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47:28

Total solar eclipse across the Americas

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2024/04/08

Excitement spreads from the Pacific Islands across Mexico and the United States as the sun disappears behind the moon: we hear from some of those who have been watching. Meanwhile, residents of Khan Yunis in Gaza return to find utter devastation after the Israeli withdrawal. And what's happening with the talks between Israel and Hamas that have been taking place in Cairo? We also look at a report that has criticised the British foreign ministry for being 'elitist and rooted in the past'.(Photo: The

47:26

Will Gazans return to Khan Younis as Israeli troops...

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2024/04/08

As Israeli troops pull out of Gaza's biggest city in the south, former residents of Khan Younis contemplate a return.Also on the programme: Rescuers in Mozambique search for survivors from a ferry carrying passengers fleeing a cholera outbreak; and a total solar eclipse - where the Moon fully blocks the Sun – which will be seen across parts of North America. (Photo: Palestinians walk past damaged buildings in Khan Yunis on April 8. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

47:29

Netanyahu: 'One step away from victory' in Gaza

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2024/04/07

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has insisted that it will complete the elimination of Hamas in Gaza, including in Rafah where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. He said Israel was ‘one step away from victory’. We speak to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, a US congressman calling for arms sales to Israel to be halted, and a Palestinian lawyer involved in previous peace negotiations.Also in the programme: We reflect on the genocide in Rwanda that began 20 years ago;

47:27

Israel-Gaza: Six months on

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2024/04/07

A new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are due to begin today in Cairo, exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current conflict. The Israeli military says it has withdrawn all ground troops on active operations from southern Gaza, after months of fighting in the Khan Younis area.Thirty years after the killings began in Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has said the international community failed his country either through contempt or cowardice during the genocide

43:54

Protests in Israel as hostage body recovered

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2024/04/06

The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering Elad Katzir, who was snatched from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Hamas attacks in October. His sister blamed the Israeli government for his death, saying it had failed to strike a second ceasefire deal to allow his release. There have also been protests in Israel demanding the release of all the remaining hostages in Gaza. It’s six months since the beginning of the war in Gaza

47:14

Israeli army recovers body of hostage from Gaza

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2024/04/06

The Israeli army has recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza, during an overnight operation in Khan Yunis. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering the man, who's been identified as Elad Katzir. Also in the programme: Mexico severs ties with Ecuador after police storm the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas; and we hear an impassioned case against women becoming surrogate mothers from an activist born of surrogacy. (Photo: A man sits in a cage

45:27

IDF officers sacked over fatal aid workers attack

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2024/04/05

Aid organisations have stressed the need for an independent investigation into the deadly Israeli drone strike on an aid convoy after the IDF published its first account of the event.Also in the programme: The BBC's analysis of Israel's evacuation warnings in Gaza; we remember the Nirvana singer, Kurt Cobain, thirty years after his death; and will a new currency stabilise Zimbabwe's economy?(Photo: Clothes of members of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) inside their destroyed car in southern Gaza

47:27

Israel military sacks senior officers after aid...

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2024/04/05

The Israeli military has sacked two senior officers after seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza on Monday. The inquiry into the incident says some workers survived initial air strikes, but were killed when a third car was hit.Also in the programme: The Arsenal footballer who says he's ready to swap fighting for the league title for fighting for his country; and the scientists who say they've discovered a whole new process behind the damage asthma causes.

47:26

US support to depend on Israel easing Gaza suffering

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2024/04/04

President Biden tells Israel's prime minister that Washington's future policy on the Gaza conflict will depend on Israel taking new and immediate action to protect civilians and aid workers after the killing of humanitarian personnel by an Israeli strike. Also in the programme: In Taiwan, focus turns into rescuing hundreds of people stranded in the mountains after the deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake; and trees lost in tropical forests in Brazil and Colombia fell dramatically last year.(Photo: U.S

47:28

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: 'We must be...

