Today the United Kingdom gets its seventh prime minister in ten years as Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, enters number 10. The list of challenges for Burnham is long, from high energy costs and tax burden, to the task of placating President Donald Trump. Lucy Fisher is the Whitehall Editor for The Financial Times and she joins the show from London.  

Also on today's show: former British National Security Adviser Peter Ricketts; Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk; former Tallahassee police officer Seth Stoughton 

 

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The US is preparing to host the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, who will face off at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Behind the excitement though, a swell of discontent is sweeping America. Federal agents have killed two people as Trump's immigration crackdown intensifies, and Trump himself is again attacking America's electoral processes. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill joins Christiane to discuss.  

Also on today's show: actor Anthony Hopkins (from the archives); author Rashad Robinson 

 

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Tonight, a world exclusive: The International Criminal Court, whose mission is global justice and accountability, faces serious allegations against their Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan. Khan has spoken publicly in recent weeks, in interviews and public addresses, denying the allegations. Tonight we hear from the woman accusing him — her name is Sarah. She has asked us not to broadcast her last name. She has worked at the ICC since 2017 and is still employed there. She says she never wanted to be in this position; it is still difficult for her to talk about.  

Also on today's show: Another woman who accuses Khan of past sexual misconduct, which he denies; Sareta Ashraph, Karim Khan's legal counsel 

 

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America launched multiple strikes on Iran this morning, another in a wave of attacks over the past several days. Iran responded, launching multiple drone and missile strikes on U.S. military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Just across the border, Israel is watching all of this and increasingly at odds with the White House over Iran. Ophir Falk, a key foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, joins Christiane from Jerusalem.  

Also on today's show: Leslie Vinjamuri, President and CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Lucy Schiller, Author, "Aging Out" 

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Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old husband and father, reportedly possessing a social security number and the legal right to work in the US, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents on the street in Maine on Monday. Guerrero is the fourth person to have been killed by ICE agents this year alone. The surge of violence is again igniting anger at Trump's aggressive immigration agenda, and the apparent lack of accountability for ICE agents. Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joins the show from Washington DC to discuss.  

Also on today's show: Rachel Goodman, Free Expression Special Counsel, Protect Democracy; Jocelyn Kiley, Director of Research, Pew Research Center 

 

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Senator Lindsey Graham, an emblematic figure of the Republican party, passed away on Saturday at the age of 71. Once a critic of Donald Trump, he turned into one of the president's strongest allies, and also strongly backed the US-Israeli war with Iran. Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake used to work alongside Graham but had significantly different views on President Trump. He joins the show to discuss.  

Also on today's show: Rose Horowitch, staff writer, The Atlantic; domestic violence prevention advocate Doreen Dodgen-Magee 

 

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At the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump declares “love and unity” with allies, and Europe signals it is taking more responsibility for its own defense. Christiane speaks with former US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about what the summit revealed and growing uncertainty around the fragile Iran truce. Then, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III responds to White House broadsides accusing the institution of having a “radical, activist ideology.” Will Ripley reports from Taiwan on China’s striking mock-up of a U.S. warship in the Xinjiang desert. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May joins Christiane to discuss CNN’s new documentary The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door about the Novichok attack in England in 2018, and they discuss the threat Russia still poses to the West. From the archives, Christiane looks back at Beirut in 1993, a city emerging from civil war and still symbolic of Lebanon’s repeated cycle of destruction and rebirth. And finally, Spain’s Running of the Bulls festivities explode across Pamplona, 100 years since Ernest Hemingway immortalized them in The Sun Also Rises.

Air date: July 11, 2026

Guests:

Julianne Smith

Lonnie G. Bunch III

Theresa May

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Now that NATO leaders have returned home from this week's summit, the question is what, if anything, was accomplished? Is the alliance more united, or have its underlying divisions simply been pushed to another day? For answers we turn to former US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith. 

Also on today's show: , former UK Prime Minister Theresa May; singer/songwriter Angelique Kidjo 

 

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The US and Iran are once again trading threats and strikes with a peace deal in the balance. CNN's Fred Pleitgen regional expert Mehran Kamrava report on the state of play. Then, we discuss terror in the West Bank, where Palestinians live under constant threat. Politician Mustafa Barghouti joins Christiane from Ramallah. And with the far right ascendant in Europe, can the center hold?

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After trading strikes overnight, are the US and Iran still in a truce? Not according to President Trump, who declared the deal with Iran "over" and promised more bombing tonight. CNN Senior White House Reporter joins Christiane from the NATO summit in Ankara to discuss the latest developments.  

Also on today's show: Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Program, Chatham House; Carl Bildt, Former Swedish Prime Minister & Ivo Daalder, Former US Ambassador to NATO; CNN World Sport's Amanda Davies 

 

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NATO leaders are gathered in Turkey for a summit that will test whether unity can hold, after a year of deepening tensions between the US and its allies. Joining the show to discuss are New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger and former US Ambassador to Turkey and Iraq James Jeffrey. 

Also on the show: Kholood Khair, Sudanese Political Analyst & Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director, Humanitarian Research Lab, Yale; CNN Senior International Correspondent Melissa Bell; David Wallace-Wells, author, "The Uninhabitable Earth" 

 

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