conflict zones

The Israeli airstrike that killed seven workers delivering food in Gaza has touched off global outrage and condemnation.

Kim Severson, who covers food culture for The Times, discusses the World Central Kitchen, the aid group at the center of the story; and Adam Rasgon, who reports from Israel, explains what we know about the tragedy so far.

Guest: Kim Severson, a food correspondent for The New York Times.

Adam Rasgon, an Israel correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The relief convoy was hit just after workers had delivered tons of food.
• José Andrés, the Spanish chef who founded World Central Kitchen, and his corps of cooks have become leaders in disaster aid.

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On today's podcast:
(1) Saudi Arabia's investment minister tells Bloomberg talks aimed at a normalization of diplomatic ties with Israel will continue.

(2) Israel said its troops have entered the middle of Gaza's main city, as they continue their operation to destroy Hamas.

(3) Europe's economy is unlikely to crash — even as a more-than yearlong bout of interest-rate increases tames inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.

(4)  More than a quarter of FTSE 100 finance chiefs have left their jobs so far in 2023,  almost double the same period in 2022.

(5) Nestle's Ukraine Business is contending with power cuts, declining demand and staffing shortages as workers join the fight or flee the country. 

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After dominating the polls for months, Javier Miliei, a right-wing firebrand, was outshone by the candidate from the ruling Peronist administration. We examine why Mr Milei fell so short and the run-off to come. Cross-border assassinations may be rising—and states seem to be more daring in carrying them out (11:46). And remembering Ofir Libstein, an Israeli mayor killed by Hamas (19:30)

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Day 526. Today, we analyse the strike on a Russian warship in the Black Sea, discuss Russian attacks on medical facilities, and look at the future for Ukrainian refugees in the UK.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

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

Genevieve Holl-Allen (Political Repoter). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.

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Oksana Pyzik (Global Health Advisor and Lecturer at UCL School of Pharmacy). @OksanaPyzikUCL on Twitter.

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The families of U.S. troops killed and wounded in Afghanistan are suing several companies that did reconstruction there. Why? These companies, they say, paid the Taliban protection money, which gave them the funding — and opportunity — to attack U.S. soldiers instead. A look at the messy, complicated, and heart-breaking tradeoffs of conflict-zone economies.