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A formal impeachment hearing will be opened against President Donald Trump. There's has been a lot of reaction to the news, but what is impeachment and what can history tell us about the process? Audio

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that the House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The move comes after it emerged that he withheld aid to Ukraine, pressing… Audio

All eyes on New York with Jacinda Ardern meeting US president and British PM there while Greta Thunberg rips into the politicians for doing little to address Climate Change at the UN. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is to meet Donald Trump for the first ever formal meeting. The US is a key securirty partner for NZ and an important trading partner.  Audio

US President continues outbursts and tirades on China trade at the G7. Executive Director of the NZ China Council, Stephen Jacobi joins the panel to talk about the trade war. Audio

Hong Kong is bracing for more mass protests over weekend as China warns it could use its power to quell demonstrations.

The warning come as President Donald Trump urged his Chinese counterpart, Xi… Audio

Professor Robert Wade argues that the Trump presidency is a symptom of an emerging syndrome in the world-at-large, which he thinks may last for 30 years. He links the spread of 'strongman' leaders… Audio

President Trump has been accused of racism over a tweet suggesting Democratic congresswomen "go back" to where they came from.  Audio

Officers, and even some Defense Department personnel, are worried President Trump's "Salute to America" will politicize the armed forces, on a day that has traditionally been about nonpartisan… Audio

Donald Trump has become the first sitting US President to set foot in North Korea, meeting Kim Jong Un in the demilitarized zone.  Audio

A culinary school graduate, Sother Teague began his hospitality career in restaurant kitchens, then worked as a research and technical chef on the Food Network series, Good Eats. He subsequently moved… Audio

Tensions are escalating between Iran and the United States, and there doesn't appear to be an off-ramp.  Audio

Donald Trump is on a charm offensive, as he begins a three-day visit to England's capital. But his bombastic nature always finds a way through, as London mayor Sadiq Khan discovered. Audio

From the US, Susan Milligan with the latest on the resignation of Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, amid growing border tensions. Also, a number of women have now come forward claiming… Audio

This week's Calling Home guest is Dr Jim Salinger who's currently in Pennsylvania in the U.S.  Audio