Two weeks of climate negotiations have come to a close in Sharmel Shake, Egypt. The world speaks more than 7,000 different languages - but one word links them all: "home" We talk to an air force pilot about what he's up against while flying fighter jets for Ukraine. And we demystify the expanding universe of financial choice with our new Vanguard podcast.
An issue ignored for three decades came to dominate the summit’s agenda: reparations to poor countries for climate-driven “loss and damage”. Alas, halting those coming losses did not feature much. Our correspondent speaks with a Ukrainian fighter pilot about defending the country’s airspace using mostly Soviet-era kit. And why some words sound the same across many languages.
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