Israel and Hamas extend their truce

Israel and Hamas extend their truce by two days in the hopes of agreeing more hostage and prisoner exchanges. The UAE gets caught trying to exploit hosting the Cop28 climate change summit to strike new oil and gas deals. Plus: Ukraine comes under pressure to hold elections next year and why do US universities think that family lineage is more important than academic prowess when determining admissions? Terry Stiastny and Lewis Lukens join Andrew Mueller to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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