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47:26

Assad fights back

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2024/12/01

Russian and Syrian warplanes carry out airstrikes on rebel territories in northern Syria. Our BBC Monitoring jihadist analyst talks us through some of the history of Syria's conflict, and profiles Haayat Tahrir al Sham, the group that now controls Aleppo. We also hear from a resident about the fear gripping people living there.Also on the programme: We hear from Georgia where there's been a third night of clashes between police and protesters, and get the government response to the claim it

47:28

Syrian rebels advance across the country

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2024/11/30

Syria's president Bashar al Assad has promised to defeat those he described as terrorists and their backers, in his first public comments since a blistering rebel offensive began four days ago. Mr Assad said he would do so with help from his allies. The Jihadist-led forces have retaken swathes of land from his regime's troops, including much of Aleppo and are now reported to be approaching the city of Hama.Also on the programme: we hear from Georgia's president Salome Zourabichvili amid the third

39:33

Syria: Russian strikes hit Aleppo

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2024/11/30

Syria's military has acknowledged that parts of Aleppo have fallen to Islamist rebels and that it's sustained dozens of casualties. It said it was withdrawing from parts of Syria's second city in order to regroup ahead of the arrival of reinforcements. Thousands of civilians cars have been leaving.Also in the programme: We speak to a Ukrainian woman who's just lost three generations of her family in a Russian missile attack; and archaeology and commuting meet in Thessaloniki's new metro

47:25

Assisted dying: Britain reacts to MPs supporting bill

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2024/11/29

A bill which would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own lives has taken a major step forward. The majority of MPs have voted to advance it to the next stage, and the bill faces weeks of more scrutiny. What does the vote tell us about British society’s changing attitude towards assisted death?Also on the programme: the BBC’s Rayhan Demetrie with the latest on protests in Georgia, after the country’s government delayed EU accession talks; and we hear from one of the

47:29

Russia pummels Ukrainian energy infrastructure

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2024/11/28

Millions of Ukrainians have spent a day without power, after Russia targeted key energy infrastructure and carried out 188 overnight strikes.We speak to two women running businesses in Kyiv about how they have been coping with power cuts ever since the war began.Also in the programme: US and China release prisoners in swap; and an interview with Justin Sun who paid over six million dollars for the controversial banana artwork. (Photo: young woman walks with a flashlight amid power cuts following a

48:19

Hamas says it’s ready for a ceasefire in Gaza

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2024/11/28

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be holding, despite reports of minor violations.The US envoy who brokered the deal says it leaves Hamas ever more isolated. Newshour put this to Naim Bassem, a senior Hamas official, who denied that it was losing the support of its allies. Also in the programme: a game-changing new drug to treat asthma and we have a special report on the humanitarian disaster in SudanPhoto: A man shows the victory sign as his vehicle drives past

47:25

Lebanon celebrates ceasefire deal between Israel and...

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2024/11/27

People across Lebanon are celebrating the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early this morning -- but many are returning to their homes to find them destroyed. We hear from a Hezbollah MP and an Israeli politician.Also in the programme: Marine Le Pen in court; and the New Zealand seaside town suffering from a stench.(Picture: Lebanese soldiers ride vehicles as they arrive in Tyre, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. Credit: Reuters)

47:27

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal agreed

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2024/11/26

Israel's prime minister has approved a ceasefire with Hezbollah - to begin on Wednesday - after weeks of intensifying conflict. Will it pave the way for a sustainable peace or does it fall short of expectations? We speak to residents on both sides of the border. Also on the programme: the diary of a young Afghan woman; and a BBC interview with a Russian military officer who served inside one of Russia’s top-secret nuclear bases. (Image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit:

46:26

Lebanon awaits a ceasefire deal, as Israeli raids...

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2024/11/26

Lebanon awaits an Israeli ceasefire deal, as the Israeli security cabinet holds talks this afternoon. Also in the prog; China warns a trade war with the US helps no one, after Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese, Canadian and Mexican goods; and we hear from the Romanian far-right disruptor, Calin Georgescu, whose TikTok-powered campaign won the first round of the presidential elections.(Picture: Smoke columns billowing over the Beirut. Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

47:24

Israeli cabinet to discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah

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2024/11/25

Israel's security cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss approving a ceasefire with Hezbollah. A final agreement has not been announced, but the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is reported to have agreed its terms in principle.Also on the programme: A BBC investigation reveals a fake baby scam in Nigeria; Putin threatens western bases in Poland; and why singing along in the cinema is causing such disharmony.(Photo: A displaced Lebanese woman and her children in Beirut. Credit: Reuters)

44:59

Shock win for hard right candidate in Romania...

