Blinken continues diplomacy in Jordan and Qatar

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is meeting the leaders of Jordan and Qatar today, in the hope of limiting the spread of war across the Middle East. Israel's war on Hamas began exactly three months ago today after Hamas attacks left 1,200 people dead in southern Israel. More than 22,000 Palestinians have been killed since then.

Also in the programme: presidential elections are being held in Taiwan next Saturday and the results could have a huge impact on the country's relations with China; and what explains the success of 16-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler?

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Yasmeen Serhan, a US-born foreign affairs writer for Time magazine, based in London and Olly Haynes, a British freelance journalist and writer who covers 'social movements'.

(Picture: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Amman, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Jordan January 6, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool)