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47:30

Should Ukraine join NATO?

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2024/07/09

As NATO leaders meet, in Washington, for the organisation's seventy-fifth anniversary summit, war rages on in Europe. Should Ukraine be allowed to join the club - to protect it from Vladimir Putin? We speak to a former Deputy Secretary General of NATO about the likelihood of Ukraine joining the alliance. Also on the programme: campaigners in Australia are putting pressure on ministers to help more disabled people and those with medical conditions get visas; and the Danish capital Copenhagen

47:27

NATO leaders meet in DC, discuss Russia's aggression

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2024/07/09

NATO leaders meet in Washington, with Russia's attack on Kyiv's children's hospital expected to be on the agenda. Plus, what would a second Trump presidency mean for the alliance?Also in the programme: we hear from Congressman Adam Smith, the latest Democrat to say Joe Biden should stand down as the party's presidential candidate. And the people campaigning to overturn Australia's immigration ban on people with disabilities.(IMAGE: A view of the convention centre on the day of the NATO 75th

47:28

After shock election result, France reaches a...

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2024/07/08

Snap elections have produced a win for a left-wing coalition and a somewhat unexpected defeat for the far-right. But no party, or group of parties, has overall control and it isn't clear whether President Macron's gamble of calling those elections has paid off. We hear from one of their MPs.Russia's latest barrage of missile attacks has killed dozens of people, including at a children's hospital in Kyiv. And it comes the day before NATO holds its summit of leaders of the western world, in

47:27

Ukraine: Russian missiles strike Kyiv children’s...

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2024/07/08

Russia unleashes a barrage of missiles on Ukraine killing dozens of people, some at the main children's hospital in Kyiv. We hear from one of the doctors.Also in the programme: extended coverage of the French election results and their implications, live from Newshour's team in Paris. With none of the three main blocs getting anywhere near a majority - but the Left nudging ahead after Sunday's second round - is one of the world's major economies heading for political deadlock and uncertainty?(IMAGE:

47:26

How will French politics work now without a clear...

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2024/07/07

A left-wing coalition is projected to win parliamentary elections in France, prompting the French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to announce his resignation. But there is no outright winner and a coalition of centre and leftist parties has held off the far right's ambitions for a majority in Parliament. But if there is no dominant party, what impact will that have? (Photo: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen talks to journalists after early projections were announced. Credit: Reuters)

47:19

Looking ahead to France’s runoff election

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2024/07/06

Voters go to the polls tomorrow in a runoff legislative election between the far-right and a coalition of moderate and centrist parties.Also in the programme: What might the new Iranian president do - we look at his policy agenda at home and abroad; and the new-look British cabinet. (Photo: Election posters of the French far-right National Rally. Credit: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)

47:30

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected Iran's president

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2024/07/06

He beat the hardline conservative candidate Saeed Jalili after securing 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted.Also in the programme: The UK's new Prime Minister holds his first cabinet meeting; and Turkey's ruling party are working on a new bill aimed at getting stray dogs off the streets.(Photo: Iranian presidential reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an election campaign in Tehran. Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

47:30

New UK PM Keir Starmer selects Government ministers

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2024/07/05

Hours after his Labour Party was swept to office with a massive electoral majority, Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer has assembled his senior government team. Britain's first female chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said the government's central mission was to restore economic growth nationwide. Also in the programme: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban visits Moscow; and Joe Biden claims he isn’t dropping out. (Photo: Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife

47:25

Landslide victory for Labour Party in UK elections

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2024/07/05

Britain's outgoing prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has left Downing Street after his Conservative Party suffered a crushing defeat in Thursday's general election. After 14 years in opposition the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won with a landslide majority.We have a special edition of Newshour broadcasting from outside the UK parliament.(Picture: Sir Keir Starmer announces the victory of the Labour Party in the UK Election. Credit: Reu / Plunkett)

47:29

French PM warns of 'climate of fear' ahead of...

