What a year. In 2023 there seemed to be no end to turmoil and conflict around the world. Wars, coups and disasters – natural or otherwise sprang up seemly without a break.

On The Front Page we’ve done our best to make sense of what’s been happening around the globe, and our place in all this turmoil.

Today we revisit some of the interviews that have helped expand our understanding of a planet that sometimes seemingly defied explanation - including the Gaza conflict, the Wagner Coup attempt in Russia, Africa's coup belt, Morocco's earthquake, and the disputed territory Artsakh / Nagorno Karabakh.

Host: Damien Venuto
Producers: Shaun D Wilson and Paddy Fox
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

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Wars, coups and quakes - what happened in world news this year?