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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

 

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#16

Lebanon says 13 killed as Blinken arrives in Israel

Lebanese officials say an Israeli airstrike near the country's biggest hospital has killed at least 13 people and injured more than 50. Also on the programme: we speak to the man accused by the Moldovan government of trying to bribe people to vote against joining the European Union; and new research into a huge meteorite that hit the Earth about three billion years ago says it may have caused the biggest tsunami in the history of our planet. (Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks an aircraft as he arrives in Tel Aviv. Credit: Reuters) ... Read more

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#15

Israel targets Hezbollah’s finances

Israel has carried out air strikes targeting branches of a financial association linked with Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, as well as the south and east of the country. Also on the programme, how the US election is being view from Russia; and the global importance of fungi conservation. (Photo: People stand near a damaged branch of ‘Al-Qard al-Hassan', in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday that hit several branches of ‘Al-Qard al-Hassan', a financial institution linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, Lebanon, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher) ... Read more

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#14

Wave of Israeli strikes hit banks in Lebanon

The Al-Qard al-Hassan bank has been under US sanctions since 2007, with the US saying it allows Hezbollah to bypass banking systems. Meanwhile the US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein has arrived in Beirut in an attempt to find a negotiated end to the war between Hezbollah and Israel. Also on the programme: the UN's humanitarian co-ordinator in Lebanon talks about the situation on the ground; and we head to Moldova, the eastern European country which has voted by a tiny margin in favour of joining the European Union. (Image: A poster depicting late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is seen outside a damaged branch of ‘Al-Qard al-Hassan', a financial institution linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in Tyre, Lebanon, on 21 October 2024. Credit: Reuters/Aziz Taher) ... Read more

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#13

Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli strike

The Lebanese army says that three soldiers have been killed after a military vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike. Near the border, UN peacekeepers say their watchtower was bulldozed by the Israeli army. Also in the programme: Moldova takes part in presidential elections, and also decides on the country's relationship with the European Union; Cuba - already suffering power blackouts - braces itself for a storm that could hit the island's main electricity generators: and what Japan's doing about its abandoned homes. (Photo shows Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, Lebanon October 19, 2024. Credit:  Abou Taleb Maher/Reuters) ... Read more

Yesterday

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#12

Hamas-run ministry says 87 killed in Gaza

Health officials say eighty seven Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli strikes on an area of northern Gaza where people remain buried under the rubble. Israel has disputed the number of dead. Also in the programme: Moldova holds two crucial votes; and India's spate of airplane bomb hoaxes. (Picture:Fatima Abedrabbo, a displaced Palestinian woman who fled Jabalia due to an Israeli military operation, prepares dough, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City October 19, 2024. Credit: Reuters) ... Read more

20 Oct 2024

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20 Oct 2024

#11

Fresh Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

Beirut hit by heaviest strikes in more than a week after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home was targeted by a drone from Lebanon. He has accused Hezbollah of trying to assassinate him. Also in the programme: How could Elon Musk affect the US election results? And, we hear from one of Italy's last cantastorie - the wandering story tellers. (Photo: Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike on southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) ... Read more

19 Oct 2024

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19 Oct 2024

#10

Dozens reported killed in the latest Gaza strike

Dozens of Palestinians are reported to have been killed in the latest Israeli strikes in north Gaza. The UN agency UNRWA tells us civilians are suffering in the camp, and unable to get out. We also hear from the Israeli Defence Forces. Also in the programme: Cuba goes dark as its main power plant fails; and we hear from undecided voters in the US. (Picture: Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City October 19, 2024. Credit: Reuters) ... Read more

19 Oct 2024

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19 Oct 2024

#9

Who's likely to be the next leader of Hamas?

Since Israel announced on Thursday that it had killed the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, people have been wondering who could replace him. We speak to a political scientist who monitors the militant group. Also in the programme: we analyse reports that North Korea has sent troops to help Russia in its war with Ukraine; and a new project that aims to combat addiction with the use of virtual reality. (Photo: Houthi supporters hold up placards showing late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in Sana'a, Yemen, 18th October 2024. Credit: Yahya Arhab/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) ... Read more

18 Oct 2024

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18 Oct 2024

#8

With Hamas leader Sinwar dead, what now?

