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43:58

Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt...

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2024/09/16

Ryan Routh appeared in court in Florida after he was spotted in bushes, holding a rifle, as the former President played golf. US authorities have confirmed that the suspect fired no shots.Also in the programme, the American pastor released from prison in China after nearly 20 years, and how Huw Edwards - the face of BBC domestic news - fell from revered star to convicted criminal.(Picture: Courtroom sketch of suspect Ryan Routh. Credit: Reuters / Speer)

47:11

Concerns about security measures for Donald Trump

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2024/09/16

New concerns have been raised in the United States about the safety of presidential candidates after an apparent second attempt in two months on the life of Donald Trump. Mr Trump was unharmed when shots were fired at a Florida golf course where he was playing. A man was later arrested. Also on the programme: two years on from mass protests in Iran, women are still being persecuted for uploading photographs of themselves with hair uncovered, and we look back on the life of Tito of The Jackson 5 who

47:03

Why Trump is targeting Haitians in Ohio

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2024/09/15

Donald Trump and his vice-presidential running mate JD Vance have doubled down on their false claims that Haitian immigrants in the town of Springfield Ohio have been eating cats and dogs. Why are they doubling down on a debunked conspiracy theory? Also on the programme, Poland's prime minister says he's going to declare a state of disaster, as the country tries to tackle devastating floods that have hit much of eastern and central Europe; and, a look at the best in television for tonight's Emmy

48:12

Trailblazing ballerina Michaela DePrince dies aged 29

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2024/09/15

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, who performed with Beyoncé and was seen by many as a trailblazer, has died at the age of 29. Also on the programme, the mayor of Springfield, Ohio reacts to the fallout from presidential candidate Donald Trump's anti-Haitian rhetoric; and, large crowds attended the funeral of the Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend. (Photo: Michaela DePrince performing 'Giselle' with the English National Ballet in 2017. Getty)

47:28

Storm Boris batters central and Eastern Europe

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2024/09/15

Torrential downpours have caused widespread flooding in countries including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Thousands of residents have been evacuated and the floodwater has damaged homes, leaving many people without power.Also on the programme: A new and potentially significant development in the case of the young Indian doctor who was raped and killed last month prompting furious nationwide protests; and how Donald Trump's controversial and debunked remarks about haitian

47:28

US & UK: Unshakeable support for Ukraine

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2024/09/14

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did not signal any decision on allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia after talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington. Sir Keir said the pair had had a "productive" discussion on Ukraine that concentrated on "strategy", rather than a "particular step or tactic". We hear the view from Moscow and the US.Also on the programme: Devastating floods in Myanmar push its military ruler to make a rare appeal for foreign aid; and an

47:31

Starmer and Biden expected to discuss allowing...

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2024/09/13

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against such a move, saying it would represent Nato's "direct participation" in the Ukraine war.Also on the programme: The capital of Nigeria's north eastern Borno state is half submerged with 2 million people affected by flooding; and we speak to Alexis Bloom, the director of a documentary showing never before seen footage of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu being interrogated by anti-corruption officers.(Photo: Description US President Joe

47:25

Putin escalates row over Ukraine weapons

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2024/09/13

Vladimir Putin has issued a warning against the UK and US lifting their restrictions on Ukraine using long-range missiles against targets inside Russia. Britain and France have already sent Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, but with the caveat that Kyiv can only fire them at targets inside its own borders.From the tone of President Putin’s latest remarks, it’s clear he considers that the targeting of internationally recognised Russian territory with Western missile systems would take the conflict to

47:28

Ukraine: Three Red Cross staff killed in strike

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2024/09/12

Ukraine says three employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross have been killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. The ICRC did not identify who was behind the attack, but Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called it "another Russian war crime".Also in the programme: Mexican politicians have approved a controversial move to appoint judges by popular election, we speak to a member of Mexico's ruling party; and the American who claimed a new world record as the fastest

47:26

First privately funded spacewalk

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2024/09/12

The American billionaire Jared Isaacman has led the first-ever privately funded space-walk - and not just for fun, as the mission is testing innovative spacesuits designed to protect humans on Mars.Also in the programme: we hear from UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, after six of its staff were among 18 killed in an Israeli air strike on one of its schools in Gaza that was being used as a shelter; and after the rock star Bon Jovi talks down a suicidal woman, what is the best way to

47:11

Who won the Harris v Trump debate?

