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05.27.2023

The BBC has been investigating reports of possible war crimes on medical facilities and staff in Sudan, perpetrated by both sides in the conflict. Reports show bombing of hospitals, military occupation of healthcare facilities and the deliberate targeting of doctors. ...

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05.27.2023 Sudan: The BBC examines possible war crimes The BBC has been investigating reports of possible war crimes on medical facilities and staff in Sudan, perpetrated by both sides in the conflict. Reports show bombing of hospitals, military occupation of healthcare facilities and the deliberate targeting of doctors. ...
05.27.2023 Top Ukrainian official: We are ready to start a counter-offensive against Russian forces Ukraine is ready to launch its long-expected counter-offensive against Russian forces, one of the country's most senior security officials has told the BBC. Oleksiy Danilov would not name a date but said an assault to retake territory from President Vladimir ...
05.26.2023 Russia reports attack on its Ukraine border The governor of Russia’s southwestern Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said areas had come under heavy bombardment, suffering intense artillery and mortar shelling. He spoke of Ukraine hitting a whole string of villages following the arc of Russia’s border. Also on ...
05.26.2023 Surgery in a warzone A Russian missile's struck a clinic in Ukraine; we'll hear how Ukrainian surgeons are learning to deal with warzone injuries. Also in the programme: the Venezuelan government's army of twitter trolls; and the Afghan film-maker hoping to bring the suffering ...
05.25.2023 Russian mercenaries declare exit from Bakhmut Long: The head of Russia’s Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said they'd begun handing over control of the captured Ukrainian city to Moscow's army. Ukraine has dismissed claims that Bakhmut has fallen to Russia. We hear from military analyst Justin Crump ...
05.25.2023 DeSantis campaign launch hit by Twitter glitch A conversation with Twitter's owner Elon Musk was delayed when the platform malfunctioned. Ron DeSantis is seeking the Republican nomination for 2024's US presidential election. Also on the programme, Russia's Wagner mercenary group says its forces have begun withdrawing from ...
05.24.2023 Music legend Tina Turner dies The American Grammy award-winning singer, whose soul classics and pop hits like The Best and What's Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar, has died at the age of 83. The White House described her death as ...
05.23.2023 Russia says it has killed dozens of anti-Putin insurgents The Russian government has said that armed insurgents who crossed the border from Ukraine to launch attacks in Russia's Belgorod region have been defeated. Russia says 70 attackers were killed and insists the fighters are Ukrainian. But Kyiv has denied ...
05.23.2023 Sudan ceasefire: Will aid now be delivered? The United Nations says five weeks of fighting have created a catastrophe for people in Sudan. A new ceasefire has just started, so will aid now reach those in need? Also on the programme: who are the fighters who crossed ...
05.22.2023 What's going on in Belgorod? A group of saboteurs has crossed from Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region and clashes there have injured a number of people, Russian authorities say. Ukraine denies responsibility and said Russian citizens from two paramilitary groups were behind the attack. We'll ...
05.22.2023 Imran Khan: 'There is danger to my life' Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, says he fears that general elections due by October won't be held. He told the BBC he believed there was a danger to his life, but said much more worrying was the danger to ...
05.21.2023 G7 summit ends with support for Ukraine Over three days leaders of the G7 group of nations met in Hiroshima where they accused China of "economic coercision" and "malign practicies" and singled out Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Also in the programme: Votes are in for ...
05.21.2023 Zelensky denies Bakhmut has fallen at G7 summit On the final day of the G7 summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia still does not occupy the embattled city of Bakhmut. He also added that Russia will feel Ukraine’s long-awaited counter offensive when it comes. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries ...
05.20.2023 F-16s: Russia warns of escalation Russia says the F-16 deal means the West is continuing the path of escalation in the Ukraine conflict, something, it says, is fraught with "massive risks" for the West itself. We hear from a retired US Air Force Colonel about ...
05.20.2023 US Approves Fighter Jets For Ukraine Zelenskiy arrives at the G7 summit in Japan as the US allows allies to supply Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter jets. Russia says the F-16 deal means the West is continuing the path of escalation in the Ukraine conflict, something, ...
05.19.2023 Syria re-admitted to Arab League: Syrian opposition outraged Arab leaders have welcomed the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad back into the Arab League at a summit in Saudi Arabia. Mr Assad called for a new phase in regional cooperation in his first speech at the League since Syria was ...
05.19.2023 Syria's Assad at Arab League summit Once an outcast from the international community, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is attending an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia today. It's the first one he's attended since Syria was suspended from the regional body 12 years ago at the ...
05.18.2023 Italy floods: Questions grow about the official response More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving 13 people dead and forcing thousands from their homes after six months' rainfall fell in a day and a half. We speak to one man trying to clean up ...
05.18.2023 Rescue efforts continue after Italy floods More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in northern Italy, leaving nine people dead and forcing 13,000 from their homes. Six months' rainfall fell in a day and a half. Rescue efforts are continuing in following the devastating floods ...
05.17.2023 Global warming report sparks calls for urgent action Politicians and activists are calling for urgent action on fossil fuels after a report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation found that it’s now more likely than not that a key target – to limit global warming to no more ...
05.17.2023 Global warming set to break key limit – report Breaking the 1.5C threshold is a worrying sign that warming is accelerating and not slowing down. We speak to Dr Christopher Hewitt, climate director at the World Meteorological Agency about the report’s findings. Also on the programme: A Chinese comedy ...
05.16.2023 CEO of OpenAI testifies in US Senate The head of the company behind the artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT, has told the US Congress that the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) is essential. Mr Altman said a new agency should be formed to licence AI companies. Also on ...
05.16.2023 Kyiv hit by intense shelling After a night of heavy shelling, Kyiv faces a day of diplomacy as a senior Chinese official is set to arrive in Kyiv. Also in the programme: Today five people were found guilty for carrying out a jewellery heist in ...
05.15.2023 Turkey’s Erdogan will face second round Turkey’s battle for the presidency will go to a run-off, the supreme election council has now confirmed. A second round will go ahead on 28 May, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again taking on opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Also ...
