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SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellites systems help guide drones towards military targets in Russia and track incoming threats to Ukraine. Elon Musk suggests that the Pentagon, or President Trump, may be behind restrictions on the speed at which some of Ukraine's weapons can travel and still stay connected to the network. Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, tells us why he wants the United States to offer more support to Ukraine, not less. Also in the programme: Fresh attempts to curb the number of cyclists jumping red lights in London. And horse-drawn carriages may be a staple of New York City’s Central Park, but concerns over safety and animal welfare mean their days may be numbered.

Doctors took out the tumour during a ninety-minute procedure at the Gemilli Hospital in Rome. Also on the programme: a warning from MI5 on terrorists using AI; the woman who cast RJ Mitte in Breaking Bad remembers a star who broke down barriers for actors with disabilities; and computer-generated birdsong to help endangered species.

The PM says "deeper cooperation" on some key issues - including youth mobility, food and drink, and energy - would help drive economic growth in the UK. But Oliver Lewis, who worked for Boris Johnson as deputy chief negotiator for the UK Government in the UK-EU trade negotiations, tell us the move would be "a real step backwards". Also in the programme: We speak to this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay. And we hear from a group of 21 shanty singers testing out the acoustics of a soon-to-reopen tin mine in Cornwall.

President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal with Vladimir Putin to "immediately release" Russian diesel into the global market. The agreement is designed to lower fuel prices in the US - Ukraine's President Zelensky described the US actions as a "gift to Putin". Also on the programme: New US sanctions could "dismantle" the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former prosecutor Sir Geoffrey Nice discusses what this could mean for the institution. A Russian journalist tells us why he is now viewed as persona non grata in Latvia over his views on the war in Ukraine. And we hear how AI is cloning the voices of actors for use in advertising.

Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to choose a new MP after former Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he was standing down from Parliament last month. Labour is hoping to fight off a challenge from the Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, who has come under renewed criticism for a policy adopted by Green members declaring Zionism as racist. Also on the programme: Thames Valley Police has accepted that warrants obtained to search the homes of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor were unlawful. What does this mean for the ongoing investigation? And the Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.