How healthy is the special relationship? Assessing King Charles III’s speech to Congress

About this episode

The episode discusses King Charles III's address to Congress emphasizing UK-US ties and explores potential EU sanctions on Israel regarding Ukrainian grain.

King Charles III emphasises the need for stronger UK-US ties in an address to Congress. Then: could the EU put sanctions on Israel over the purchase of Ukrainian grain? Plus: the latest from the world of business.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• UK-US relations
• King Charles III
• EU sanctions
• business news
• Congress speech

Keywords

• King Charles III
• Congress
• UK-US ties
• EU sanctions
• business news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congress, EU

Places: Israel, Ukraine

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