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On the show this week: • Trump’s war on news media goes global as BBC becomes his latest target • Syrian President al-Sharaa makes a landmark trip to the US filled with photo ops and political theatre • ‘Italian brainrot’ and the AI slop taking over our feeds Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/BNAPd_ur4-s

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