The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

In 2023, US journalist Evan Gershkovich was meeting a source when he was arrested by the FSB, Russia’s notorious spy agency. It made him the first Western reporter to be held on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War.It would take 16 months before he was released in a historic prisoner swap brokered by President Biden - and he is now telling his story.He speaks to Yalda about how the atmosphere in Russia changed for journalists, as the state tightened media controls over the war in Ukraine.And he takes us back to the moment of his arrest, which he describes as being lured into a trap in a classic sting operation.Also, he explains what life was like among political prisoners inside Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo jail - and why asking Vladimir Putin for an interview on his release was an act of defiance.You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at [email protected]. You can also watch our podcasts on the Sky News app and on our YouTube channel here.

Since 2025, NATO has had to scramble fighter jets about 400 times in response to Russian drones or missiles entering its territory. So, is Europe ready to defend itself against Russia?Richard, recently back from observing NATO exercises in Latvia, speaks to Sky News’ defence and security editor Deborah Haynes about why some European governments are sending out instruction manuals telling people what to do in the event of an attack from Russia.They also discuss Russia's growing "hybrid attacks", which include tactics such as cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation, and deniable incursions - that can complicate or divide an Article 5 response, the rule where all NATO members are expected to come to the aid of an ally under attack.Haynes cites concerns from intelligence officials about possible Russian provocations and also describes her podcast-turned-TV show The Wargame, which models a Russian attack on the UK, exposing limited air defences and the narrow gap between conventional weakness and nuclear escalation.You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at [email protected] can watch Richard’s NBC News package on the NATO exercises here.You can listen to The Wargame podcast here.For information about Sky's TV adaptation of The Wargame, click here. To subscribe to Sky News’ Defence Insider click here. Paid subscription required for full access. UK only. 18+. T&Cs apply.

Space entrepreneur and former NASA scientist, Will Marshall, believes we're on the cusp of "the most profound choice humanity has ever made".He tells Richard about the extraordinary potential of AI – and the risks it could pose to humanity.Will, who is co-founder and chief executive of space company Planet, believes there could be a 50% or greater risk of humans losing control of AI if we continue on our current trajectory.He suggests we could be approaching recursive self-improvement – when machines independently improve their own code and capabilities.And he discusses what could happen if AI begins to develop at an accelerating pace, and the potential "one-way door" of handing over power.You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at [email protected]. You can also watch our podcasts on our YouTube channel here.

Tear gas, baton charges and hunger strikes.Thousands of young people have descended on New Delhi to demand the resignation of the education minister and a complete overhaul of the education system.Many of them march under the banner of the ‘Cockroach’ - a movement that started as a satirical joke, but which has now become the symbol of youth resistance. What began online has now moved to the streets.Yalda talks to Neville Lazarus, our correspondent in India, who has been at the protests, talking to those caught up in the police crackdown.The two of them discuss the origins of the protests as well as the wider problems facing India's Gen Z.Warning: today’s episode contains references to suicide and violence against women and girls.If you have been affected by any of the issues Yalda and Neville discussed you can call The Samaritans, free of charge in the UK, on 116 123.You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at [email protected] can also watch our podcasts on our YouTube channel here.