An ominous buzzing in the sky. Swarms of killer AI drones. Fields of fiberoptic grass. The weird future of drone warfare is here. The conflict in Ukraine has proven to be a testing ground for the next generation of weaponry. How will the proliferation of these small, cheap devices change the way wars are fought in the future? Business of war correspondent Mike Stone and acting Ukraine bureau chief Christian Lowe join the podcast.
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20:46
Israel strikes Iran, Air India crash, Boeing and Abrego Garcia
Israel hits Iran’s nuclear facilities and kills military leaders as Tehran retaliates with drones. Rescuers are scouring buildings after an Air India plane crash kills over 240 – the first for a Boeing Dreamliner. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported from Maryland to El Salvador,
is seeking sanctions against the Trump administration.
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12:33
Air India crash, US Middle East evacuations, Islamic State and ICE raids
A London-bound Air India plane with more than 200 on board has crashed in Ahmedabad. The U.S. is pulling personnel out of the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran. Middle Eastern leaders and Western allies warn that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and Iraq. An immigration raid at a meat production plant in Omaha fuels fears among undocumented workers. And the Marines will join the National Guard on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, with the authority to detain civilians.
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11:15
Curfew in LA, World Cup countdown and vaccine confidence
Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrive in Los Angeles as California’s Governor Gavin Newsom warns “democracy is under assault” and a downtown curfew takes hold. With one year to go until the 2026 World Cup, we look at how the immigration crackdown may complicate travel plans for soccer fans. And experts say that RFK Jr’s firing of independent CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence.
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10:39
Marines in LA, prisoner swaps, Philippine impeachment trial and Warner Bros.
The Trump administration orders Marines into Los Angeles as it intensifies raids on suspected undocumented immigrants. Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war in the first of a series of planned swaps. Philippine senators prepare for the impeachment trial of Vice President
Sara Duterte. And Warner Bros Discovery splits streaming from cable TV in the latest media shakeup.
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