05.15.2023 Turkey vote set for run-off Turkey's battle for the presidency looks almost certain to go to a second-round, with both contenders adamant they have victory in their grasp. Also in the programme: opposition claim victory in Thailand's election and a new Fukushima radio drama. (Photo: ...
05.14.2023 Both sides claim lead after Turkey election Counting is under way in Turkey with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing a tough challenge after 20 years in power. Early numbers have been released, with claim and counter-claim about who is ahead in Turkey's most closely-fought election in decades. ...
05.14.2023 Turkey decides on a future with or without President Erdogan Millions of Turks are voting in one of the most pivotal elections in the country's modern history to decide if Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains president after twenty years in power. Long queues formed early at polling stations. Turnout is expected ...
05.13.2023 Germany announces its biggest Ukraine military aid package yet Germany has announced its biggest military aid package yet for Ukraine. Tanks, ammunition, and air defence systems are all part of the deal worth almost $3 billion. It comes after Berlin's initial reluctance to send arms - is it better ...
05.13.2023 Campaigning for Sunday's election continues in Turkey Campaigning is still underway in Turkey ahead of Sunday's election, with President Erdogan facing what's been called the toughest challenge in his career. Also, Thais go to the polls and many are looking for a complete change. Plus the cyclone ...
05.12.2023 Thousands at US border as Title 42 ends Newshour’s James Coomarasamy takes the political temperature in Washington as Republicans and Democrats debate how to control the flow of migrants from Mexico. Also on the programme: Twitter has a new CEO, and South African member of parliament Obed Balega ...
05.12.2023 US pandemic-era border policy expires A new migration policy is in operation along the southern border of the United States following the expiry of Covid-era restrictions, known as Title 42. The new rules will penalise those crossing illegally with deportation and a ban on re-entering ...
05.11.2023 US braces for surge in migrants Hours before a Covid-era immigration policy known as Title 42 is due to expire, the US prepares for a surge of arrivals at its southern border. Also in the programme: UK gives Ukraine Shadow Storm missiles; and EU mulls AI ...
05.11.2023 Zelensky says Ukraine not yet ready for counter offensive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells the BBC’s Hugo Bachega his country needs more time before it launches a much-anticipated counter-offensive against occupying Russian forces, but that Ukrainian combat brigades are otherwise “ready”. Also in the programme: the Pakistani Supreme Court ...
05.10.2023 Israel and Gaza militants in heaviest fighting for months Israel says Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 400 rockets at it and that its military has hit about 110 militant targets in Gaza, in the heaviest fighting in nine months. We are live in Gaza and Jerusalem. ...
05.10.2023 Unrest in Pakistan as Imran Khan appears in court Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has appeared before a judge, a day after his arrest on corruption charges sparked nationwide protests. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested during protests, police say, since Mr Khan was held in Islamabad on ...
05.09.2023 Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer A jury in a New York court has determined that the former US president Donald Trump sexually abused the magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar. The court awarded about ...
05.09.2023 Israel kills militants and civilians in airstrikes on Gaza At least 13 Palestinians, including three commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Israel said it had launched an operation targeting militants who posed an imminent threat to its ...
05.08.2023 Epidemic of looting amid Sudan conflict As violence continues in Sudan, looting is causing shortages of basic supplies. We'll hear from an activist just outside the capital Khartoum, about what she's seen and why she has stayed where she is. Also in the programme: Serbia's amnesty ...
05.07.2023 Syria back in the Arab League The Arab League has readmitted Syria after more than a decade of suspension, as countries in the region push to normalise ties with President Bashar al-Assad. We hear from a former member of the Syrian opposition who is disappointed that ...
05.07.2023 IAEA boss warns of 'catastrophe' in Ukraine The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, warns of 'catastrophe' at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. He urges warring parties to get 'back to their senses' and agree over a 'set of principles' to protect ...
05.06.2023 King Charles III is crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla have waved at crowds and watched a flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their Coronation at Westminster Abbey. They were joined by other members of the Royal Family, including the ...
05.04.2023 Law and order breakdown in Sudan: Biden issues sanctions US President Joe Biden called the fighting in Sudan a betrayal of its people and issued an executive order authorising sanctions against the warring factions. We hear from a resident of Khartoum on the rise of robberies and violence in ...
05.03.2023 Kremlin drone: Ukraine denies it attacked Putin or Moscow Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an attempt on President Vladimir Putin's life. We speak to the BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg and an advisor ...
05.03.2023 Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to kill Putin Russia claims it has foiled an attempt by Ukraine to assassinate President Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin. Also in the programme: South Sudan's foreign minister on bringing peace to Sudan; and US Surgeon General warns of the ...
05.02.2023 New seven-day ceasefire agreed in Sudan Violence has forced roughly 100,000 people to flee Sudan's borders. We speak to one Khartoum resident about what life is like there at the moment. Also on the programme: The United Nations announces it will stay in Afghanistan to deliver ...
05.02.2023 AI ‘godfather’ warns of danger ahead A man widely regarded as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job at Google, warning about the risks posed by the technology he helped to develop. Dr Geoffrey Hinton joins a growing number of experts sharing their ...
05.01.2023 UN: Hundreds of thousands could flee Sudan Hundreds have been killed and thousands wounded, since fighting erupted in Sudan. We speak to the BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet who has been on board a Saudi ship that is picking up people fleeing the country. Also on ...
05.01.2023 Sudan crisis: humanitarian effort underway Air strikes have pounded Khartoum, despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee. More than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties believed to be much higher. Millions remain trapped in the Sudanese capital. Also ...
04.30.2023 Intense fighting in Khartoum Tens of thousands of Sudanese have abandoned their homes and are fleeing the country. Satellite images show long bus convoys at the Egyptian border and in Port Sudan there has been a rush for the limited spaces on ships heading ...
04.29.2023 Sudan exodus continues Fighting is continuing in parts of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Both the army and the RSF agreed to a ceasefire but it has not held. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the country. Our correspondent Lyse Doucet is in ...

