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Podcast: Trending Middle East
Episode: US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah and Syria's breakthrough deal with SDF
Description: Ukrainian and US officials are holding three days of discussions in Jeddah in an effort to end the war with Russia. A deal signed by Syria’s interim government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has been welcomed by Arab countries. Negotiations over a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Doha.
This episode features Taylor Heyman, Assistant Foreign Editor and Jerusalem Correspondent Thomas Helm.