519. Trump’s NATO Threat & a Critical Election in Hungary (Question Time)
8 April 2026
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What happens to global leadership when the US ghosts the G20 and COP, and can middle powers really keep the world moving? Is Britain ignoring a major foreign-interference scandal? And, how close is the West Bank to total economic collapse—and why isn’t anyone talking about it?
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