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48:18

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years

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2024/03/28

The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire who emerged as a high profile champion of cryptocurrency before his firm's dramatic collapse in 2022. He was found to have stolen billions from customers ahead of the failure. Also on the programme: the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take urgent action to ensure Palestinians in Gaza get basic food supplies; and the world's longest serving lifeguard on the rewards of the job.(Image: In this courtroom sketch FTX founder

47:18

Gaza: battles rage around three hospitals

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2024/03/28

Fighting between Israel and Hamas rages around three hospitals in Gaza. Meanwhile, could Israel's governing coalition collapse over the exemption from military service enjoyed by ultra-orthodox Jews? Also in the programme: how the two leaders of France's largest far-right party are trying to win over both young and old; and why Argentina's firebrand president is picking fights with his South American neighbours.(IMAGE: Smoke rises during an Israeli raid at Al Shifa hospital and the area around it,

48:35

Data recorder recovered from Baltimore bridge crash ship

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2024/03/27

Officials say investigators have boarded the vessel and retrieved its black box data recorder. But an operation to find the bodies of six people presumed dead continues. We hear from The Baltimore City Fire Chief whose team is part of that mission. Also in the programme: the UN says there is a plausible case that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza; and a group of opposition leaders in Venezuela have sought refuge in the Argentine's embassy of Caracas.(Photo: The Francis Scott Key

44:45

How Gaza is straining US-Israel relationship

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2024/03/27

Days after the United States abstained from a vote at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel war, senior US politicians are urging President Joe Biden to restrict arms supply to Israel to change course in Gaza. We speak to Maryland Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen.Also in the programme: Latest from the scene of the collapsed bridge in Maryland; Thailand moves closer to becoming the first country in South-East Asia to recognise same-sex marriage; and are flying cars

45:48

Funds promised after ship collides with US bridge

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2024/03/26

US President Joe Biden has promised to send all the federal resources necessary to help with recovery after a container ship crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, over one of America's busiest shipping lanes. Rescuers are now searching for people in the River Patapsco, which the Francis Scott Key Bridge used to stand over. Earlier, it emerged the container ship had lost power after leaving port, but had issued a 'mayday' call, enabling the authorities to stop some traffic driving on to the bridge.Also

48:19

US bridge collapses

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2024/03/26

A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a container ship. Rescuers are now searching for people in the River Patapsco, which the Francis Scott Key Bridge used to stand over. We get the latest from our correspondent at the scene and hear from a local café owner. Also in the programme: We hear from a resident in Gaza where the fighting continues despite a UN security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire; and might climate change spell the end of

46:15

Gaza: UN passes a resolution calling for an immediate...

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2024/03/25

Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report on the Jewish settlers who wish to return to Gaza, almost twenty years after the last settlement there was withdrawn. Also on the programme: we hear the latest on the long running woes at plane-making giant Boeing as its

48:32

Senegal election: opposition leads race for presidency

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2024/03/25

Provisional results from the presidential election in Senegal are showing that the opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is leading the race for office. The BBC's James Copnall has the latest from Dakar.Also on the programme: 'ghost' matter and how scientists have come up with an experiment they hope will help prove its existence; and Jasmin Paris, the first woman to complete one of the world's toughest marathons, says she did it for 'women worldwide'.Pic : Supporters of Diomaye Faye rally in

48:17

Donald Trump faces a $454 million dollar deadline

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2024/03/24

Donald Trump has until Monday evening to cover the fine imposed on him by a New York judge for fraudulently inflating the value of his properties. But how much jeopardy is the former president in if he can’t, or won’t, pay the penalty? Also on the programme: Russians mark a day of national mourning for the victims of the Crocus City Hall attack; and the head of UNWRA says he’s outraged that Israel will no longer allow their convoys into northern Gaza.(Picture: Trump gestures at a campaign event

48:24

Moscow attack: Putin says all suspects arrested

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2024/03/23

President Putin says all four gunmen involved in the attack on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday have been detained. More than a hundred- and- thirty people were killed at Crocus City Hall. Mr Putin called it a barbaric terrorist act. The authorities say the suspects were foreign citizens. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility and released a photograph of four masked men it says carried out the attack.Also in the programme: The UN Secretary-General has said during a visit to the

