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The Iran conflict and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz are slowing supply not just of fuel, but food and fertiliser. Geophysics could worsen the approaching hunger crisis: an El Niño weather event is predicted for this year. Anti-conversion laws are resulting in horrific scenes at Christian burial sites in India. And why Britain’s vets are struggling.

Guests and host:
Catherine Brahic, environment editor
Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
Carla Subirana, news desk editor
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran conflict, oil, food crisis, fertilisers, El Niño
India, Hindu nationalism, Christian conversions, Modi
Britain, pets, vets

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After the failure of talks at the weekend, America is now stopping all ships from using Iranian ports and coastal areas. Our correspondent analyses the rationale. Burkina Faso’s government is committing war crimes. And which type of fizzy water tastes best?
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Guests and host:
Shashank Joshi, defence editor
Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture writer
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
America, Iran, blockade, Strait of Hormuz, oil
Burkina Faso, Sahel, jihad, Ibrahim Traoré
Sparkling water, fizzy drinks, alcohol

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In a momentous election, Viktor Orban has lost power in Hungary after 16 years of increasingly autocratic rule. Our correspondent explains how the country’s opposition led by Peter Magyar ousted a corrupt regime. Why cows in Britain are producing too much milk. And celebrating the giant rat that helped sniff out landmines in Cambodia.

Guests and host:
Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
Harry Taunton, Britain writer
Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:
Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, populism
Dairy farming, cows, milk, wellness
Cambodia, landmines, Magawa, heroRats

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Binyamin Netanyahu says his strikes against Hizbullah are separate from the Iran-war ceasefire. That assertion is putting cracks in the deal, and in Israel’s relationship with America. We look at the stated and the unstated goals of the Artemis mission to the Moon—both achieved. And a tribute to Semyon Gluzman, who exposed the Soviet ruse of labelling dissidents as mental-health cases.

Guests and host:
Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
Oliver Morton, senior editor
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Israel, Iran war, Lebanon, America
Artemis mission, NASA, Moon
Semyon Gluzman, Soviet Union, psychiatry

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President Donald Trump has long threatened to pull America out of the alliance. We examine why the Iran war has made this time look significantly more serious. Westerners are fleeing their countries in record numbers—with economic consequences for their origins and destinations. And our series profiling the countries contesting the World Cup starts with Spain.

Guests and host:
Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
Callum Williams, senior economics writer
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
NATO, war in Iran, Donald Trump, Mark Rutte
expats, emigration, economics
World Cup, Spain

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