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Why China is engaging rival powers as it hosts Putin

5/20/2026 • 57 min

Beijing welcomes Vladimir Putin a week after rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump. Who really holds the cards? Plus: as we look ahead to the Fifa World Cup, Andrew Mueller assesses what could go wrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Play episode

Can the G7 contain the economic fallout from the war in Iran?
Modi eyes more defense deals and strengthened India-EU trade amid five-nat…
Chips, rare earths, tariffs: The economic implications of the Trump-Xi sum…
Xi-Trump summit kicks off as Taiwan hangs in the balance
Trump-Xi summit: US president arrives in Beijing weakened by Iran war and …
Macron turns on the charm at the Africa Forward Summit as Paris eyes a reg…
Trade, Taiwan and Iran: What to expect from the Trump-Xi summit
The Asean summit tackles the global energy crisis
Will the Strait of Hormuz finally stay open?
UAE targeted by more Iranian attacks and Romania’s pro-EU government colla…
US-Iran ceasefire at breaking point after fresh attacks in the UAE and Str…
What’s at stake for Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia?
Centcom chief briefs Trump on new plans for ‘short and powerful’ strikes o…
How the UAE’s departure from Opec could reshape diplomacy and oil markets …
Is Mali losing control to insurgents? JNIM, Russian forces and the fight f…
Iran’s top diplomat meets Vladimir Putin as US peace talks stall
Israel and Lebanon test fragile ceasefire
Iran ceasefire tested by pressure at sea
EU approves €90bn for Ukraine: what comes next?
Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire: how do the two sides overcome mistrust?
Slovakia’s blocked flight and Slovenia’s government talks: Europe’s easter…
From Hungary to Bulgaria, elections are promising change – but in differen…
Live from Dubai: How UAE newsrooms remain resilient during the Iran war. P…
Live from Sharjah: Trade, resilience and education in the Gulf as blockade…
Live from Dubai: Business, media and culture in the Gulf amid talks and bl…
Live from Abu Dhabi: US begins Hormuz blockade and how to revive tourism t…
Live from the UAE: US prepares to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after fail…
US-Iran Islamabad talks: all eyes on Pakistan as Shehbaz Sharif hosts dele…
Iran-war fallout: The future of Nato and what’s next for Brand USA
US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire as JD Vance visits Hungary to b…
Trump’s Tuesday deadline: US and Iran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz
War continues to escalate in Iran and Lebanon – is there any end in sight?
Macron continues his visit to Asia and champions European 'predictability'
Artemis II: Historic Nasa moon mission launches
Trump says the Iran war could end in ‘two to three weeks’ despite US troop…
Protests as Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Berlin and London
How drone technology has reshaped the wars in Ukraine and Iran
Will the war in Iran push Europe into stagflation? Plus: Art Basel Hong Ko…
Can Marco Rubio sell the Iran war to G7 foreign ministers?
Is a diplomatic off-ramp to the war in Iran appearing?
Why the EU-Australia trade deal is a significant moment for the world
The war in Iran: the view from Tel Aviv
Why the US is pressing Japan for help with Iran
Iran threatens further retaliation as Israel escalates strikes on Lebanon
Crisis in Cuba deepens and Zelensky in the UK and Spain
Israel’s ground invasion into Lebanon begins, as France pushes for direct …
The Iran war: Does diplomacy have any chance of succeeding?
Iran’s new Ayatollah vows vengeance upon the US
Iran war prompts record release of strategic oil reserves

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