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Netanyahu divides Israelis and allies with plan to occupy Gaza

The families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have joined protests outside a crucial meeting of Israel's security cabinet in Jerusalem. It's been convened by Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netany…

00:31:40 | Fri 08 Aug 2025

Trump-Putin meeting over Ukraine likely ‘in coming days’

The Kremlin has said planning is underway for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump next week, but denied the Russian leader has agreed to a subsequent meeting with the US president and U…

00:38:30 | Thu 07 Aug 2025

Trump orders India tariff hike to 50% for buying Russian oil

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil. That raises the total tariff on Indian imports to the US to 50% …

00:32:32 | Thu 07 Aug 2025

Trump's envoy meets Putin as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

Kremlin says talks in Moscow between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin were 'useful and constructive', two days before Donald Trump's Ukraine ceasefire deadline for Russia. Also: Japan rememb…

00:32:18 | Wed 06 Aug 2025

Former US President Bill Clinton ordered to testify about Jeffrey Epstein

The former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are among high-profile figures to be sent legal summonses from a congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.…

00:27:07 | Wed 06 Aug 2025

UN says 'children reduced to skin and bones' and El Fasher facing starvation

The UN's food agency says people trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher for more than a year are facing starvation and that malnutrition is rife across the country, with many children "reduced to …

00:30:13 | Tue 05 Aug 2025

Families accuse Hamas of deliberately starving hostages

The brother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David has told the BBC that a video released by Hamas shows he is a "human skeleton''. Ilay David spoke as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be …

00:30:04 | Tue 05 Aug 2025

Israeli media reports plans to expand military offensive in Gaza

Hundreds of ex-Israeli security officials write to President Trump, urging him to pressurize the government into ending the war in Gaza, amid reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu is seeking to expan…

00:32:53 | Mon 04 Aug 2025

Israeli minister sparks anger by praying at Jerusalem holy site

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and prayed there, violating a decades-old arrangement covering one of the most sensi…

00:28:40 | Mon 04 Aug 2025

Family of Israeli hostage accuses Hamas of deliberate starvation

The family of Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, accuses Hamas of starvation as part of a propaganda campaign. Also: Russia dismisses Donald Trump's plan to deploy two submarines, and the benefits of wa…

00:29:03 | Sat 02 Aug 2025

The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast

Meet the charity which is providing free breakfasts for three million children across sixteen countries. We visit a school to see how Mary's Meals is helping children to focus on learning. Their bigg…

00:26:51 | Sat 02 Aug 2025

Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russian ex-president's comments

President Trump says he's ordered two nuclear submarines to "be positioned in appropriate regions" in response to what he called "foolish and inflammatory" comments by Russia's former leader, Dmitry …

00:29:41 | Sat 02 Aug 2025

US announces new tariffs for dozens of countries

President Trump's new tariffs on more than 90 countries will come into effect next Thursday, unless trade deals are negotiated before then. Also: Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, inspects…

00:30:50 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

Washington has imposed new sanctions on Palestinian Authority members

The United States has imposed travel restrictions on members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel. The US Sta…

00:25:45 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

Russian strikes hit dozens of locations in the Ukrainian capital

Many people have been killed in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, including a six-year-old boy and his mother. Ukrainian officials say the attacks also brought down an apartment block. It happened despite …

00:32:08 | Thu 31 Jul 2025

Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state

The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to make such an announcement in recent days. Mr Carney said s…

00:29:46 | Thu 31 Jul 2025

Tsunami warnings scaled back across northern Pacific

Tsunami warnings have been scaled back across much of the northern Pacific after a huge earthquake off eastern Russia. The earthquake, which hit near Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, is one of the m…

00:28:58 | Wed 30 Jul 2025

UK threatens to recognise Palestinian state

Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, says he'll recognise Palestinian statehood, unless Israel takes measures to end, what he called the appalling situation in Gaza. The dramatic shift in policy c…

00:27:19 | Wed 30 Jul 2025

Worst-case scenario of famine unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed group

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring system, has warned that “the worst-case scenario of famine” is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip. It comes as…

00:29:19 | Tue 29 Jul 2025

Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide

For the first time, two leading Israeli human rights organisations, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, have accused their own country of committing genocide in Gaza. In reports publishe…

00:27:42 | Mon 28 Jul 2025

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