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Feeding Gaza is now a complex, risky, multi-national operation. Dropping aid into Gaza from the sky is fast becoming a last resort to get food to starving people. The BBC's Lucy Williamson gains access to the US military's aid drop into Gaza. Also on the programme: Turkey prepares for local elections this Sunday where president Erdogan’s party hopes to regain Istanbul; and the previously unheard recordings of Marvin Gaye have been found in Belgium.(Picture: A US Airforce aircraft is loaded with Humanitarian Airdrops for Gaza Credit: US Central Command via REUTERS)

President Joe Biden says the US is working every day to secure the release of the Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia exactly a year ago. In a statement, Mr Biden said he'd told the journalist's parents he would never give up hope, and would continue to denounce the Kremlin for using Americans as "bargaining chips". Also in the programme: Israel's defence minister says his country will pursue Hezbollah wherever the militant group operates, after an attack on Syria; and the UK says it is almost doubling its aid for Sudan.(Picture: One year since Evan Gershkovich's arrest, a billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Wall Street Journal reporter. Credit: REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)

A year ago today Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was arrested in Russia and accused of being a spy. We ask how the US should go about securing his release, and what Russia is likely to demand in return.Also in the programme: Syria blames Israel for air and missile strikes near the city of Aleppo, in which more than thirty government soldiers are reported to have been killed; and why has pop queen Beyonce donned a cowboy hat and recorded an album of country music?(IMAGE: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024 / CREDIT: Moscow City Court's Press Office / Handout via REUTERS)

The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire who emerged as a high profile champion of cryptocurrency before his firm's dramatic collapse in 2022. He was found to have stolen billions from customers ahead of the failure. Also on the programme: the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take urgent action to ensure Palestinians in Gaza get basic food supplies; and the world's longest serving lifeguard on the rewards of the job.(Image: In this courtroom sketch FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried attends his sentencing hearing at Federal Court in New York City, U.S, on 28 March 2024. Credit: Reuters/Rosenberg)

Fighting between Israel and Hamas rages around three hospitals in Gaza. Meanwhile, could Israel's governing coalition collapse over the exemption from military service enjoyed by ultra-orthodox Jews? Also in the programme: how the two leaders of France's largest far-right party are trying to win over both young and old; and why Argentina's firebrand president is picking fights with his South American neighbours.(IMAGE: Smoke rises during an Israeli raid at Al Shifa hospital and the area around it, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City, March 21, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Dawoud Abu Alkas)

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

Days after the United States abstained from a vote at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel war, senior US politicians are urging President Joe Biden to restrict arms supply to Israel to change course in Gaza. We speak to Maryland Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen.Also in the programme: Latest from the scene of the collapsed bridge in Maryland; Thailand moves closer to becoming the first country in South-East Asia to recognise same-sex marriage; and are flying cars the future?(Photo: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Virginia, USA, Credit: MIchael Reynolds / Shutterstock)

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

A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a container ship. Rescuers are now searching for people in the River Patapsco, which the Francis Scott Key Bridge used to stand over. We get the latest from our correspondent at the scene and hear from a local café owner. Also in the programme: We hear from a resident in Gaza where the fighting continues despite a UN security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire; and might climate change spell the end of the traditional British pint?(Photo: Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship. Credit: Shutterstock)

Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report on the Jewish settlers who wish to return to Gaza, almost twenty years after the last settlement there was withdrawn. Also on the programme: we hear the latest on the long running woes at plane-making giant Boeing as its Chief Executive Dave Calhoun will step down by the end of this year; and the one hundred and twenty-five million dollar experiment to try to prove the existence of particles in the universe that have not yet been found. (Photo: UN Secretary-General Guterres in Jordan as UN Security Council prepares to vote for new resolution on Gaza ceasefire Credit: Mohammad Ali/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)