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    Israel's major offensive in Gaza City continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 46:47


    Israel's military has declared Gaza City a combat zone, as it prepares to seize the territory's largest population zone. The military said that humanitarian pauses in fighting were being halted.Also on the programme: a Thai opposition leader says he's got enough support to form the next government after the constitutional court sacked yet another prime minister; and we hear about a new version of the band Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody by South Africa's Ndlovu's Youth Choir - in isiZulu. (Picture: Israeli missile strike on Gaza City. Credit: Reuters)

    Thailand's prime minister removed from office

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 47:28


    Thailand's Constitutional Court has removed the prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, over her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia. We hear reaction from her party, and also ask what the news tells us about the country's turbulent politics.Also in the programme: why many small businesses around the world are now unable to send parcels to the US; and we report on how a group of Rohingya refugees were deported and left in the sea by the Indian authorities.(IMAGE: Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra leaves following a press conference after the Constitutional Court ruled to remove her from office in a high-profile ethics case, following a leaked phone conversation between her and Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen, at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, August 29, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)

    EU ambassador to Ukraine: 'Putin has zero interest in peace'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 47:27


    European leaders express outrage after Russian strikes kill 21 and damage EU's HQ. The EU's ambassador to Kyiv, Katarina Mathernova says "Putin has zero interest in peace".Also in the programme: EU triggers sanctions snap-back on Iran; and a new exhibition of GGonzo artist Ralph Steadman's drawings.(Image: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech following the latest Russian attacks on Kyiv. Credit: EPA)

    Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 15 people

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 47:26


    At least fifteen people have been killed in Ukraine after a night of heavy Russian bombardment. Ukraine's air force says more than six-hundred drones and missiles were fired by Moscow - the second highest number since the war began. The EU accused Russia of targeting it after its diplomatic mission in Kyiv was hit. Also in the programme: President Trump sacks the head of the US Centres for Disease Control; the epic journey of a pregnant Sudanese woman across her war ravaged country; and we hear from New Orleans on the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.(Photo: Rescue crews outside an apartment building that was destroyed in the strike. Credit: Reuters)

    Israeli military says Gaza City evacuation is ‘inevitable'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 47:36


    President Trump has held a meeting to discuss post-war plans for the Palestinian territory, as his secretary of state meets the Israeli foreign minister.Also in the programme: The parents of an American teenager who ended his own life are suing OpenAI alleging that its chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged his suicide; and the discovery of a dinosaur with metre-long spikes.(Photo: Displaced Palestinians flee from an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, August 26, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Ebrahim Hajjaj)

    Trump's 50% tariff on India kicks in

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 47:16


    Donald Trump's steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, weeks after the US president issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% penalty on India over its purchases of Russian oil and weapons. Also on the programme, we speak a US senator recently back from Syria on the situation in the country; and, how a K-Pop animated movie became Netflix's biggest hit.(Photo: A man counts Indian currency notes at a shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis)

    Trump's stand-off with the Federal Reserve bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 42:30


    A US central bank governor, Lisa Cook, has launched legal proceedings to try to thwart President Trump's attempt to fire her. We get the latest on Trump's attempt to keep the bank to heel, and speak to a former senior economist at the Fed, Kenneth Rogoff. Also in the programme, the Israeli military reveals results of an initial probe into yesterday's attack on a Gaza hospital, which killed 20 people including well-known journalists. And American pop superstar Taylor Swift announces her engagement to her partner Travis Kelce.(Photo: President Trump in the White House on August 25, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

    Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 44:46


    Donald Trump has sacked a Federal Reserve governor for alleged mortgage fraud, as he steps up attempts to exert control over the US central bank. In a statement, Mr Trump accused Lisa Cook of gross negligence. He has said he will only appoint governors who support his position.Also, the head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar, Australia has accused Iran of directing antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney, and is expelling Tehran's ambassador, and the fight in Florida over Alligator Alcatraz.(Photo: Cook is one of seven members of the Fed's board of governors and the first African American woman to serve in the role. Credit: Reuters)

    Five journalists among 20 killed in strike on Gaza hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 47:29


    The Israeli prime minister has expressed deep regret at what he called a tragic mishap at a hospital in southern Gaza, in which at least 20 people were killed. Five journalists were among the dead as a result of an Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. We speak to a journalist who knew one of those killed, Mariam Dagga.Also in the programme: As the Russian army edges forward into eastern Ukraine, we'll hear from people living on the frontline; and why an American reality TV dating show has a booming fanbase in Nigeria.(Photo: Freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, who had been working with the Associated Press and other outlets since the start of the Gaza war, poses for a portrait in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 14, 2024. She was among those killed Monday in an Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Credit: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

    Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 47:28


    Ukrainian soldiers on the eastern frontline have told the BBC they're suffering high casualty rates, as they continue to repel Russian attacks.We'll hear from those on the frontline in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a region Russia's president Vladimir Putin wants to control.Also in the programme: As Israeli strikes hit Gaza's last functioning hospital in the south, we hear from an eye witness; and we have an appreciation of Jerry Adler - the man who played the fixer for one of TV's most memorable crime families.(Photo shows a mother hugging her son before he is evacuated from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Credit: BBC News)

    Israel hits Houthi targets in Yemen's capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 46:26


    Israel says its latest airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen have destroyed the presidential palace in Sanaa along with the city's power station. Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iranian- backed group was paying a heavy price for its attacks on Israel. The Houthis say the Israeli strikes killed four people. Also in the programme: Serbia's president promises to lower the cost of living to quell anti-government demonstrations; what Spotify playlists tell us about the habits of moguls and politicians; and the children learning to make music in the midst of the war in Gaza.(Photo: Photo: Child overlooking smoke rising in Sanaa. Credit: Shutterstock)

    Ukraine marks 34 years of independence with defiant message

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 46:20


    Ceremonies have been taking place today in Ukraine to mark 34 years since the country gained its independence from the Soviet Union. President Zelensky said that, three-and-a-half years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine would not settle for anything less than a just and lasting peace. The BBC's Zhanna Bezpiatchuk tells us about the mood in Kyiv today.Also in the programme: the Nigerian military says it's killed more than 30 jihadists in recent air strikes; and the Palestinian teachers in a displacement camp in Gaza City who are sharing their musical knowledge with children. (Photo: A Ukrainian flag flutters next to the Independence Monument at the Independence Square in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, 23rd August 2025. Credit: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA/Shutterstock)

    Ghislaine Maxwell denies seeing 'inappropriate' conduct by Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 47:12


    The US justice department has released transcripts of its recent interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In them, Maxwell denied the existence of any "client list" kept by Epstein. She also said she'd never seen President Trump acting inappropriately.Also in the programme: A day after a famine is declared in Gaza City - aid agencies in the Gaza Strip say they're afraid the hunger will spread; the folk singer who found she'd released a new album when she hadn't; and we'll hear the case for and against the sensitivity reader. (Photo: Court sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell during jury selection in New York, November 17th 2021 Credit: REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg)

    Unicef fears famine will spread in Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 47:28


    A day after a famine is confirmed in Gaza City, a spokesperson for the UN children's agency Unicef lls us she's afraid hunger will spread. We ask the Norwegian government what other countries can do to put pressure on Israel to let in aid.Also in the programme: Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell tells the authorities she never saw President Trump in any compromising situations, and there is no ‘list'; but how credible is a convicted criminal seeking release? And we discuss whether novels really benefit from “sensitivity readers”.(Image: Palestinian doctor Ahmed Basal examines a child for malnutrition at Al-Rantisi Hospital in Gaza City, 7 August, 2025. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/ Reuters)

    The UN says there is famine in Gaza City

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 44:28


    The UN's top humanitarian official Tom Fletcher says the report on the famine in Gaza City is 'irrefutable testimony'. But Israel categorically denies any claims of famine. Also in the programme: the FBI raids the home of President Trump's former advisor John Bolton; and the Indian government cracks down on online gambling.(Image: A child reacts surrounded by pots as Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on 21 August 2025. Credit: Reuters/Hatem Khaled)

    UN-backed body confirms famine in Gaza City

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 47:20


    A report by the internationally recognised body for determining global food insecurity has confirmed that there is now famine in Gaza City. The IPC warns that the dire situation is likely to expand to other parts of the territory by the end of next month - with half-a-million people in Gaza facing catastrophic conditions. Israel denies there is famine in the territory.Also in the programme: Spain's most famous architect on the path to sainthood; and the dinosaur with the 'eye-catching sail'.(File photo: Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Hatem Khaled)

    Israel will begin talks to free all hostages, Netanyahu says

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 47:27


    Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the start of negotiations to end the war in Gaza on ‘Israel's terms'. He said those included the release of all hostages held by Hamas. This comes as he approves plans to take over Gaza City. Also in the programme; why political parties in the United States are seeking to manipulate the boundaries of electoral constituencies; the new research that confirms there are four species of giraffe.(File Picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a reception in Jerusalem on August 13, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool)

