Watch: The Week That Was with Tim Marshall

In this edition, Tim covers Saudi Arabia’s ambition 'transform the kingdom', Kurdistan’s move to “freeze” its declaration of independence, and the rising tension in Spain.

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.

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