We assess president Donald Trump’s attempted halt of federal funding, pop into the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø and assess Thailand’s image crisis as large numbers of tourists from mainland China cancel trips for this week’s Chinese New Year. Then: Pew’s latest survey on religion and politics across 36 countries. Plus: Monocle’s chairman, Tyler Brûlé, joins the show.

Why the US is pressing Japan for help with Iran
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Iran threatens further retaliation as Israel escalates strikes on Lebanon
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Crisis in Cuba deepens and Zelensky in the UK and Spain
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