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Watch: The Week That Was with Tim Marshall

Tim covers the liberation of Raqqa, the continuing chaos of the Catalan referendum, the strength of President Xi Jinping and gives you the low down on the new Prime Minister of New Zealand

Tim Marshall speaks on The Week That Was
Tim Marshall speaks on The Week That Was

Welcome to The Week that Was, a video series from The National.

Watch as our resident current affairs commentator, British journalist and broadcaster Tim Marshall, recounts the big stories of the week from here, and around the world.

Updated: December 26, 2018 03:45 PM

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