US CONGRESS BASEBALL SHOOTING

The gunman who allegedly opened fire at a Congressional Republican baseball practice on Wednesday was a harsh critic of President Donald Trump. VOA White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman and Congressional correspondent Kathryn Gypson talk about the shooting and wounding of US House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Steve Herman reported from the scene of the crime the day of the attack.

Comey's Hearing - Blockbuster Event 0:52, Britain Elections 12:29, UN Oceans 23:12

BRITAIN ELECTIONS

British voters deliver a stunning rebuke in a snap election called by Prime Minister Theresa May aimed at bolstering her mandate to negotiate Britain’s exit from the European Union. VOA’s Henry Ridgwell in London and White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman discuss the results and impact of the election in the UK and the direction of Britain politically and with the EU.

COMEY’S HEARING - BLOCKBUSTER EVENT

Former FBI Director James Comey makes a highly anticipated appearance at a US Senate hearing on the Russian intrusion into the 2016 presidential campaign. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone and White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman talk about the hearing testimony and the political fallout.

UN OCEANS

More than a billion people around the world rely on food from the ocean. The health of the world's oceans was the overriding concern as thousands of experts gathered in New York at the United Nations. VOA UN correspondent Margaret Besheer talks about this week’s UN conference on the state of the world’s oceans.

Afghanistan Blast 0:44, Somalia Drought 12:17, Trump Climate Accord 21:52

TRUMP CLIMATE ACCORD

The US president kept the world on edge this week, but finally, a decision on a global climate accord has been made. VOA White House correspondent Peter Heinlein and VOA Science reporter Steve Baragona talk about President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from participation in the Paris Climate Deal.

SOMALIA DROUGHT

Some six million people in Somalia are in need of critical food and medical assistance, as they face severe drought, with children most at risk. Reporter Mohammed Yusuf in Nairobi and Somalia Service journalist Abdulaziz Osman discuss the drought and hunger crisis in Somalia.

AFGHANISTAN BLAST

A massive truck bombing in Kabul kills at least 90 people, mostly civilians, and wounds hundreds more. The Taliban quickly denies involvement. VOA Islamabad correspondent Ayesha Tanzeen and VOA’s Masood Farivar talk about the attack in Kabul this week.