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2024/09/11

We speak to pundits and voters in the battleground state of Georgia to get the latest reaction to the clash. Opinion polls suggest the two candidates’ support is evenly matched, but one in 10 voters are yet to make up their minds.Also on the programme: Mexico is set for a massive change to its judicial system as the country’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, pushes through reforms that will see judges elected by popular vote; and as Kamala Harris wins the coveted backing of Taylor Swift, we

47:32

What does the battleground state of Georgia make of...

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2024/09/11

With less than two months left until the 2024 US presidential election, Newshour’s Tim Franks and the team travel to Atlanta. We get reaction and insight from Georgia – one of the key swing states in the US – on the first TV debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Also on the programme: Congolese medics say they are struggling to contain the mpox outbreak; and Mexico's senate has given general approval to a sweeping reform that will mean all judges are elected by popular vote. (Photo:

47:28

All eyes on first US presidential TV debate

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2024/09/10

With less than two months to go until Americans cast their ballots for president on election day, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will confront each other in their first debate on Tuesday.We hear from one of those crucial people - the undecided voter – and about the role of younger Gen Z voters in this election. Also on the programme: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has launched into space in an attempt to perform the world's first private spacewalk; and a report found that an environmental defender

47:08

Israeli strike hits Gaza humanitarian zone

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2024/09/10

Bodies are being pulled from the rubble after Israel struck al-Mawasi humanitarian encampment. Also in the programme, the Indian supreme court has ordered back to work junior doctors striking after the murder of a colleague; and, the actor who played C-3PO in Star Wars remembers James Earl Jones who has died.(Photo: Palestinians search for missing people following Israeli airstrikes on Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, Gaza - 10 Sep 2024. HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14709197h))

47:10

Will abortion be a key issue in the upcoming US...

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2024/09/09

Ahead of the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and with less than two months left until polling day, James Menendez and team travel to Missouri, the first state to impose a nearly total ban on abortion, to see if this issue moves voters from one aisle to the other. Also in the programme: With the Midwest crucial in this year’s presidential election, we ask “what does it mean to be a Midwestener?” ; and we’ll hear from the Afghan hospital struggling to save its

24:34

Bonus: Newshour in Missouri

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2024/09/09

A bonus episode with James Menendez in St. Louis, Missouri. With Midwesterners on both the Democrats' and Republicans' presidential tickets, James asks what it means to be a Midwesterner.

47:21

The Afghan hospital struggling to save babies

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2024/09/09

Growing evidence is emerging of record levels of malnutrition affecting children in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. The Public Health Ministry has told the BBC seven hundred children died in the past six months at just one hospital in Jalalabad. The BBC's Yogita Limaye has been to the hospital and we carry her distressing report.Also in the programme: Airstrikes at military facilities in Syria have killed sixteen people - the government in Damascus blames Israel; and the double amputee who climbed

42:07

Venezuela's opposition candidate vows to continue...

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2024/09/08

Presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has arrived in Spain where he has been granted political asylum. Venezuela has been in political turmoil since July after an election where Nicolas Maduro declared himself the winner. We hear from Antonio Ledezma, another Venezuelan opposition politician already in exile in Spain. Also in the programme: the legacy of Herbie Flowers who has died at 86 and played with Elton John, David Bowie and Paul McCartney; and Paris has hosted the closing ceremony of the

36:35

Venezuela’s opposition leader flees to Spain

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2024/09/08

The Spanish foreign minister says his country is offering political asylum to the Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González. What hope now for the opposition? Also in the programme: A number of Israeli civilians have been shot dead at a border crossing between Jordan and the Occupied West Bank, after a night of cross-border missile exchanges between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops; and, a warning to the West about the danger of Russian spies.(Photo: Venezuelan opposition

42:53

Protests in France against the new prime minister

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2024/09/07

Protests are taking place across France over the appointment of Michel Barnier as the new French prime minister, after an election that resulted in a National Assembly without a majority. We hear from Nathalie Oziol, an MP with the left-wing La France Insoumise party. Also in the programme: the leaders of the UK and US foreign intelligence agencies speak together in public for the first time ever about the international world order being under threat; and Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde discusses his

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