The Middle East braces for the possibility of a full-scale war between Israel and Iran-backed forces after the assassinations of Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr; Venezuelans protest the results of the presidential election that grant incumbent President Nicolás Maduro a third term; the Edinburgh Festival Fringe spotlights wide-ranging, new talent; imprisoned journalists in Russia are freed in a major prisoner swap; and militant groups kill troops from Russia’s private military company Wagner Group, including a Wagner commander, in Mali.  
 
Mentioned on the Podcast
 
Steven A. Cook, “Are Israel and Iran Headed for All Out War?,” CFR.org
 
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
 
Edinburgh Festival Fringe App
 
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Recommendation Lists: Independent, Playbill, and Time Out Magazine
 
Kali Robinson, “What Is Hamas?,” CFR.org

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