{"id":307545,"date":"2026-01-07T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-understand-why-european-leaders-when-they-issue-statements-do-so-with-panic-in-their-voice\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:00:13","slug":"i-understand-why-european-leaders-when-they-issue-statements-do-so-with-panic-in-their-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-understand-why-european-leaders-when-they-issue-statements-do-so-with-panic-in-their-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I understand why European leaders, when they issue statements, do so with panic in their voice.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IoIdA2lP2RQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'I understand why European leaders, when they issue statements, do so with panic in their voice.'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoIdA2lP2RQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Matt Frei and Anushka Asthana unpack a week of jaw-dropping headlines that upended geopolitics, following Trump&#8217;s military action in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Frei and Anushka Asthana unpack a week of jaw-dropping headlines that upended geopolitics, following Trump&#8217;s military action in Venezuela. 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