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47:28

WHO head says 'man-made mass starvation' happening Gaza

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2025/07/23

The World Health Organisation's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has demanded full access for aid into Gaza as well as a ceasefire, describing the situation there as "man-made mass starvation". We speak to a doctor in Gaza City and to a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister's office.Also in the programme: the International Court of Justice clears the way for countries to sue each other over climate change; and what's behind the rise in bars dedicated to women's sport?(Picture: Gazans react

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23/07/2025 13:06 GMT

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2025/07/23

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

46:52

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry: more than 30 dead...

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2025/07/22

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says more than 30 people have died of starvation in the past two days, as Israel continues an offensive in the centre of the territory. Newshour hears form a resident of Gaza City.Also in the programme: Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osborne dies; and mining for lithium in Chile's salt flats.(Picture: Smoke rises in the aftermath of an Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Credit: Reuters)

47:21

WHO condemns Israeli attacks on facilities in Gaza

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2025/07/22

The World Health Organization says Israel's offensive in central Gaza has compromised its efforts to continue working, after its facilities came under attack. Also on the programme, we speak to the Kenyan human rights activist who was arrested on suspicion of terror offences; and Australia's pristine waters off its south coast have been inundated by a toxic algal bloom.(Photo: Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, July 21,

42:23

Over twenty countries demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza

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2025/07/21

Israel has launched a ground offensive against the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. It comes as 25 countries, including two permanent members of the Security Council, have called for an immediate end to the fighting. Newshour speaks to Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide.Also in the programme: the stolen painting returned to Italy after 52 years; Venus Williams is back on court.(Picture: Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the

47:20

Israel launches ground and air assault on central Gaza

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2025/07/21

The Israeli military has launched a ground and air assault on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza just hours after Israel issued evacuation warnings for several parts of the town. Also on the programme, Ecuador's most notorious gang boss is extradited to the United States; and, a musical which tells the stories of two Iranian women who feel compelled to leave Iran and make dangerous journeys to Europe.(Photo: Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the

47:30

Pope renews call for Gaza ceasefire after Israeli...

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2025/07/17

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for a Gaza ceasefire after three people sheltering in the Catholic church in Gaza City were killed in an Israeli strike. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzabella gives us his reaction to the bombing. The Israeli military says the incident is under review.Also on the programme: We ask whether the Israeli bombing of targets in Syria complies with international law; and the sale of ROSEBUD, the wooden sledge that drove the plot of one of the

47:28

Syrian forces leave Sweida

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2025/07/17

Syrian government forces have left the southern city of Sweida, where days of sectarian clashes involving the Druze minority have left hundreds dead. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa made a call for unity in the middle of the night.Also in the programme: proof that a technique using genetic material from three people to create embryos is leading to children born free of incurable and devastating mitochondrial disease; and an interview with Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was

47:30

International concern as Israel strikes targets in Syria

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2025/07/16

After sectarian clashes in southern Syria, Israel launches airstrikes on Syrian government targets, saying it needs to protect the Druze ethnic minority. We attempt to explain a complicated situation with defence expert Dr Robert Geist Pinfold, and hear from an eyewitness in the city of Sweida and an advisor to the Syrian foreign minister.Also in the programme: continuing controversy in the United States over the legacy of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein; the plight of hundreds of thousands of

48:28

Israel strikes Syria amid sectarian clashes

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2025/07/16

Israel carried out a series of drone strike against Damascus, after the breakdown of a ceasefire between the Syrian government and fighters from the Druze community in the south of the country. The IDF says it is acting the protect the Druze community, and stop a military build-up by the government on its northern border. We bring the latest analysis from the region. Also in the programme: a MAGA backlash after Trump's Attorney General says she won't publish the so called 'Epstein files'; and

47:29

Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK in secret scheme

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2025/07/15

The British Government has revealed it has secretly moved thousands of Afghans to the UK, after a data leak by a defence official. We'll hear from the journalist who fought to reveal the story and an Afghan who says his family's safety has been threatened. Also on the programme: our Washington correspondent who was having an early evening nap at home when Donald Trump gave him a call; and the world's biggest human imaging project that has scanned the bodies of 100,000 people. (Photo: A captain of

