China accuses the US of 'peddling' a 'nuclear threat narrative' as reports suggest the Pentagon may be preparing for a co-ordinated nuclear confrontation with Russia, North Korea and China. The Times’ China correspondent Richard Spencer looks behind the story. Plus - unpacking Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz’s long ties with China.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukraine launches its biggest ever aerial assault on the Russian capital - and admits that US-supplied Himars rocket systems were used to destroy bridges in Kursk. Nikolay Petrov from Chatham House gives his analysis on how the Kremlin - and the public - may respond to the war coming to Russian soil.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Zelensky says Ukraine’s audacious invasion of Russian territory proves that Kremlin threats of retaliation are nothing but a bluff. Catherine Philp, The Times' World Affairs Editor joins us from the Ukrainian city of Sumy to provide her analysis. Plus, former British army colonel and military analyst Hamish De Bretton-Gordon discusses whether Ukraine will launch further cross-border attacks against Russia.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israeli leaders meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken as ceasefire and hostage release talks take on added urgency amid fears of regional escalation. The Times’ Middle East correspondent unpacks the sticking points. Plus, a Times editor hears from some of the hundreds of Russian prisoners of war captured by Ukraine during the Kursk incursion.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this extended Frontline conversation, the former commander of the US army in Europe - Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, explains how Kyiv’s forces have been underestimated - and why a ‘slow, chaotic reaction’ by the Kremlin will sustain the Ukrainian incursion.The World in 10 is the daily podcast from The Times & The Sunday Times dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Frontline special,  George Barros from the Institute for the Study of War analyses Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk - and how President Putin’s response has been affected by deploying inexperienced conscripts to the region. The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight inside Russia, the Times' Tom Ball talks us through what it's like for them from the border city of Sumy, where the incursion began. He has spoken to several servicemen and women who have been fighting in Russia, who have provided insight into the type of fighting they have seen, the injuries they have suffered, and the objectives they have been told to achieve.We also hear about the Western families who are flocking to live IN Russia, attracted by its supposed conservative Christian values, only to discover all is not quite as promised.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With British-supplied tanks reported to be rolling into Russia, the defence ministry in London says Ukraine has a ‘clear right’ to use UK weapons on Russian territory. The Times’ defence editor Larisa Brown explains what’s going on. Plus, Gaza ceasefire talks resume as a bleak milestone is passed.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany says it believes a Ukrainian citizen was behind the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, and has an arrest warrant for him. But could that be possible without the knowledge of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government? And if not what does that accusation mean for their relationship? Today's episode of the World in 10 unpacks those questions with the Times' Berlin correspondent, Oliver Moody, as a diplomatic row between two key allies threatens to derail on-the-ground efforts.Meanwhile the Ukrainian advance in Russia continues but how long can they defend their positions for?The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security, with expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The situations in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine are both at serious risk of escalation. Iran has rejected western calls not to attack Israel, with a full-scale regional conflict now appearing likely, while Vladimir Putin has called Ukraine's incursion into Russia "evidence" that they are at war with the West.Today on the World in 10 Sir Richard Dalton, former British Ambassador to Iran, explains how diplomacy might yet pull Tehran back, while The Times' defence writer, George Grylls, analyses the delicate balance the West must strike in how far it supports Ukraine's actions.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.