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Sudan: The BBC examines possible war crimes

Top Ukrainian official: We are ready to start a counter-offensive against Russian forces

Russia reports attack on its Ukraine border

Surgery in a warzone

Russian mercenaries declare exit from Bakhmut

DeSantis campaign launch hit by Twitter glitch

Music legend Tina Turner dies

Russia says it has killed dozens of anti-Putin insurgents

Sudan ceasefire: Will aid now be delivered?

What's going on in Belgorod?

Imran Khan: 'There is danger to my life'

G7 summit ends with support for Ukraine

Zelensky denies Bakhmut has fallen at G7 summit

F-16s: Russia warns of escalation

US Approves Fighter Jets For Ukraine

Syria re-admitted to Arab League: Syrian opposition outraged

Syria's Assad at Arab League summit

Italy floods: Questions grow about the official response

Rescue efforts continue after Italy floods

Global warming report sparks calls for urgent action

Global warming set to break key limit – report

CEO of OpenAI testifies in US Senate

Kyiv hit by intense shelling

Turkey’s Erdogan will face second round

Turkey vote set for run-off

Both sides claim lead after Turkey election

Turkey decides on a future with or without President Erdogan

Germany announces its biggest Ukraine military aid package yet

Campaigning for Sunday's election continues in Turkey

Thousands at US border as Title 42 ends

US pandemic-era border policy expires

US braces for surge in migrants

Zelensky says Ukraine not yet ready for counter offensive

Israel and Gaza militants in heaviest fighting for months

Unrest in Pakistan as Imran Khan appears in court

Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer

Israel kills militants and civilians in airstrikes on Gaza

Epidemic of looting amid Sudan conflict

Syria back in the Arab League

IAEA boss warns of 'catastrophe' in Ukraine

King Charles III is crowned

Law and order breakdown in Sudan: Biden issues sanctions

Kremlin drone: Ukraine denies it attacked Putin or Moscow

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to kill Putin

New seven-day ceasefire agreed in Sudan

AI ‘godfather’ warns of danger ahead

UN: Hundreds of thousands could flee Sudan

Sudan crisis: humanitarian effort underway

Intense fighting in Khartoum

Sudan exodus continues

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