48:28

President Trump says he’s disappointed with Putin

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2025/07/15

president Trump says he is disappointed with Putin. Donald Trump talks to the BBC about Russia, the UK and the attempt on his life. Also in the programme: Israel strikes Syrian government forces, after tribal clashes in Syria’s Sweida; and the oldest marathon runner dies.(Photo: President Trump speaking in the White House. Credit: Shutterstock)

42:07

Trump threatens ‘very severe’ tariffs on Russia

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2025/07/14

Donald Trump says new weapons are en route to Ukraine and new sanctions could be heading to Russia as he gives vent to his frustrations with Vladimir Putin. We'll speak to one of the president's Ukraine envoys. Also on the programme: the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert slams the current government's plans to move Gaza's entire population into a new area in the south; and the woman re-imagining the ancient sound of the oud. (Photo: US President Donald Trump announces a deal to send US

41:04

Trump promises 'very sophisticated' equipment for Kyiv

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2025/07/14

Ukraine's President Zelensky has thanked the United States for its support, ahead of Donald Trump's expected announcement of more military hardware, to be paid for by the European Union.Also in the programme: Taiwan doubles the length of its annual military drills; and "Crypto Week" in the US as Congress begins five days of debate aimed at overhauling American legislation around the entire crypto currency industry.(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and US Special Envoy for Ukraine,

47:25

Ten Palestinians killed at water point in Gaza

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2025/07/13

Israel says what it called a technical error led to the airstrike that's reported to have killed ten Palestinians - mostly children - in Gaza. It said a munition missed its target by dozens of metres.Also in the programme: Nigeria's former president Buhari dies; and the origins of Superman.(Picture: Blood stains some containers at the site of an Israeli strike that killed Palestinians, gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip

47:07

Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August

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2025/07/12

US President Donald Trump says he intends to impose 30 per cent tariffs on goods imported to the US from the EU and Mexico, starting from the first of August. He blames both the US trade deficit with the EU for this announcement, alongside Mexico's failure to stop the flow of illicit drugs into the US. An economist gives us his thoughts.Also on the programme: We speak to a relative of a passenger killed in last month’s Air India plane crash after it emerged that fuel switches were cut off before the

47:26

Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash

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2025/07/12

A preliminary report on the Air India crash that killed 260 people in June has found that both fuel control switches were in the cut-off position - a step that turns off the engines - moments before the plane crashed in Ahmedabad. Also on the programme, the US says it's aware of the killing of an American citizen in the occupied West Bank after his family said he'd been beaten to death by Jewish settlers; and, a look at the Wimbledon women's final.(Wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

43:46

15 people killed outside medical clinic in Gaza

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2025/07/10

The CEO of Gaza aid group Project Hope tells Newshour there is ‘no justification’ for the killing of civilians seeking medical care, after an Israeli strike killed 15 Palestinians, including ‘at least 8 children’, waiting outside its clinic in central Gaza. The IDF said it had been targeting a Hamas fighter who took part in the October 7th attack.Also on the programme: we speak to Brazilian President Lula De Silva's chief foreign policy advisor following Mr Lula's pledge to match 50% US tariffs;

47:27

South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid...

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2025/07/10

The UN agency dealing with AIDS and HIV warns of millions of new cases, directly as a result of global funding cuts. We hear from the head of the agency -- and from one of the most exposed countries, South Africa. Also, Ukraine comes under another huge Russian drone and missile attack. And a century old geological puzzle solved in Scotland.(Photo credit: Reuters)

47:28

Kenya's president calls for protestors to be shot in...

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2025/07/09

Kenya's President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters in the legs any protesters targeting businesses. The UN and human rights groups have accused the police of using excessive force during a wave of anti-government protests. Also on the programme, as Europe's top human rights court finds Russia responsible for the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine, we speak to a relative of three of those killed in the crash; and how one Iranian singer fell in love with Spanish

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