Andrew Peach

On X, we are at BBC World Service, and you can use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Ella Bicknell. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Andrew Peach. Thanks for listening, and until next time, goodbye.

On X, we are at BBC World Service, and you can use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Ella Bicknell. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Andrew Peach. Thanks for listening, and until next time, goodbye.

Education systems are different in every country. To explain in the US, we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars here.

Education systems are different in every country. To explain in the US, we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars here.

Education systems are different in every country. To explain in the US, we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars here.

And just explain to us where the scholarship money comes from.

And just explain to us where the scholarship money comes from.

And just explain to us where the scholarship money comes from.

Do you think you appreciate the place you've got there more because of how hard you had to work to get it?

Do you think you appreciate the place you've got there more because of how hard you had to work to get it?

Do you think you appreciate the place you've got there more because of how hard you had to work to get it?

They have been having a fairly informal discussion about the implications of the Trump administration's blizzard of diplomacy and of rhetoric, which has made a lot of European leaders very nervous, both about the short-term issue of a potential ceasefire deal, even a peace deal, cooked up between Russia and America without proper input from Europe and from Ukraine.

They have been having a fairly informal discussion about the implications of the Trump administration's blizzard of diplomacy and of rhetoric, which has made a lot of European leaders very nervous, both about the short-term issue of a potential ceasefire deal, even a peace deal, cooked up between Russia and America without proper input from Europe and from Ukraine.

They have been having a fairly informal discussion about the implications of the Trump administration's blizzard of diplomacy and of rhetoric, which has made a lot of European leaders very nervous, both about the short-term issue of a potential ceasefire deal, even a peace deal, cooked up between Russia and America without proper input from Europe and from Ukraine.

There is real concern about that and the way... dass die Diplomatie dort behandelt wird, auch wenn russische und amerikanische Offiziere das unterhalten und sagen, dass Europa überwältigt ist und dass es richtig konsultiert werden wird. Es gibt auch, denke ich, eine längere Zeit, eine größere Bildung von Europa, die ist, dass diese amerikanische Administration scheint, sich zurückzuhalten.

There is real concern about that and the way... dass die Diplomatie dort behandelt wird, auch wenn russische und amerikanische Offiziere das unterhalten und sagen, dass Europa überwältigt ist und dass es richtig konsultiert werden wird. Es gibt auch, denke ich, eine längere Zeit, eine größere Bildung von Europa, die ist, dass diese amerikanische Administration scheint, sich zurückzuhalten.

There is real concern about that and the way... dass die Diplomatie dort behandelt wird, auch wenn russische und amerikanische Offiziere das unterhalten und sagen, dass Europa überwältigt ist und dass es richtig konsultiert werden wird. Es gibt auch, denke ich, eine längere Zeit, eine größere Bildung von Europa, die ist, dass diese amerikanische Administration scheint, sich zurückzuhalten.

away from the long-term security guarantees that it's always had for Europe and that Europe as a result needs to step up and really aggressively and urgently increase its defense spending and coordinate and integrate its arms manufacturing processes so that it can ultimately defend itself against Russian aggression if it comes to a point that it can no longer trust the Americans to help out.

away from the long-term security guarantees that it's always had for Europe and that Europe as a result needs to step up and really aggressively and urgently increase its defense spending and coordinate and integrate its arms manufacturing processes so that it can ultimately defend itself against Russian aggression if it comes to a point that it can no longer trust the Americans to help out.

away from the long-term security guarantees that it's always had for Europe and that Europe as a result needs to step up and really aggressively and urgently increase its defense spending and coordinate and integrate its arms manufacturing processes so that it can ultimately defend itself against Russian aggression if it comes to a point that it can no longer trust the Americans to help out.