    Israel launches new assault on Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 47:28


    Israel has launched a new assault on Gaza, stepping up its bombardment of northern suburbs Gaza City. We'll hear from a journalist in the city.Also in the programme: A torrent of Russian drones and missiles have hit Ukraine; a warning that AI might bring on psychosis; and the impact of tourism on Antarctica.(Photo:  Palestinian family fleeing Gaza City.  Credit: Reuters)

    Israel says offensive in Gaza City has begun

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 47:27


    Israel says it's widened its offensive in Gaza City has begun, while also approving the construction of a settlement that largely splits the occupied West Bank. Newshour hears from Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, a member of the Religious Zionism party, and from Mustafa Barghouti, general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative.Also in the programme: the ongoing deportation raids in California; and the battle to save one of the world's tallest trees from fire.(Picture: Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim)

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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 46:14


    Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

    Israel says not interested in “partial deal” with Hamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 47:29


    A day after Hamas accepts a new ceasefire proposal in Gaza, an Israeli government spokesman tells us Israel is not interested in a “partial deal. We ask what's changed since Israel backed a very similar proposal three months ago.Also in the programme: the White House says work continues on hammering out security guarantees for Ukraine; and a cocoa connoisseur on new scientific insights into what makes great chocolate.(IMAGE: Israeli tanks deployed along the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, 19 August 2025. / CREDIT: Photo by ATEF SAFADI/EPA/Shutterstock (15447793c))

    Zelensky hails talks with Trump and European leaders as "significant"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 47:27


    President Volodymyr Zelensky says work has already started on security guarantees for Ukraine after talks in Washington about how to end the war. But there's been no let up in Russian attacks on Ukraine - with oil and gas infrastructure targeted overnight.Also in the programme: Mediators await Israeli response to new Gaza ceasefire proposal; entire church begins two-day journey across Swedish city; and the women trapped in Afghanistan's mental health system. (Photo credit: EPA)

    Zelensky meets Trump to talk peace, again

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 47:27


    The Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky visits the White House, six months after an Oval Office dressing down, and three days after Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin. Several European leaders also flew to DC to show support for Ukraine. But is there any evidence of any progress towards peace? And on what terms? Also in the programme: as Hamas says it accepts the latest Gaza ceasefire offer, our correspondent Lucy Williamson reports from the West Bank, where she witnessed Palestinian farmers being attacked by settlers; plus a cartographer explains why many maps literally distort our picture of the world - a problem the African Union has now joined calls to correct.(IMAGE: United States President Donald J Trump (R) meets President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 August 2025 / CREDIT: Photo by PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock)

    Russian strikes across Ukraine ahead of talks in Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 47:23


    President Zelensky has condemned the latest deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine, ahead of his talks with President Trump and European leaders in Washington. Mr Zelensky accused Russia of carrying out what he called demonstrative killings to 'humiliate diplomatic efforts' to end the war. Ukraine says at least ten people have been killed in strikes on Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.Also the Egyptian foreign minister and the Palestinian prime minister are visiting the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to highlight the need for more food aid to get through. We have an interview with the Palestinian prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa.And Croatian ultra-nationalist mega-gig exposes divided society.(Photo: A residential area damaged by strikes in Kharkiv, north-east Ukraine, on Monday. Credit: EPA)

    US offers Ukraine 'historic' security guarantees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 47:29


    Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, says Vladimir Putin has agreed to 'robust' security guarantees for Ukraine. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has welcomed the US offer - we'll get more details about what was discussed at the summit in Alaska.Also in the programme: the robots that imitate athletes; and we look back on the life of the English actor Terence Stamp, who has died aged 87.(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Brussels; 17 August 2025. Credit: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA/Shutterstock)

    European leaders to join Zelensky for key meeting in Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 47:27


    What next for Ukraine? EU leaders have said they intend to travel to Washington as President Zelensky prepares for talks with Trump. Also in the programme: Hostage families have called a general strike in Israel; and the great Mayan forest and efforts to save it.(Photograph: President Zelensky and Ursula Von der Leyen in Brussels. Credit: Shutterstock)

    Ukraine: Trump pushing ahead with diplomacy despite no breakthrough

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 47:29


    Vladimir Putin has reportedly demanded a Ukrainian withdrawal from the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for a freezing of front lines elsewhere. The Russian president made the demand during Friday's meeting with President Trump in Alaska, according to sources involved in the talks. We speak to Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.Also in the programme: Environmentalists have welcomed a deal signed by Mexico, Belize and Guatemala to protect the second large rainforest in the Americas; and are mangoes good for diabetes?(Photo credit: Getty Images)

