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Morning News: Xi Jingping Seeks Third Term In China, COP26, 2021 Booker Prize

We discuss Xi Jinping’s latest move to cement his legacy and round up the latest news from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Plus: we hear from Damon Galgut, the winner of this year’s Booker prize.

Morning News: Coal And Deforestation At COP26, U.S. Supreme Court Cases

At the global climate summit, more than 100 countries have promised to end deforestation by 2030. Similar promises have been made before, but might this time be different? 

America’s Supreme Court dives into the thorny topics of abortion and gun rights. And we report on the peculiar economics of African cities where the UN has set up shop.

Morning News: Ethiopia’s Civil War, Climate Change Summit, Winter Fashion

We discuss the conflict in the Tigray region ahead of the release of the first human rights report since the war began and get the latest from Cop26. Plus, the latest trade and economy news, and a look at what’s making the newspapers in Switzerland.

Morning News: American Police Reform, Crypto In Cuba, Mysteries Of Eels

More than a year after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis policeman, the city votes on an overhaul of its force. We examine America’s shifting debate over police reform.

Cryptocurrencies have taken off in Cuba; but the communist authorities want control. And light may be shed on the mystery of the reproductive habits—and extraordinary migration—of eels.

News Analysis: Glasgow Climate Summit, Turkey’s Patriarch & Bollywood

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week why the COP26 climate summit will be both disappointing—and crucial; the autumn of a patriarch in Turkey (11:23); and our Banyan columnist on the BJP’s battle with Bollywood (18:47).