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One year to the US election: Who are the candidates vying for the White House?

The Israel-Hamas war is having an effect on the whole of the Americas. This week, the government in Bolivia announced it was cutting all diplomatic ties with Israel over what it called its "crimes against humanity" in the Gaza Strip. Chile, the country with the largest Palestinian population outside the Arab world, has recalled its ambassador to Israel in protest. And in Colombia, President Gustavo Petro also recalled his country's ambassador to Israel and threatened to completely cut ties with Tel Aviv. We take a closer look.

Sweden or Switzerland? Swedish tourist board launches campaign to explain the difference

Sweden’s tourist board has decided it is time to make it clear that the nation is not, in fact, the same country as Switzerland.

Macron in the Middle East: Where does France stand on Israel-Hamas war?

We ask about Paris's official policy going forward and the acrimony at home over the far left's refusal to brand Hamas a terror organisation and over the government’s blanket ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations, a ban that's since been overturned by the courts. How toxic is it this time in France? The whole world feels a stake in the land that's three times holy and the French are no exception. From the Crusaders and Napoleon to de Gaulle and Chirac, the Middle East plays a part in our own collective narrative. If this is a watershed moment for the Middle East, then which way is it headed?

What next for Gaza? Humanitarian push as Israel plans ground invasion

Meanwhile, on his trip to Israel, US President Joe Biden pointed to "America's mistakes after 9/11", warning his hosts not to "be consumed by rage" and squander worldwide sympathy. In his first address from the Oval Office since it all started, the US president connected the dots between Gaza and Ukraine.

Ukraine 'destroys Russian attack helicopters' as US pledges billions in aid

British military intelligence says Ukraine has carried out attacks on two military bases in Russia, destroying up to 15 helicopters in total at Luhansk and Berdyansk airfields.

'Poland is back in the European Union': Polish former Europe minister

We ask Hübner why Poland's governing PiS party has not thrown in the towel, despite having no path towards forming the next government. "I think they are in a deep shock and are trying to fix the internal situation in their party, and digesting what happened," she says. "But the decision of the Poles is very clear. The opposition got the majority and it should form the government. And I trust that the president of Poland, who has so far been practically always with the ruling party, that he will understand that he cannot go against the sovereign will of a majority of Poles who want to go back to living in normality, and who want the new government as soon as possible."

Too late for diplomacy? The scramble to revive Middle East mediation efforts

We ask about Rishi Sunak visiting Israel after Joe Biden, the king of Jordan traveling to Egypt and the German defence minister landing in Lebanon. So many peace efforts have failed over the past three decades that the international community grew tired of trying, instead hoping that Israel's US-brokered normalisation of ties with Arab states would induce a trickle-down positive effect on the Palestinians.

How to stop the spiral? Biden in Israel after Gaza hospital strike

Whoever is responsible, the attack has torpedoed US President Joe Biden’s plan to confer with the Palestinian and Egyptian presidents at a cancelled summit in Jordan. Nonetheless, he has maintained his trip to Israel. Why? Was it the right move? The threat of escalation is no longer just about the Middle East.

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One year to the US election: Who are the candidates vying for the White House?

Sweden or Switzerland? Swedish tourist board launches campaign to explain the difference

Macron in the Middle East: Where does France stand on Israel-Hamas war?

What next for Gaza? Humanitarian push as Israel plans ground invasion

Ukraine 'destroys Russian attack helicopters' as US pledges billions in aid

'Poland is back in the European Union': Polish former Europe minister

Too late for diplomacy? The scramble to revive Middle East mediation efforts

How to stop the spiral? Biden in Israel after Gaza hospital strike