukraine ‘declaration of intent’ signed in Paris
Maduro appears in US court and Trump doubles down on Iran protest interven…
Venezuela and the ‘Donroe Doctrine’: What happened and who’s next?
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Europe establishes a Ukraine war damages body, Christmas returns to Bethle…
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The global reaction as the US seizes a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast…
China-Japan tensions: Why the US is backing Japan
Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too …
Ukraine peace talks, Beijing might be about to sit down with Taiwan and av…
Syria marks a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
Putin in India and what Mogherini’s fraud accusation means for EU trust
Eyes on Venezuela and the search for MH370 will resume
Emmanuel Macron’s balancing act on his state visit to China
Pope Leo’s last day in Lebanon and the Monocle book on Switzerland
The spotlight is back on Ukraine’s corruption scandal – what does this mea…
Why is Washington so interested in Honduras's presidential election?
The future of a nuclear deal and Russia’s path to democracy
Nicolás Maduro’s terrorist group designation and modern space woes
Sudan rejects a US-led ceasefire plan and Salone del Mobile debuts in Riya…
What next in the White House’s renewed push for peace in Ukraine?
Johannesburg braces for G20 summit protests
What’s next for Kosovo as it fails again to pick a prime minister?
Poland rail blast spotlights Russian sabotage in Europe and Zelensky goes …
Why South Korea is proposing military talks with North Korea
How close is too close for Germany and China? Beijing meeting sets the sta…
Can Swiss negotiators seal a new trade deal with the US?
Venezuela prepares for a US attack and tariffs slam the brakes on Japanese…
Iraq’s parliamentary elections and a new EU intelligence unit
Ukraine’s energy companies fighting to keep heat and electricity running
Syria announces itself on the international stage: Ahmed Al-Sharaa at the …

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