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• 04.19.2024

  US calls for calm after strike on Iran

  Following a presumed Israeli retaliatory strike on Iran, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins renewed international calls for de-escalation. Israel has not commented on the attack, which saw projectiles reach deep into Iran. Also on the programme:...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Presumed Israeli attack on Iran

  US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between the two countries. There are competing claims about the scale of the attack on...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Germany summons Russian ambassador over spy allegations

  Germany summons Russian ambassador over arrest of two men suspected of spying for Moscow. We’ll ask if Russian espionage activities are spreading across Europe. Also in the programme, Washington reimposes partial sanctions on Venezuela; the animals in David Bowie’s...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Gaza ceasefire talks: Could Qatar walk away?

  Qatar is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, the country's prime minister has said. Qatar has had a key role - along with Egypt and the US - in trying to secure a ceasefire between Israel...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Young men flee conscription in Myanmar

  As fighting continues between the Burmese military and rebels in Myanmar, young men are fleeing into Thailand to avoid the draft. We have a special report from the Thai border. And we ask why Myanmar's military government has moved the...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Fifty thousand Russian soldiers confirmed dead in Ukraine

  The BBC has discovered that the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year of the war. This overall death toll is eight times higher than the only official public acknowledgement of fatality numbers ever given by...

  
• 04.16.2024

  How will Israel respond to Iran’s attack?

  The Israeli military’s chief of staff said Tehran’s missile and drone attack would not go unanswered. But what could that look like? We speak to the former director of Israel’s spy agency, Mossad. Also on the programme: UK politicians vote...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Can the dream of "Digital India" become a reality?

  President Modi has said that India is no longer seen as a nation of "snake charmers and black magic", thanks to the IT skills of its youth. But will this affect the election? Also on the programme: one of Denmark's...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Donald Trump’s hush-money trial begins in New York

  Former US president Donald Trump begins what could be a six-week criminal trial in the US state of New York. The 77-year-old allegedly falsified business records to conceal hush-money payments to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. A pollster tells...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Iran says it has shown 'restraint' following strikes on Israel

  An Iranian spokesman said the strikes, involving more than 300 missiles and drones, were a limited act of self-defence. Israel's allies have been urging restraint. We hear from the Israeli government. We also hear from a view from Qatar, a...

  
• 04.14.2024

  G7 leaders call for restraint after Iran's attack on Israel

  A hastily arranged meeting of G7 leaders called by President Biden has urged restraint from all sides after Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu has been chairing a meeting of Israel's war cabinet. Iran says there will...

  
• 04.14.2024

  Israel says Iran confrontation 'not over yet' after shooting down drones from Tehran

  Israel says it and its allies have intercepted the vast majority of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran. Israel's Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, has said the confrontation with Iran is “not over yet". Iran said the...

  
• 04.13.2024

  Haiti announces transition council as gang violence rages

  The long-awaited political council has been put in charge in Haiti where armed gangs remain in control of the capital. We speak to a member of the new group nominally in charge. Also on the programme: The Israeli military...

  
• 04.13.2024

  Stabbing attack in a Sydney leaves 6 dead

  A man has fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre on Saturday. The police said the attacker "acted alone" that there is "no continuing threat" to the public. Also in the programme: as India’s general election starts...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Zelensky: We need US weapons aid or Russia wins war

  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for more weaponry, such as air defences and artillery, from his western allies to fend off Russian attacks. He has warned that if the US Congress continues to hold up a 62 billion dollar...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Famine in Sudan "almost inevitable" warns aid agency

  An aid agency working in Sudan has warned levels of hunger and malnutrition in Sudan after a year of civil war are much worse than previously thought. Médecins sans Frontières and other organisations say the breakdown of governance and infrastructure...

  
• 04.11.2024

  OJ Simpson, who was cleared of murder, dies aged 76

  Mr Simpson passed away at the age of 76. A sporting hero, film star and murder suspect, his fall from grace gripped and divided America. We speak to journalist Rolanda Watts, who covered his infamous trial. Also on the programme: The...

  
• 04.11.2024

  Myanmar military loses Thai border town

  Ethnic Karen fighters in Myanmar say they've taken the town of Myawaddy, the latest rebel advance against the ruling military. Defeated troops are said to have fled across the border to Thailand. Also in the programme: a billionaire property developer...

  
• 04.10.2024

  'Worst floods in decades' hit Kazakhstan and Russia

  Unseasonably warm temperatures in southern Russia and Kazakhstan have triggered fast-melting snow, causing unprecedented high rivers and flooding close to major cities. We speak to residents in Kazakhstan's badly affected areas. Also in the programme: Arizona Supreme Court reinstates...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Palestinians mark Eid amid destruction

  Palestinians in Gaza are marking Eid-al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, amid destruction. We speak to a freelance Palestinian journalist how she is marking the holiday. Also on the programme: World Athletics has announced it will become the first international...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Will Swiss climate ruling set a precedent?