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2024/04/04

The Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has marked the alliance's 75th anniversary by saying "we must be doing something right". It has grown from 12 countries at its inception to 32. Its newest members, Sweden and Finland, abandoned their neutrality and joined the alliance as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Addressing a ceremony in Brussels, Mr Stoltenberg said the alliance's success came from the interdependence of its North American and European members. The former and

47:27

World Central Kitchen founder condemns Gaza strike

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2024/04/03

The World Central Kitchen founder, Jose Andres, says Israeli forces deliberately targeted vehicles carrying people working for his organisation in Monday’s strikes in Gaza. Meanwhile, some world leaders have also condemned the attack that left seven people working for the charity dead.Also in the programme: we hear from the epicentre in Taiwan of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that has hit the country; and as gang violence persists in Haiti, we speak to a journalist who was kidnapped in the Caribbean

47:30

Pressure for swift investigation into aid workers’ death

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2024/04/03

In the wake of foreign aid workers' killed in Gaza, international calls are growing to curb arms sales to Israel and for a swift investigation into the deaths. We hear from a friend of Zomi Frankcom, one of the aid workers who was killed. Also in the programme: Taiwan’s worst earthquake for 25 years; and we hear how NASA is to set up a unified time zone for the moon.(Photo: Bodies of foreign WCR workers killed in an Israeli strike are transported to their families outside Gaza, in Rafah, southern

47:24

Israel condemned over killing of seven aid workers

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2024/04/02

There's been widespread international condemnation of the deaths of seven foreign aid workers in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. We hear from a spokesman for the Israeli government and a US congresswoman.Also in the programme: the crisis on South Africa's northern border; and we hear from Turkey's main opposition party.(Photo: A destroyed car of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) sits along Al Rashid road, between Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 02 April 2024. Credit:

47:26

Gaza aid groups suspend operations after attack

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2024/04/02

Seven aid workers in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli air strike. The US based-charity World Central Kitchen and other aid groups will suspend their operations. Also in the programme: Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of one of the senior commanders of its elite Quds Force in Damascus; and French theatre-goers speak up after an actress is accused of mumbling. (Photo: Seven aid workers killed as missile strike hits World Central Kitchen convoy in Deir al Balah - 02 Apr 2024. MOHAMMED

47:28

Gaza: Israel pulls out of al-Shifa hospital

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2024/04/01

Palestinian medics say they are recovering dozens of bodies from the remnants of Gaza's biggest hospital, Al Ahifa, after the Israeli army ended two weeks of intense bombardment. The IDF says hundreds of militants were killed and detained. The Gaza health ministry says the hospital is completely out of service. Also in the programme: Why Germany has become more cannabis friendly; actors and best friends, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain on starring in the new film Mothers Instinct; and the

49:08

Opposition ahead in Turkish local elections

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2024/03/31

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party is on course to hold key positions in major cities, in municipal elections across the country. With more than half the votes counted, the opposition was on course for its strongest ever showing in local and mayoral contests. We'll bring you the latest from Istanbul. Also in the programme: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he'll do everything in his power to get hostages in Gaza home, as major protests take place in Jerusalem; and

47:35

UN observers wounded in southern Lebanon

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2024/03/30

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has expressed concern about extended Israeli shelling into the territory after three UNIFIL observers and their translator were injured by an explosion. Several Lebanese media reports blamed Israel for the incident, which they said was the result of a drone strike. But Israel said it was not responsible.Also in the programme: Peruvian police search the presidential palace and the home of the country’s president Dina Boluarte looking for Rolex watches; and a

47:34

Inside a US aid drop flight over Gaza

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2024/03/30

Feeding Gaza is now a complex, risky, multi-national operation. Dropping aid into Gaza from the sky is fast becoming a last resort to get food to starving people. The BBC's Lucy Williamson gains access to the US military's aid drop into Gaza. Also on the programme: Turkey prepares for local elections this Sunday where president Erdogan’s party hopes to regain Istanbul; and the previously unheard recordings of Marvin Gaye have been found in Belgium.(Picture: A US Airforce aircraft is loaded with

48:34

One year since Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia

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2024/03/29

President Joe Biden says the US is working every day to secure the release of the Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia exactly a year ago. In a statement, Mr Biden said he'd told the journalist's parents he would never give up hope, and would continue to denounce the Kremlin for using Americans as "bargaining chips". Also in the programme: Israel's defence minister says his country will pursue Hezbollah wherever the militant group operates, after an attack on

48:30

US journalist Gershkovich held by Russia for a year

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2024/03/29

A year ago today Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was arrested in Russia and accused of being a spy. We ask how the US should go about securing his release, and what Russia is likely to demand in return.Also in the programme: Syria blames Israel for air and missile strikes near the city of Aleppo, in which more than thirty government soldiers are reported to have been killed; and why has pop queen Beyonce donned a cowboy hat and recorded an album of country music?(IMAGE: Wall Street

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