I'm Victor Sweezy, host of the Land in Between, from the Global Reporting Center.

Join us on a trip to the Republic of Georgia, a country at the crossroads of the EU and Putin's Russia.

From the tear gas-filled streets of the capital to the manicured gardens of a billionaire oligarch,

I'll take you to a critical moment in Georgia's history and explore what it

means for the future of our world order. Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Most of Europe has agreed to help the U.S. and Israel in their war against Iran, with one notable exception.

Spain has been terrible.

The president is threatening Spain with sanctions.

I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Werman.

Also today, Lebanon has been dragged into the fighting.

As well as actions were quite tasty, to say the least, and they've exposed Lebanon to a strategic

disaster.

And winning the cyber war with Iran is all about getting your message out first.

Early on, there is this information void, a heightened demand for knowing what's going on and a scarcer supply. Also in Nepal,

Gen Z voters could be kingmakers in this week's elections, and three men are arrested in the UK

on charges of spying for China. Today, here on the world.

This is the world. This is the world. I'm Marco Werman.

And I'm Carolyn Beeler. No relief on this fifth day of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth announced this morning that a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.

He said the two countries are hitting Iran while it's down and, quote, that's the way it should be.

And as President Trump said, more and larger waves are coming. We are just getting started.

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