  A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. The women, mostly in their 70s, said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Senior women win landmark climate case at top European court

  A group of elderly women from Switzerland, demanding that their government do more to tackle climate change, have won a landmark climate case at a top European court. We hear from a 76-year-old change-maker. Also on the programme: Israel...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Total solar eclipse across the Americas

  Excitement spreads from the Pacific Islands across Mexico and the United States as the sun disappears behind the moon: we hear from some of those who have been watching. Meanwhile, residents of Khan Yunis in Gaza return to find utter...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Will Gazans return to Khan Younis as Israeli troops withdraw?

  As Israeli troops pull out of Gaza's biggest city in the south, former residents of Khan Younis contemplate a return. Also on the programme: Rescuers in Mozambique search for survivors from a ferry carrying passengers fleeing a cholera outbreak; and...

  
• 04.07.2024

  Netanyahu: 'One step away from victory' in Gaza

  Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has insisted that it will complete the elimination of Hamas in Gaza, including in Rafah where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. He said Israel was ‘one step away from victory’. We speak to former...

  
• 04.07.2024

  Israel-Gaza: Six months on

  A new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are due to begin today in Cairo, exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current conflict. The Israeli military says it has withdrawn all ground troops on...

  
• 04.06.2024

  Protests in Israel as hostage body recovered

  The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering Elad Katzir, who was snatched from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Hamas attacks in October. His sister blamed...

  
• 04.06.2024

  Israeli army recovers body of hostage from Gaza

  The Israeli army has recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza, during an overnight operation in Khan Yunis. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering the man, who's been identified as Elad Katzir. Also in...

  
• 04.05.2024

  IDF officers sacked over fatal aid workers attack

  Aid organisations have stressed the need for an independent investigation into the deadly Israeli drone strike on an aid convoy after the IDF published its first account of the event. Also in the programme: The BBC's analysis of Israel's evacuation...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Israel military sacks senior officers after aid workers killed in Gaza

  The Israeli military has sacked two senior officers after seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza on Monday. The inquiry into the incident says some workers survived initial air strikes, but were killed...

  
• 04.04.2024

  US support to depend on Israel easing Gaza suffering

  President Biden tells Israel's prime minister that Washington's future policy on the Gaza conflict will depend on Israel taking new and immediate action to protect civilians and aid workers after the killing of humanitarian personnel by an Israeli strike. ...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: 'We must be doing something right'

  The Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has marked the alliance's 75th anniversary by saying "we must be doing something right". It has grown from 12 countries at its inception to 32. Its newest members, Sweden and Finland, abandoned their neutrality...

  
• 04.03.2024

  World Central Kitchen founder condemns Gaza strike

  The World Central Kitchen founder, Jose Andres, says Israeli forces deliberately targeted vehicles carrying people working for his organisation in Monday’s strikes in Gaza. Meanwhile, some world leaders have also condemned the attack that left seven people working for the...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Pressure for swift investigation into aid workers’ death

  In the wake of foreign aid workers' killed in Gaza, international calls are growing to curb arms sales to Israel and for a swift investigation into the deaths. We hear from a friend of Zomi Frankcom, one of the aid...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Israel condemned over killing of seven aid workers

  There's been widespread international condemnation of the deaths of seven foreign aid workers in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. We hear from a spokesman for the Israeli government and a US congresswoman. Also in the programme: the crisis on...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Gaza aid groups suspend operations after attack

  Seven aid workers in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli air strike. The US based-charity World Central Kitchen and other aid groups will suspend their operations. Also in the programme: Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Gaza: Israel pulls out of al-Shifa hospital

  Palestinian medics say they are recovering dozens of bodies from the remnants of Gaza's biggest hospital, Al Ahifa, after the Israeli army ended two weeks of intense bombardment. The IDF says hundreds of militants were killed and detained. The Gaza...

  
• 03.31.2024

  Opposition ahead in Turkish local elections

  Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party is on course to hold key positions in major cities, in municipal elections across the country. With more than half the votes counted, the opposition was on course for its strongest ever showing in...

  
• 03.31.2024

  Turkish vote: President Erdogan tries to regain power in Istanbul

  Millions of Turks vote in elections to decide who runs their biggest cities - and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can wrest back control from the opposition. Also in the programme: In Israel, after nearly six months of war...

  
• 03.30.2024

  UN observers wounded in southern Lebanon

  The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has expressed concern about extended Israeli shelling into the territory after three UNIFIL observers and their translator were injured by an explosion. Several Lebanese media reports blamed Israel for the incident, which they said...

  
• 03.30.2024

  Inside a US aid drop flight over Gaza

  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...

  
• 03.29.2024

  One year since Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia

  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...

  
• 03.29.2024

  US journalist Gershkovich held by Russia for a year

  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...

  
• 03.28.2024

  FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years

  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...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Gaza: battles rage around three hospitals

  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...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Data recorder recovered from Baltimore bridge crash ship

  Officials say investigators have boarded the vessel and retrieved its black box data recorder. But an operation to find the bodies of six people presumed dead continues. We hear from The Baltimore City Fire Chief whose team is part of...

  
• 03.27.2024

  How Gaza is straining US-Israel relationship

  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...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Funds promised after ship collides with US bridge

  US President Joe Biden has promised to send all the federal resources necessary to help with recovery after a container ship crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, over one of America's busiest shipping lanes. Rescuers are now searching for people...

  
• 03.26.2024

  US bridge collapses

  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...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Gaza: UN passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire

  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...