Ambarasan Ethirajan

Zia Gol, a BBC Persian analyst, unpacks the killing of Majid Khademi and the pressure building on Iran. Greg Karlstrom, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, looks at US-Iran diplomacy and the Strait of Hormuz. Georgina Rannard, BBC science correspondent, tracks Artemis II as it slips into the Moon’s pull. Ambarasan Ethirajan, BBC global affairs reporter, explores India’s startling crocodile-and-snake border plan.

Stephanie Prentice, reporter on France’s fertility drive, and Hugh Schofield, seasoned Paris correspondent, join Ambarasan Ethirajan, on-the-ground international reporter. They discuss violent protests in Milan and environmental housing grievances. They cover alleged sabotage of Italy’s railways causing mass delays and the political fallout from revelations about Jack Lang in France.