Gideon talks to Ivo Daalder, a former American ambassador to Nato and chief executive of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, about the potential threat to US democracy if Donald Trump wins next week’s presidential election. Clip: Politico

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How Trump learnt to love big business

Trump is the man who would be king

America isn’t too worried about fascism

Kamala Harris warns of ‘more chaos’ under Donald Trump and vows ‘different path’

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Gideon talks to Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, about her efforts to keep hope alive during a humanitarian catastrophe. Clip: United Nations

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Israel ‘starting to implement’ north Gaza starvation plan, say rights groups

Hamas chief’s death opens up choice for Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza war

US warns Israel humanitarian crisis in Gaza could threaten military aid

Israel, Lebanon and the mirage of a new Middle East

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After three years of sanctions, women's lives in Afghanistan are highly restricted and hunger is widespread. So if sanctions have failed, is it time for the outside world to change its approach and re-engage with the country's Taliban rulers? Gideon discusses this question with Saad Mohseni, chair of Afghanistan’s largest television station and co-author of a new book Radio Free Afghanistan, and Afghan women's rights activist Fatima Gailani. Clip: CBS News

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Leaving Kabul: what happened when the Taliban returned

Taliban’s closer ties with UAE signal global divide over Afghan regime

How the Taliban’s return made Afghanistan a hub for global jihadis

Singer Elaha Soroor on her anthem for Afghan women

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