Trump pushes ahead with a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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The episode discusses Trump's plan for the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian missile attacks on the UAE, insights from a Russian deserter in Ukraine, and features Afghan women in international football.
Trump pushes ahead with a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has been attacked by Iranian missiles - what does it all mean for the region's fragile truce? A Russian deserter tells us about life among the contract soldiers fighting in Ukraine. After FIFA allows a team of Afghan women refugees to take part in international football competitions, we speak to the captain. and the tech entrepreneur who has paid to conduct a professional orchestra.
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