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2024/07/04

France's centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal warns of a "climate of fear" ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday - while national football star Kylian Mbappe urges people to vote against the far right National Rally.Also in the programme: negotiations resume between Israel and Hamas on a Gaza ceasefire deal; and as pressure mounts on 81-year old US President Joe Biden to stand aside as Democratic Party candidate, we hear some sobering thoughts from Malaysia's former prime minister, who was 94

47:25

Hezbollah rockets target Israeli military bases

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2024/07/04

New efforts to end the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of remaining Israeli hostages are under way. Meanwhile the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah says it's launched more than 200 rockets and attack drones towards Israel, in response to the killing of one of its senior commanders. We hear from our correspondent in the region.Also on the programme: The election in France and how the issue of immigration is driving a wedge between communities in the port of Marseille; and we hear all about how

47:27

Hurricane Beryl hits Jamaica

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2024/07/03

Hurricane Beryl is battering southern Jamaica with sustained winds of up to two- hundred- and- thirty kilometres an hour. It may make landfall there in the coming hours. There are reports of power cuts in many places, including the capital, Kingston. The Category Four storm is already causing dangerous winds and a sea surge. The Jamaican prime minister, Andrew Holness, has declared a twelve-hour daytime curfew across the island. The hurricane caused extensive damage on other Caribbean islands. Seven

47:26

Is Britain about to get a new government?

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2024/07/03

Britain's political parties are making their last push for support on the eve of voting in the general election, with the governing Conservatives still far behind in opinion polls. We have a special broadcast from the English West Midlands.Also in the programme: Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone; and what women's BMX at the Olympics has done for the sport. (Photo: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak. Credit: PA and Reuters)

46:32

Politicians scramble to stop far-right surge in France

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2024/07/02

The second and final round of France's election is fast approaching, as centrist and left-wing politicians ramp up tactics to prevent Marine Le Pen's far-right party, National Rally, from gaining power. The deadline for candidates to pull out of seats where they are not the main challenger to the National Rally has now passed. We hear from a candidate from the radical left party France Unbowed who decided to pull out of the race and we speak to a pollster about the National Rally's electoral

47:25

Gaza: civilians flee Khan Younis - but where should...

Newshour ·

2024/07/02

The Israeli military has ordered Palestinians to leave a wide sweep of land to the east of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Witnesses say many people are already fleeing. Rockets have also been fired from Gaza into Israel.Also on the programme: Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon speaks to us just before heading to jail; and will women turn out to vote in Iran's second round of elections?(Photo: Palestinians flee Khan Younis Credit: Reuters/Mohammed Salem)

47:28

France's parties launch new push after far right success

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2024/07/01

Efforts by centrist and left-wing blocs in France to stop the far right National Rally from winning an overall parliamentary majority in next Sunday's second round have seen more than 150 of their candidates drop out. Such tactics -- traditionally known as a 'Republican Front' -- have been successful in previous elections. We speak to one of President Macron's Ministers.Also in the programme: Donald Trump has hailed as a 'big win' for democracy the Supreme Court's ruling giving him substantial

48:16

France: Can a coalition of centre and leftist parties...

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2024/07/01

Opponents of the French far-right National Rally party have begun stepping aside in favour of better placed candidates in the hope of limiting its gains in next Sunday's second round of parliamentary elections. In several constituencies just one candidate will face the RN. The party's co-leader, Jordan Bardella, has expressed confidence that it could win an absolute majority.Also in the programme: We speak to the injured Palestinian man who says Israeli soldiers tied him to an army vehicle, and

47:27

France's far right makes big gains in snap election

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2024/06/30

France's far right National Rally has made big gains in the first round of the parliamentary elections, exit polls suggest.Celebrating her party's early success, Marine Le Pen says "democracy has spoken" as she declares President Emmanuel Macron's camp "practically wiped out". Meanwhile, Mr Macron is calling for a broad alliance against Ms Le Pen's party ahead of next week's second round. Also in the programme: The UN holds talks with members of the Afghan Taliban in Qatar: does bringing them to

47:30

French vote in round one of snap elections

Newshour ·

2024/06/30

Round one of the French parliamentary elections: with the far right party of Marine Le Pen ahead in the polls, what's expected and what could happen in the next two weeks as the three main voting blocs compete for votes?Also in the programme: the United Nations says conditions for Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are 'unbearable' following a flare-up in the fighting there - we hear from UNRWA inside Gaza; and we look at the economic impact of banning TikTok in India.(IMAGE: A voter casts

45:34

Biden addresses age concerns at first post-debate speech

Newshour ·

2024/06/28

Speaking at a rally in the state of North Carolina, US president Joe Biden tells the audience: "I'm not a young man... I don't debate as well as I used to, but I know what I do know, I know how to tell the truth". Mr Biden's comments come after his stumbling performance at 2024's first presidential TV debate against Donald Trump. The BBC's Nomia Iqbal discusses his most recent speech.Also in the programme: Voting has been extended in Iran's presidential election; how beeswax is helping Ukrainians

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