    Trump touts progress towards peace deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 47:30


    Donald Trump has said he, along with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, have determined that a peace agreement was preferable to a ceasefire in the conflict between the two warring nations.The announcement comes after Mr Trump's high-profile summit in Alaska with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin ended without an agreement.We'll hear a Ukrainian response to the sight of President Putin being given a red carpet welcome in Alaska and get reaction fom the foreign minister of the Czech Republic.Also in the programme: Violent clashes erupt in Serbia's capital after demonstrations by pro-government and anti-corruption groups; and we mark 80 years since the publication of George Orwell's Animal Farm.(Photo shows US.president Donald Trump at a press conference with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska,on 15th August 2025. Jeenah Moon/Reuters)

    Putin and Trump meet in Alaska

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 47:17


    The world's media watches as the presidents of Russia and the USA meet in Alaska. Russian officials say they want to discuss broad US-Russian relations, but on Air Force One President Trump said he wanted to focus on Ukraine. Also on the programme: we hear from an Indian soldier who saw the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and the people trying to crack an unsolved code sitting right outside the CIA's headquarters. (IMAGE: Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, 15 August CREDIT: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

    Can Trump and Putin strike a deal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 47:27


    Can Donald Trump strike a deal with Vladimir Putin in Alaska today and get a ceasefire in Ukraine - and if so, on what terms? President Trump has previously spoken of 'land swaps' but Kyiv has already rejected the idea. We hear from a teenager who lived under Russian occupation in the Donbas for 10 years, and recently escaped.Also in the programme: the world marks 80 years since Japan surrendered, ending World War Two; and as talks on a global plastics treaty collapse – again – is there any hope countries can ever agree?

    UN calls on Israel to reverse new settlement plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 43:11


    There's been fierce international criticism of Israeli plans to build more than three-thousand homes in a controversial settlement in the occupied West Bank. The country's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the move - which will split the territory - will "bury the idea of a Palestinian state". Britain's foreign secretary, David Lammy, described the plan as a "flagrant breach of international law" that "must be stopped". Also in the programme: Humanitarian workers in Sudan say they lack the resources to deal with a deadly cholera outbreak in camps for people displaced by the civil war; what sort of welcome are Alaskans preparing for President Putin; and why are some female Australian birds developing male sex organs. (Photo: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

    What's happened to Ukraine's missing children?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 48:25


    Ahead of the Trump / Putin meeting in Alaska, we ask what's happened to Ukraine's missing children? Ukraine says thousands have been taken by Russian forces - many indoctrinated in Russian military schools – and some are now fighting on the frontline against their home country.Also in the programme: what are Israelis now thinking and saying about the war in Gaza – and how well informed are people about the conflict? Plus the good news that medication for ADHD may also reduce suicidal behaviours and substance misuse, and even make people less likely to have transport accidents and commit crime.(IMAGE: Children's handprints decorate the wall of the culture centre of the Ukrainian frontline village of Kalynove, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 11, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura)

    European leaders give upbeat account of their talks with President Trump ahead of his meeting with Putin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 42:56


    The US president reportedly told European leaders that his goal for the summit was to secure a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow. Poland's president, Karol Nawrocki, was one of the Nato leaders on the call with the Donald Trump. We'll hear from his foreign policy advisor, Marcin Przydacz.Also on the programme: Lebanon's president Joseph Aoun has warned against foreign interference in the country's affairs during a visit by a senior Iranian official, as his government takes steps towards disarming Hezbollah; and we'll hear about one project in Australia that's hoping to ease the world's rare earth bottleneck.(Photo: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he hosts an event at the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, in Washington, DC, USA, 13 August 2025. Credit: WILL OLIVER/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)

    Intense diplomacy ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 42:36


    European leaders are holding talks with Ukraine's President Zelensky ahead of a Trump-Putin summit on Friday. We hear about the latest developments on the frontline in Ukraine. Also in the programme: Will a $5m bounty help capture Haiti's most powerful gang leader? And how toothpaste made from hair could help repair teeth. (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) attend an online meeting with other European leaders to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2025. Credit: John Macdougall/Pool/ EPA/Shutterstock)

    Zelensky vows to reject any Russian proposal to cede territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 43:58


    President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will not abandon the eastern Donbas region -- which has been partially seized by Russia and its proxy forces since Twenty- Fourteen. He warned doing so would give Russia a springboard for future attacks on other areas.Also in the programme: We'll hear from the UN investigator on systematic abuses spreading in Myanmar; a warning over changes to federal funds for scientific research in the US; North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia; and can cats get dementia?(Photo credit: EPA)

    The Gaza girl dreaming of becoming a famous violinist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 2:51


    Amid the devastation in Gaza, remarkable stories of hope and resilience do emerge. Sixteen-year-old Sama Nijm, a gifted violinist from Gaza, is using music to bring comfort and healing to the youngest victims of the conflict. Some of the children have lost their parents, and in some cases, their limbs or arms. BBC Newsday's Charlene Rodrigues spoke to Sama, and began by asking her what inspired her to become a violin teacher in the midst of war.

