48 hours after France’s coalition government collapsed after 14 hours, caretaker prime minister Sebastien Lecornu still trying to pull off the impossible and a strike a deal that can get a budget over the line before the end of the year and avoid a further spiraling of public borrowing costs. But for that you need a compromise…

On the second anniversary of Israel’s worst day of bloodshed in its history, Hamas still holds hostages and Israel’s still demolishing Gaza. Often during the past 731 days, panelists on this show have insisted it’s impossible for the two sides to hear each other until the guns go silent. That's yet to happen.

Emmanuel Macron losing his third prime minister, in the 16 months since he dissolved parliament and lost ensuing snap elections. Sebastien Lecornu breaking a Fifth Republic record by lasting just 27 days as head of government. 

A long list of European states contributing personnel and equipment to secure a pair of EU summits this week in Denmark. A spate of mystery drones in the buildup exposing NATO’s vulnerability to harassement and hybrid warfare.

First his war secretary warned against wokism and fat general, before Donald Trump told hundreds of generals summoned for an unprecedented gathering of US top brass to expect more deployments to fight the "enemy from within. Although, his bragging about federal troops sent to cities run by "radical democrats" came amid a rambling speech, one that railed against the press and affirmative action but also included praise for firemen and Barack Obama's way of going down staircases without holding the handrail.