About this episode
Asean leaders convene to address the global energy crisis and discuss international relations and the Catholic Church's recent developments.
Asean bloc leaders meet in Cebu to discuss soaring energy prices, tariff threats and border clashes. Plus: can relations between Donald Trump and Brazil’s Lula find stable ground? And: what has the first year of Leo XIV’s papacy meant for the Catholic Church? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- energy crisis
- Asean summit
- international relations
- Catholic Church
- politics
Keywords
- Asean
- energy prices
- Donald Trump
- Lula
- Leo XIV
- Catholic Church
- politics
- international relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Asean, Catholic Church
Places: Cebu
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