With the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar dead, what now for the conflict in Gaza? An Israeli minister tells us it brings a hostage release closer, but in its first statement since the killing, Hamas sounds defiant. One close observer of the group tells us that the Israeli Prime Minister will not get his way. We hear reaction from across the region and from the US. Also in the programme: South Korea's intelligence service confirms the transfer of thousands of North Korean troops to Russia, to help fight Ukraine. (IMAGE: A person holds a sign with a reference to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, after Israeli military said they have killed him, as families and supporters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, protest to demand their immediate release, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 17, 2024 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura) ... Read more

18 Oct 2024

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18 Oct 2024

#7

Israel confirms killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks. The Israeli Defence Force tells us how the operation was carried out. Also in the programme: With new questions about the likelihood of a hostage deal, we speak to one man whose brother-in-law is still being held captive; and a Palestinian journalist tells us about the mood in Gaza after Sinwar's killing. (Photo: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a press conference after Hamas announced his victory in Gaza, 10th March, 2021. Credit: Mohammed Sabar/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

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17 Oct 2024

#6

An Israeli strike on school in Northern Gaza

At least 22 people have been killed in Israeli raid on school in Northern Gaza. Also on the programme, Israel says it may have been killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the architect of the bloody October 7th attacks; and, Liam Payne, singer in the boy-band One Direction has died aged 31. (Photo: Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, near the ruins of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo) ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

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17 Oct 2024

#5

Zelensky announces "Victory Plan" for Ukraine

Key elements include a formal invitation to join NATO, the lifting by allies of bans on long-range strikes with Western-supplied weapons deep into Russia, a refusal to trade Ukraine’s territories and sovereignty, and the continuation of the incursion into Russia's western Kursk region. Also on the programme: we hear from a doctor in Nabatieh, one of the towns in southern Lebanon which has been under attack by Israel; and we meet one of the scientists who has helped to discover how to grow replacement human skin in a laboratory, a discovery which has the potential to help victims of serious burns. (Picture: President Zelkensky addresses the Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv. Credit: Ukrainian President's Office) ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

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16 Oct 2024

#4

Israeli airstrikes resume in Lebanon

Israeli warplanes pounded the city of Nabatiyeh in south Lebanon today. The Lebanese health ministry said six people were killed, there, in strikes on municipal buildings, with a local mayor reported dead. The United Nations has warned of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as huge numbers of people are displaced. Also in the programme: A BBC reporter returns to his home and birthplace in Sudan which is in the midst of a civil war; and we hear from the first visitors to a new museum celebrating the wonders of ancient Egypt. (Picture: Civil defence members of the Islamic Health Authority work at a site damaged by an Israeli strike in Qana, southern Lebanon on October 16, 2024. Credit: REUTERS) ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

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16 Oct 2024

#3

US letter demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

The US has sent a strongly worded letter to Israel demanding it allows humanitarian aid into Gaza, after deliveries dropped by more than 50 per cent in the six months since the Israelis promised to do better. We ask one of Congress’s strongest supporters of Israel whether Washington should be prepared to cut arms supplies if Benjamin Netanyahu's government fails to comply, Also in the programme: we hear from the British climber who's conquered the world's 14 highest peaks - in her twenties; and cinema legend Al Pacino tells us how he nearly didn't make the final cut of The Godfather. (IMAGE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during a ministerial meeting of the Foreign Ministry Channel for Global Health Security, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York / CREDIT: Heather Khalifa/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo) ... Read more

15 Oct 2024

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15 Oct 2024

#2

Gaza: A year of trying to survive

A powerful audio diary from Gaza: Two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel. Aya and Khalid's stories are two of four featured in a new BBC World Service and Storyville documentary, Life and Death in Gaza. The film, and the radio documentary, form part of a group of programmes on BBC, marking one year on from 7 October and the war between Israel and Hamas. Also on the programme: Why North Korea is blowing up roads next to South Korea; why Google wants to go nuclear; a big advance in treatment for cervical cancer. And Al Pacino explains why, at the age of 84, he has decided to publish his memoirs. (Photo: Khalid and his son. Credit: BBC) ... Read more

15 Oct 2024

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15 Oct 2024

#1

Beirut rocked by huge blasts

Several buildings are destroyed by a series of huge explosions in a densely-populated area in Lebanon's capital; Iran describes the attack as ‘a game changing escalation’. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah, telling world leaders at the UN General Assembly 'We are winning'. Also in the programme: we hear from Haiti where armed gangs are targeting journalists; and Sir Michael Palin pays tribute to actress Dame Maggie Smith, who has died at the age of 89. (IMAGE: A screen grab shows smoke rising behind buildings in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 September 2024. CREDIT: Reuters TV) ... Read more

27 Sep 2024

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27 Sep 2024