Gaza war, Ukraine funding in limbo, Paris Olympics Tahitigate, Taylor Swift
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It's back to the brutal reality of war. A week ago at this time, some were still holding out hope of that a week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be revived. Now, it's house-to-house combat in the streets of Gaza's central city of Khan Younis and a fresh draft resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire at the United Nations Security Council. For the first time in over half a century, a UN Secretary-General has invoked article 99 of the UN Charter.
Some $50 billion are on hold in the US after Senate Republicans insisted on tying aid to a tightening of domestic border controls. What does this mean for aid to Ukraine going forward?
The 2024 Olympics are in Paris, but the scandal of the week is eleven time zones away, in the village of Teahupo'o on the French Polynisean island of Tahiti, which is hosting the surfing competition at next summer's Games. The vintage wooden judging tower beloved by surfers the world over had to go, insisted the International Olympic Committee. But when it came time to break ground on a new metal tower for judges and journalists, it happened just as environmentalists had predicted: the wrecking of the bay's delicate coral reef.
As far back as 1988, Time Magazine put saving the environment on the cover for its Person of the Year. For 2023, it's Taylor Swift who succeeds last year's choice of Volodymyr Zelensky. The US pop star's current Eras tour is breaking box office records. Is she a wise choice?
Produced by Charles Wente, Guillaume Gougeon and Marguerite Lacroix.
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