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Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says at least 71 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike near the southern city of Khan Younis. Israeli defence sources are reported to have described the incident as a "very significant" strike with reports a senior Hamas commander, Mohammed Deif, was the target.Also in the programme: Russia spies arrested in Australia; and Captain Flinders is buried again.(Picture: People mourn at Nasser hospital, following the killing of Palestinians in an Israeli strike at a tent camp, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 13, 2024. Credit: Reuters)

Nearly twenty US Congressional Democrats have publicly urged President Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race, amid concerns that his faculties are declining with age. He has vowed to stay on despite making several blunders. Could Vice-President Kamala Harris replace Mr Biden as candidate if he steps down?Also in the programme: UN peace talks to end Sudan's civil war fall through; and a new expedition seeks to explore the Titanic shipwreck.(Photo: US Vice-President Kamala Harris campaigning in Greensboro, North Carolina. Credit: Lesser)

Joe Biden has promised to stay on as Democratic presidential candidate despite making several faux pas at the recent NATO summit, including introducing President Zelensky as Putin. Also on the programme: the president of Colombia has called on the UN to make cocaine legal. He believes it will help bring peace to his country, which has battled an armed conflict for 60 years. And, do narcissists become more agreeable as they get older?(Photo: Joe Biden has faced accusations of being too old to run for US President. Credit: Shutterstock)

Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid. In response, former Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev said he hoped this would end "either with the disappearance of Ukraine, or NATO -- or better still, both”. A US State Department director tells Newshour that Russia is trying to “undermine the alliance and threaten” the war-torn nation. Also in the programme: US President Joe Biden prepares to take to the stage at a NATO summit news conference. Will he reassure critics that he is a competent candidate for the 2024 election? Moreover, researchers film male lions swimming over a mile to find mates - in a species first. We speak to a big cat expert. Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky hugs NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the 2024 NATO Conference in Washington DC, 11th July 2024. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

China has fiercely rejected accusations from Nato - whose leaders are meeting in Washington - that it's helping maintain Russia's war in Ukraine. The military alliance said Beijing had become Russia's "decisive enabler", with its "large-scale support for Russia’s defence industrial base". Beijing urged nations to reflect on the "root causes" of the war. Also on the programme: A survey of Jewish people in thirteen EU countries has found they continue to face high levels of antisemitism; the renewed pressures on US president Joe Biden to stand down; and early birds versus night owls, a new study has deemed one smarter than the other, we hear from both sides.(Picture:75th NATO Summit in Washington DC, USA - 11 Jul 2024 Credit: Alessandro di Meo/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Israeli leaflets dropped across Gaza City warn inhabitants to leave in advance of a new round of urban combat. An estimated quarter-of-a-million people are still living there. We hear from Israeli spokesman David Mencer and Sam Rose from UNWRA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza. Also in the programme: US actor Alec Baldwin appears in court accused of involuntary manslaughter after fatal filmset shooting; and the UK's 'sugar tax' shown to sharply reduce consumers' sugar intake.(Photo: Palestinians inspect damage after Israeli forces withdrew from Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza city. Credit: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)

NATO leaders gather in Washington DC, with the defence of Ukraine top of their agenda. We hear from a mother whose 12-year-old son survived Russia's missile attack on Kyiv's children's hospital on Monday. Also in the programme: a Democratic congressman defends the beleaguered US president; and the 16-year-old footballing sensation who just propelled Spain into the finals of the Euros.(IMAGE: Rescuers work at the site of a missile strike on the 'Okhmatdyt' children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine. A total of 29 people have been killed, including four children, and 117 others injured, including 10 children, as a result of shelling in Kyiv on 08 July / CREDIT: Maxym Marusenk / /EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

As NATO leaders meet, in Washington, for the organisation's seventy-fifth anniversary summit, war rages on in Europe. Should Ukraine be allowed to join the club - to protect it from Vladimir Putin? We speak to a former Deputy Secretary General of NATO about the likelihood of Ukraine joining the alliance. Also on the programme: campaigners in Australia are putting pressure on ministers to help more disabled people and those with medical conditions get visas; and the Danish capital Copenhagen announces plans to reward eco-friendly tourists with free food and activities.Photo: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO secretary-general attend a press conference, in Kyiv, April 29, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Peter.

NATO leaders meet in Washington, with Russia's attack on Kyiv's children's hospital expected to be on the agenda. Plus, what would a second Trump presidency mean for the alliance?Also in the programme: we hear from Congressman Adam Smith, the latest Democrat to say Joe Biden should stand down as the party's presidential candidate. And the people campaigning to overturn Australia's immigration ban on people with disabilities.(IMAGE: A view of the convention centre on the day of the NATO 75th Anniversary celebratory event in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Yves Herman)

Snap elections have produced a win for a left-wing coalition and a somewhat unexpected defeat for the far-right. But no party, or group of parties, has overall control and it isn't clear whether President Macron's gamble of calling those elections has paid off. We hear from one of their MPs.Russia's latest barrage of missile attacks has killed dozens of people, including at a children's hospital in Kyiv. And it comes the day before NATO holds its summit of leaders of the western world, in Washington.Pic: Deputy of LFI Matilde Panod (L) and leader of La France Insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Melenchon arrive to the Headquarter of the Party for a meeting in Paris Credit: Andre Pain/EPA)