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The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly that the IDF offensive into Gaza City would continue. But shortly after his speech US President Trump said he was "close to a deal" on the Palestinian enclave. The deal is reported to include the potential for former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to head up a transition administration in the Gaza Strip. We speak to a US diplomat who worked with Sir Tony in the Middle East.

Also on the programme: former director of the FBI James Comey says he's paying the price for standing up to Donald Trump as he is criminally indicted for perjury. We hear from a former federal prosecutor.

And 200 years on from the first railway journey from Stockton to Darlington, we reflect on the music inspired by trains.

US President Donald Trump denies he's out for revenge, after the former FBI director James Comey is charged with lying to the US Congress. The president says he wants more prosecutions.

Also on the programme: Israel's prime minister tells the UN General Assembly that he's fighting Hamas on their behalf; and two centuries of passenger travel on the train - still going strong.

(Photo: The former FBI director posted a video to Instagram asserting that he is innocent and comparing Trump to a "tyrant". Credit: James Comey Instagram)

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Pierre Novellie, Sara Barron and Lucy Porter to break down the week in news. The panel unpack Trump's second state visit, the reserve banquet of seat fillers, foreign investment from the US, Ed Davey's Ancient Greek punishment, chimps drunk on fruit, and why Penny Mordaunt thinks it's no fun to be a Conservative anymore.

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In his address to the UN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and calls Palestinian recognition 'disgraceful'. Dozens of delegates walk out of his speech. Also: more than 200 suspected cyber scammers in Africa are arrested; young Ukrainian soldiers learn leadership skills at a British university; and 66 years after they were first produced in the Soviet Union, India finally pensions off its remaining fleet of Mig 21 fighter jets.

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Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva just days after several leading countries announced the recognition of Palestinian statehood. We speak to the father of an Israeli soldier who was captured on 7 October 2023. The father was at the UN and turned his back on the Israeli prime minister.

Also in the programme: the former FBI director James Comey, who led the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Trump campaign, has been indicted. We hear the latest; and after a breakthrough in the treatment of Huntingdon’s disease this week, we speak to Arlo Guthrie whose father Woody, the celebrated folk singer, died of the condition.

(Photo: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA. Credit: SARAH YENESEL/EPA/Shutterstock)

US President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of tariffs, including a 100% levy on branded or patented drug imports from 1 October - unless a company is building a factory in the US. We hear from Germany's VFA association of pharmaceutical companies.

And, the price of love - hundreds of alleged romance scammers are arrested as part of an international operation. The CEO of a dating app tells us how to protect users from scammers.

Tattoos were once reserved for rockstars or sailors, but are now part of a mainstream industry predicted to be worth $6.5 billion by 2033. So what's behind this booming trade?

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Malawi re-elects former President Peter Mutharika. At 85. How did he beat other contenders?

What's life like in Bunagana town along Uganda's recently reopened border with rebel held eastern DR Congo

Nigerian women push for more female MPs. Does reserving seats for women in parliament help ?

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Also, would you be happy to be part of a UK-wide digital I.D. scheme?

The former FBI boss James Comey has said he is innocent and welcomes a trial after being indicted on two criminal charges. Donald Trump has been seeking retribution after the FBI investigated his 2016 presidential campaign over possible ties to Russia. Also: TikTok avoids shut down with US operations to be handed to a group of investors, use of the party drug mephedrone soars in Russia, and new research suggests humans may have evolved half a million years earlier than previously thought.

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