    North Korean workers describe “slave-like” conditions in Russia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 46:17


    Russia has been trying to tackle a significant labour shortage by recruiting North Koreans; the BBC has been speaking to some of them. Also in the programme: the American surgeon recycling surgical pins and plates in Gaza; and how studying cat dementia can help humans.Photograph: President Putin and Kim Jung Un meeting in Pyongyang in 2024. Credit: Reuters.

    Condemnation of Israel's killing of Al Jazeera journalists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 47:28


    Funerals have been held in Gaza City for five journalists from the news channel Al Jazeera who were killed in a targeted Israeli strike on Sunday night - including the prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif. The BBC understands before the war, he worked for a Hamas media team, but Israel accuses him of posing as a journalist, while serving as the head of a Hamas cell. We'll speak to war correspondent Jon Lee Anderson about the killings.Also on the programme: Donald Trump says he's sending in the National Guard to regain control of the hell-scape that he says Washington DC has become; And we'll hear about the beachside solution that's being offered to inveterate snorers.(Picture:Palestinians inspect the destroyed tent of the Al Jazeera team following an Israeli strike, outside the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 11 August 2025. Credit: Photo by MOHAMMED SABER/EPA/Shutterstock)

    Funerals held for Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 47:29


    The Israeli military says it targeted 28-year-old correspondent Anas al-Sharif, alleging he had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas", but has produced little evidence to support that claim. We speak to Al Jazeera's Managing Editor. Also in the programme: The Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay has died from wounds sustained when he was shot at a campaign rally in June; and mentally fit at 96 - we meet the man willing to have his mental arithmetic tested on a television gameshow. (Photo: Al Jazeera staff members gather at the network's studios, to remember their colleagues Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and another colleague, who were killed in Gaza City by an Israeli strike. Credit: Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

    Prime Minister Netanyahu defends his plan to seize Gaza City

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 47:28


    Israel's Prime Minister defends his plan to seize Gaza City - but the cousin of an Israeli hostage tells us it's a terrible idea, and explains why he's supporting the call for a general strike in protest.Also in the programme: what Russians want from the Putin-Trump summit on Ukraine; and the last news hawker of Paris, about to be honoured by President Macron.(IMAGE: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu holds a press conference for international media, Jerusalem, Israel - 10 Aug 2025/ CREDIT: ABIR SULTAN/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)

    European powers say Ukraine must have say in peace talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 47:28


    The leaders of Europe's largest military and economic powers have issued a statement, saying that Ukraine must play a role in peace talks, ahead of a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Sergie Marvov, former member of parliament for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party tells our programme that Russia will demand that European troops cannot be stationed in Ukraine following any ceasefire deal. Also in the programme: Mo Salah criticizes UEFA after the killing of Palestinian footballer Suleiman Obeid during an Israeli strike in Gaza. We get the reaction of the Palestinian national football team manager Ehab Abu Jazar; and amid a deadlock over global negotiations to end single use plastics, we hear from John Chweya, President of the Kenya National Waste Pickers Welfare Association.Picture: Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk walk to attend a joint press conference following a meeting of the 'Coalition of the willing' at the Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of the president of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 May 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Credit: SERGEY DOLZHENKO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

    Hundreds arrested in London Palestine protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 47:28


    Hundreds of people have been arrested in London for protesting against the UK government's decision to ban the group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. We hear from one of the protest organisers, who says the right to free speech is being undermined, and from the Board of Deputies of British Jews, which supports the move.Also in the programme: after President Trump talked about Ukraine giving up territory to Russia, President Zelensky says that's not happening; and the protests in Mexico City against foreign expat gentrification.(IMAGE: Supporters of Palestine Action attend a mass protest organized by the Defend Our Juries group as part of their campaign to end the proscription of Palestine Action, in Parliament Square, London, Britain, 09 August 2025 / CREDIT: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA/Shutterstock)

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