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Putin struggles to feed his meatgrinder
It is the first time Russia has lost more men than it can find to send to the frontline
 • Latika M Bourke
🇺🇦 From Odesa, Latika Takes interviews Oleksii Goncharenko
Listen now | The Opposition MP discusses why he doesn't want elections now, Zelensky's mistakes and the guarantees Ukraine needs for its security
 • Latika M Bourke
36:42
Why do we give the monarchy a free pass?
This culture protected Andrew until it could no more
 • Latika M Bourke
🇩🇪 From Munich, Latika Takes interviews Richard Marles
Listen now | Australia's Defence Minister discusses the Munich Security Conference, 2026
 • Latika M Bourke
41:06
The speech to listen to at Munich was von der Leyen's, not Rubio's
The EU Commission President put forward her most ambitious proposal yet
 • Latika M Bourke
‘New heights’: Russia is aligning with China’s goals, top intelligence report
The analysis by Estonia's highly-regarded foreign intelligence service dashes hopes of the US executing a 'reverse-Nixon'
 • Latika M Bourke
🇺🇸 From Washington DC, Latika Takes interviews Jim Townsend
Listen now | The former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Trump's threats to the transatlantic alliance, the future of Europe security, Mark Rutte's…
 • Latika M Bourke
1:03:51
What I'm Reading - The Epstein Files fallout
Feb 6: Five reads that piqued my interest
 • Latika M Bourke
Gormless Starmer snared in Mandelson's Epstein net
The Peter Mandelson appointment could hasten the UK Prime Minister's demise
 • Latika M Bourke

January 2026

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