48:27

At least 115 killed in Moscow concert attack

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2024/03/23

Russian investigators say the number of people killed in the attack by gunmen on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday has risen to 115. They said more bodies had been found in parts of Crocus City Hall where the ceiling had collapsed because of a huge fire. Eleven suspects have been arrested. Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attack.Also in the programme: a new national security law, known as Article 23, has come into force in Hong Kong; and we speak to Phil Manzanera, guitarist for

48:27

Panic as gunmen open fire in Moscow concert hall

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2024/03/22

The Russian security services say at least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 injured at a concert hall near Moscow in what the authorities have called a terrorist attack. Video on social media shows at least four people dressed in camouflage clothing, opening fire as they enter the lobby of Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk. Russian media say explosions were heard. The building is now engulfed in flames, with a huge column of black smoke reaching up into the sky.Our other big story today:

48:23

Russia and China block US call for Gaza ceasefire

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2024/03/22

Russia and China have vetoed a draft resolution put forward by the United States at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, linked to the release of hostages. Russia's ambassador called the US move a hypocritical initiative.More than 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s bombardment, there, began five months ago, according to UNICEF. Since then, many children in Gaza have lost their entire families, in Israeli attacks. We hear the story of one little

48:29

Man receives first kidney transplant from...

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2024/03/21

A 62-year-old man in Boston in the United States has received a kidney from a genetically-engineered pig in the first transplant of its kind. Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital say if such procedures are carried out on a large scale, dialysis could become obsolete. Richard Slayman - whose previously transplanted human kidney began to fail last year - is recovering well after the four-hour surgery last week. His surgeons say they stand on the brink of a "monumental breakthrough". Also in the

49:24

US ready to try a new Gaza ceasefire at the United...

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2024/03/21

America's top diplomat says Washington has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of hostages. Also in the programme: in Haiti, hunger and malnutrition stalk the population as aid can’t be delivered whilst the country grapples with gang violence; and what is like to wake up one day and discover that famous artist Banksy has painted a mural outside your window?(Photo: Blinken is visiting Saudi Arabia and Egypt to

49:25

Sudan: who is fuelling the war?

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2024/03/20

Almost a year after the civil war broke out, we speak to the former UN Special Envoy to Sudan about who is fuelling the war, as famine looms over the country.We also look into the the plan presented to EU member states to use Russian assets in Europe to finance weapons for Ukraine. Also in the programme: Irish Prime Minister steps down for political and personal reasons; and will San Marino's national football team break its twenty-year losing streak?(Photo: A Sudanese family fleeing the conflict

48:22

Famine looms in Sudan as a result of its "forgotten war"

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2024/03/20

Famine looms in Sudan as a result of what has been called 'a forgotten war'. Our reporter gains rare access to the front line city of Omdurman near the capital Khartoum, and we hear from the UN's humanitarian coordinator in Port Sudan.Also in the programme: a senior Haitian journalist tells us Haiti may need to engage with gang leaders to achieve any lasting peace; and a visibly emotional Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announces he is stepping down.(IMAGE: People hold pots as volunteers distribute

49:23

Haiti engulfed in further violence

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2024/03/19

Haiti's powerful gangs which control more than 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince have already voiced their opposition to the transitional presidential council. They warned they will continue to attack government targets unless an interim administration acceptable to them is created. We ask a former minister recently appointed by the council how the country can be saved from collapse. Antony Blinken has warned that Gaza's entire population is facing acute food insecurity. We hear from one of

48:26

Israeli negotiators hold talks in Qatar

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2024/03/19

LONG: Both sides face increasing pressure to halt the fighting to allow urgently needed aid into the territory, and the safe evacuation of Israeli hostages. We get the latest on these talks and hear about the situation on the ground in Gaza.Also on the programme: the head of the European Council calls on EU countries to shift their economies to a war footing; and how the architecture known as tropical modernism developed in Africa.(Picture: Pictures of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7

48:27

Evacuation flights to US begin as Haiti deteriorates

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2024/03/18

Dozens of US citizens have fled the chaos and violence of Haiti on a government-chartered plane. More than 10 bodies were removed on by ambulance on Monday from Petion-Ville on the outskirts of the capital. The BBC’s Will Grant reports from the port city of Cap-Haitien.Also in the programme, the Israeli military says it has taken control of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in what it called an operation to "thwart terrorist activity"; and the Gambia considers repealing a ban on female genital

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