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2024/11/25

A far-right, pro-Russian candidate has won a surprise victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election. Calin Georgescu has an unassailable lead with more than ninety-nine percent of the votes counted. Mr Georgescu has expressed views that are sympathetic to Russia, is a critic of both NATO and the European Union, and campaigned heavily on social media during the election particularly on TikTok.Also in the programme: a BBC investigation has exposed a fertility scam fuelling a black

40:25

Ireland's climate minister welcomes climate finance deal

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2024/11/24

Poorer countries say the billions of dollars pledged at the UN climate summit in Baku go nowhere near addressing the challenges they face.But Ireland's environment minister Eamon Ryan tells us why he welcomes the deal,Also in the programme: A British minister is warning of an increase in cyber warfare against members of the NATO alli#ance - but are such fears justified?; and we report from Laos where the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning have sent shockwaves along a popular

39:42

Climate finance deal angers poorer countries

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2024/11/24

A finance deal reached at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan to help less-developed countries tackle climate change has been bitterly criticised for failing to meet the scale of the challenge. We talk to those who support it and those who say it is a “slap in the face”.Also in the programme: UK parliament prepares to vote on a bill giving ill adults in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life; and London Jazz Festival hosts a special acknowledgement of 30 years of post-apartheid democracy

47:55

Small island nations threaten to leave COP29

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2024/11/23

UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan have reached a critical stage, but a resolution of the main sticking point - how much wealthier nations should pay poorer ones to help them respond to climate change - does not appear in sight. The BBC’s Mark McGrath gives us the latest after some nations exited talks earlier today to review their options. Also on the programme: reaction to US President-elect Donald Trump selecting his treasury secretary; and what a recent discovery in Belize can tell us

46:54

Israel strikes central Beirut

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2024/11/23

Israeli airstrikes have flattened a residential building in the centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Lebanon's health ministry. The eight-storey building was completely destroyed without warning in the capital's densely-populated Basta district. We hear from a local resident. Also on the programme: negotiators at the UN climate change summit search for compromise on how much rich nations should pay poorer countries to

44:35

COP29 talks go into overtime amidst wrangling

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2024/11/22

Rich and developing countries alike have criticised the draft climate agreement at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, which has now gone into overtime as wrangling continues. Newshour hears from Johan Rockstrom, Director of the Postsdam Climate Institute.Also in the programme: The disappearance of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal; and sinkholes in China.(Picture: The venue of the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 22, 2024. Credit: Reuters)

47:27

Deadline for COP29 climate summit expires, with no...

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2024/11/22

A new draft of a global climate agreement at the COP29 summit proposes rich countries provide two hundred and fifty billion dollars annually over the next decade to help poorer nations combat global warming. Africa's delegation denounced the figure as "unacceptable". Also, is Russia giving North Korea weapons -- as well as oil -- in return for Pyongyang's support in Ukraine?And we will hear about some brand new recordings of the jazz great Miles Davis that have come to light.(Photo: Some politicians

45:47

Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines

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2024/11/20

A senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Gregory Meeks, says the US has no choice but to keep bolstering its military support for Kyiv.Also on the programme: The wife of Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye on her husband’s arrest; a BBC reporter’s encounter with the lookalike of the media personality Logan Paul; and a tribute to guitarist Vic Flick, famous for his riff on the James Bond theme tune. (Picture: Flags signalling landmines on a demining training field at the

47:27

Senior Republican Senator on Ukraine and Trump...

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2024/11/19

It is 1000 days since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and senior Republican on the Armed Forces Committee in the US Senate, Roger Wicker, has welcomed the decision by President Biden to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russia, but argues that it should have come sooner. He tells Newshour: "The best way to combat the illegal breach of international law is to be strong".Also in the programme: Ukraine's former national security adviser on what his country can expect from a

47:26

Moscow says Ukraine fired US-supplied long range...

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2024/11/19

Moscow says Ukraine has launched American-supplied long-range missiles into the country, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks.Also on the programme: we speak to the wife of one of the 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who have been given long jail terms; and, Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of france's mass rape trial, makes her final statement to the court.(Photo: US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) firing a missile into the East Sea during a South Korea-US

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