The United Nations is warning that the world is on its way to "catastrophic" climate change, unless huge efforts are made to curb carbon emissions. It says the current goal of limiting warming to one-and-a-half Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, will soon be dead. Current projections are closer to three degrees. We will speak to one of the authors of the UN report.

Former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris have continued to attack each other as the US election draws closer. Immigration remains one of the major election issues and a top concern of American voters. Newshour's James Menendez has been travelling from Mexico to the southern United States to find out what's driving the debate.

Also, grief and chaos for Palestinians as Israel predicts a ‘sharp conclusion’ in northern Gaza. We hear form a nurse, who filmed moments after an Israeli strike.

And why the Foreign Minister of the Bahamas believes reparatory justice from the UK for the slave trade will happen at some point.

(Photo: Drought destroys local farmer's harvest in Zambia, Mazabuka - 20 Mar 2024. The dry spell from mid-January due to El Nino conditions and climate change is affecting most of the central and southern half of Zambia, leaving 1 million hectares of maize destroyed, almost half of the country's maize cultivation, according to the United Nations (UN). Credit: EPA)