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On today's podcast:
(1) Zelenskiy removes his Defense Chief as Ukraine's counteroffensive makes a breakthrough.

(2) The UK's Chancellor says he's confident inflation will drop to 5% this year.

(3) Mercedes unveils an EV with a longer range than any Tesla.

(4) Apple's latest iPhone will come with the same USB charging port as its rivals.

(5) Inequality is rising as those who can't afford to buy property fork out a larger portion of their income on rent. 

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has met with China's President Xi Xinping in an attempt to ease US-Sino tensions. Plus, the aerospace industry says that flying taxis could soon be on the horizon in cities around the world.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Xi Jinping sees ‘progress’ in China-US ties at meeting with Antony Blinken

Which flying taxi will take off first?

Amazon, Hilton and Starbucks to hire thousands of refugees across Europe

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Day 370

Today, we bring you updates from the front lines and discuss daily life in Russia after more than a year of the full-scale invasion. Plus, led by Foreign Correspondent James Kilner, we do a deep dive into the Central Asian positions and their shifting stances towards Ukraine, Russia and China.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent and Editor of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin) @jkjourno on Twitter

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In 2000, the F.D.A. approved the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to rule on a case filed by anti-abortion groups urging the agency to revoke its approval of mifepristone and the other main drug used for medication abortion in the United States. Abortion via medication has become increasingly common and now accounts for more than half of the nation’s abortions.

Plus, the Biden administration has started talking publicly about its intelligence when it comes to China, breaking with a long tradition of keeping U.S. secrets close to the chest. The secretary of state, the director of the C.I.A. and even the president himself have made statements on TV expressing concern over China’s plans to help Russia in the war in Ukraine.

Guest: Pam Belluck, a health and science correspondent for The New York Times.

Julian E. Barnes, a national security correspondent for The Times.

Background reading: 

• Twelve states have sued the F.D.A. seeking removal of special restrictions on abortion pills. The suit argues that rules applying to mifepristone unnecessarily limit patients’ access to medication abortion.
• Bolder intelligence disclosures are part of a larger effort to stymie the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine and align support for Kyiv’s war effort in allied countries.

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The U.S. faces several international challenges: Tensions between the U.S. and China grow, while Russian President Vladimir Putin turns up the heat on his war against Ukraine. International Affairs expert Victoria Coates breaks down the dangers and ramifications of U.S. foreign policy. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

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Tommy and Ben discuss Biden’s surprise trip to Ukraine, Putin’s decision to suspend participation in the New START treaty, the administration’s warnings against providing military support to Russia, the latest on spy balloons, Scotland’s First Minister resigns, near weapons-grade uranium found in Iran, Israeli hackers  exposed for meddling in dozens of elections, another deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Mike Pompeo’s embarrassing “best seller”, and AI bots going off the rails. Then, Ben talks with Rep. Ro Khanna about his trip to Taiwan, China’s relationship with the United States, and how to advance progressive politics abroad. 

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Chairman Mao’s paranoia of a Soviet invasion led to hundreds of thousands of Beijing residents put to work for a decade building an 85-square-km underground city to serve as a massive bomb shelter. Instead it’s illegal underground housing today.

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