This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including the ongoing hostage crisis in Gaza, the Gaza-Israel conflict from the perspective of a resident of Nativ Asara, the perspectives of Palestinians living in Ramallah on the war in Gaza, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's comments on the growing alliance between authoritarian powers, the presidential election runoff in Slovakia, the diplomatic crisis between Ecuador and Mexico, the recent losses of territory by the Myanmar military junta to opposition forces, and unrelated stories about the conflict in Myanmar, tension between Swiss farmers and conservationists, and the impact of Harry Styles' fame on his hometown of Holmes Chapel in England.