The World Tonight

The World Tonight

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  • US citizens released from prison in Iran
    Five Americans jailed for years in Iran have been moved from prison to house arrest. Also:Hawaii latest, Disney woes, and new evidence that a big freeze in Europe over a million years ago left the continent uninhabited.... for 200,000 years.
    (Photo: Iranian and US flags. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)
    38 min
  • First asylum seekers arrive on migrant barge
    Migrants are spending their first night on a barge in Dorset. Fifteen asylum seekers are on board - but a group of about 20 refused to join them. We speak to the charity blamed by the government for blocking them.
    Also on the programme:
    The United States is stopping over $100m of aid from going to Niger until the military junta that's seized power steps down. We hear from one resident about how free people are to voice their opinions.
    And Britain's wonkiest pub - The Crooked House - has burned down. We have a local lament.
    37 min
  • Trump pleads not guilty in Washington court
    Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a courtroom in Washington to four charges over allegations he plotted to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. We are live in the US capital.
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    Is there something else out there? We speak to a former military official about why he testified to Congress - claiming the US government knows much more about UFOs than it is telling the public.
    And as Volvo announces its ending production of its estate cars, Richard Hammond laments the demise of an icon.
    38 min
  • Trump charged with four counts over 2020 election
    Donald Trump has been charged with four counts after a grand jury examined his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. We get the latest from Washington DC.
    Also on the programme:
    The first French evacuation flight has left Niger - after last week's military coup in the West African country became an angry revolt against the former colonial power. We speak to an MP from President Macron's party.
    The government has formally acknowledged that the mass murder of the Yazidi people by the Islamic State group was a genocide. We get reaction from the Yazidi Nobel Peace Prize Winner - Nadia Murad.
    41 min
  • US Republican candidates face off in Iowa
    The rival candidates vying for the US Republican presidential nomination will face off tonight in Des Moines, Iowa - as Donald Trump insists he'll still run for the White House again, even if he's convicted of any criminal charges. We learn about who’s in the running.
    The White House says it's deeply concerned by the military coup in Niger.
    And the death of musician and Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner.
    38 min
  • The toll of Yemen's civil war
    The generation in Yemen who know nothing but war
    Record numbers living in temporary accommodation in England
    Making the River Seine in Paris clean enough for swimmers
    38 min

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