Global News Podcast King Charles praises NATO in address to US Congress
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Apr 29, 2026 
Peter Bowes, BBC North America correspondent, tracks King Charles’s high-stakes Washington visit and the push to mend UK-US ties. Anthony Zurcher, BBC political reporter in Washington, follows the latest James Comey legal drama. Lily Jamali, BBC tech correspondent in California, dives into Elon Musk’s clash with Sam Altman and OpenAI. Also: Mali’s ruler reappears, and lab-grown diamonds shake the gem trade.
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King Charles Tries To Reset Strained UK US Ties
- King Charles used NATO, Ukraine and anti-isolationist language to signal that the UK-US alliance should outlast recent political friction.
- Peter Bowes says Trump's high regard for the King could make the visit a reset after rows over Britain refusing to join the US-Israel war with Iran.
How A Seashell Photo Became A Trump Threat Case
- James Comey was indicted over an Instagram photo of seashells spelling 8647, which prosecutors interpret as threatening Donald Trump.
- Anthony Zurcher says 86 can mean remove and 47 points to Trump as the 47th president; Comey deleted the post and denied violent intent.
Comey Case Highlights Trump's Pressure On Justice
- The Comey prosecution also fits a wider pattern of Trump pressing the Justice Department to pursue critics he views as enemies.
- Anthony Zurcher says a mistakenly public message to Pam Bondi exposed Trump's private pressure for indictments, before new Justice Department leaders pushed ahead.