Monday 14 August

A raid on a local paper’s offices in Kansas has triggered condemnation from press-freedom groups and journalists. We hear from its co-owner and editor. In the studio, Yossi Mekelberg and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt discuss Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation, Qur’an burnings in Sweden and sports diplomacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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