Stephen Dalziel and Nina dos Santos discuss the day’s big stories including how Russia is influencing the European elections, whether Ukraine risks failing in a Swiss peace summit and why North Korea’s trash balloons are our favourite example of diplomatic pettiness. Plus: the latest from Hunter Biden’s trial and a biography of Israel’s first president.

The war in Iran’s effect on Ukraine. And: Universal healthcare as a moral imperative
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An increasingly isolated Trump weighs next steps in the war in Iran
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Mark Carney in London to strategise Western response to Iran and Trump’s demands for help
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