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48:09

Gaza: Israel raids al-Shifa hospital

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2024/03/18

Israel launches overnight raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City and tells civilians to evacuate. And as aid agencies warn of imminent famine in northern Gaza, the EU's foreign policy chief says Israel bears responsibility.Also in the programme: we hear from Haiti where the security crisis continues and the US has been airlifting its citizens out; and an extreme heatwave forces schools to close in South Sudan.(IMAGE: Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse as Gaza residents

47:56

Putin wins election with 88% of vote as expected

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2024/03/17

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been handed a landslide victory in an election his opponents condemned as a sham. The last day of voting was marked by silent protests at polling stations.Also on the programme: We speak to the prime minister of the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and Grenadines about the political plan for Haiti; and the Moroccan police seized more than ten tonnes of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir. (Photo: Journalists stand in front of the screen with preliminary

49:10

Haiti on the brink of disaster, aid agencies warn

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2024/03/17

Aid agencies warn that the humanitarian situation in the country is deteriorating amid gang warfare and lawlessness. Police have launched an operation to wrest control of the capital from gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier. Also on the programme: history is made in Wales as Vaughan Gething is set to become the first black national leader in Europe; and part of a historic Egyptian TV and film studio goes up in smoke. (Picture: Police officers take part in an operation on the surroundings of

47:35

Protesters arrested on final day of Russian vote

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2024/03/17

Around 50 protesters have been arrested in Russian cities on the final day of a vote set to confirm Vladimir Putin in office. Long queues formed outside polling stations, heeding a call to gather in protest. The call came from the wife of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly last month at a penal colony above the Arctic Circle. We hear from a member of President Putin's United Russia party.Also on the programme: One resident's story of living in Iceland's volcano zone; and how the

48:19

Russian election begins

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2024/03/15

Vladimir Putin faces no serious opposition. The election comes just a month after the death of the President's most prominent and vocal critic, Alexei Navalny, in a penal colony in Siberia. We hear from a young voter who plans to spoil her vote in protest.Also on the programme: The judge overseeing an election fraud case against Donald Trump has rejected the former president's attempt to have the chief prosecutor disqualified; and snakes on plate? Why scientists think that pythons could be a

48:11

Polls open in Russia’s presidential election

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2024/03/15

Polls open in Russia’s presidential election, but few are in doubt about the eventual result, with Vladimir Putin certain to win another six year term. Any serious challengers to the President, including anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin, have already been disqualified from the ballot.Also on the programme: we investigate what many are calling an epidemic of suicide among young Americans; and UNESCO recognition for Berlin's techno scene -- overdue or the kiss of death for the city's clubs?(Picture:

48:22

Israel says it plans 'humanitarian islands' for Gaza...

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2024/03/14

Israel's military says it plans to move displaced Palestinians in Gaza to what it called "humanitarian islands" in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah, but critcs say they haven't offered many details on who they will operate. Also in the programme: thousands of Haitians are deported every day from the Dominican Republic despite the chaos in the former French colony; and Elon Musk’s Space X Starship goes "farther than ever".(Photo: Palestinians fleeing north Gaza due to

49:11

Russia's stage-managed election

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2024/03/14

We hear how Ukrainians under Russian occupation are being forced to vote for Vladimir Putin. Also on the programme: a former hostage who was taken by Hamas on 7 October and held captive for 54 days. And, four months after the general election took place, why has Gert Wilders been unable to become Prime Minister of the Netherlands, despite winning the most votes?(Photo: President Putin of Russia in a crowd of supporters. Credit: Getty Images)

48:17

US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide

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2024/03/13

The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell its controlling stake or the app will be blocked in the US.Also in the programme: The UN says one of its staff has been killed in southern Gaza in an apparent Israeli airstrike, and the Korean village surrounded by one million landmines.(Photo: TikTok creators gather before a press conference to voice their

50:14

WFP delivers aid to northern Gaza

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2024/03/13

The UN says a new land route has been used to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks. The Israeli military said six lorries from the World Food Programme crossed via a gate in the Gaza border fence.Also in the programme: A close ally of Alexei Navalny is violently attacked in Lithuania; we will hear a rare report from inside the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea; and a rare happy ending for doctors treating a form of brain tumour in children.(Photo: Men carry

44:47

How can Haiti's gangs be controlled?

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2024/03/12

The US State Department says it expects a transitional council in Haiti to be appointed within the next 48 hours. Once established it will nominate a new prime minister to succeed Ariel Henry who announced his plans to resign on Monday. His departure had been a demand of the gangs which control much of Haiti, but even though he's now going, they're maintaining their blockade of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Much of the city remains closed, and people are running out of essential goods. We hear from

49:21

Haiti's PM resigns as law and order collapses

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2024/03/12

The prime minister of Haiti has quit, calling for a return to stability in the country -- where armed gangs have taken control. A leading aid official tells us time is short to avert a catastrophe. Also, the BBC has seen footage of doctors, nurses, and other staff at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza being mistreated and beaten when Israeli forces overran facility last month. And the global online home rental platform, Airbnb, says it is banning the use of most cameras at its properties to ensure

48:18

Caribbean leaders hold emergency meeting on Haiti

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2024/03/11

The US State Department says it's trying to expedite the deployment of a UN- backed multinational police force to Haiti where gang violence is dragging the country into anarchy. A resident of the capital, Port-au-Prince, tells us that he has a bag packed ready to flee, if the gangs show up in his neighbourhood. And we speak to Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, who is at the Caribbean Community meeting in Jamaica, about what needs to happen to stop the violence.Also in the programme: a rare

50:16

Gaza war: Palestinians struggle to celebrate Ramadan

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2024/03/11

There's little for Palestinians to celebrate at the start of Ramadan as fighting continues in Gaza and Israel enforces tight security around al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Also in the programme: The Princess of Wales apologises for digitally manipulating the first official photograph since her recent operation; and the airline passenger who saw others pinned to the ceiling as their plane suddenly plunged.(Photo: Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of

48:36

Israel tightens security in Jerusalem

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2024/03/10

As Palestinians prepare for Ramadan, extra police have been deployed in the Old City of Jerusalem where tens of thousands of worshippers are expected daily at the Al Aqsa mosque. And we hear about the new maritime routes planned to get aid to Gaza.Also on the programme, we speak to a nun who works with impoverished children in Haiti, amid increasing violence in the country, and we get the latest on the abduction of hundreds of school children in Nigeria by gunmen. And Oscars 2024 predictions: Who

49:22

Biden criticises Israel over Gaza

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2024/03/10

President Biden says Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is "hurting Israel more than helping Israel" - we hear from a member of Mr Netanyahu's party. We also get the latest on plans to get aid to Gaza by sea.Also in the programme: Portugal goes to the polls in what could be a significant election; and we hear from the women DJs of Iran's underground rave scene.(IMAGE: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 9, 2024 /

47:36

Mediators in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

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2024/03/03

A Hamas delegation has reportedly arrived for talks in Cairo as hopes for a Gaza ceasefire rise again, though Israel is demanding a full list of hostages still alive before it proceeds. It's not clear yet whether Israel will attend the talks. We assess the prospects for progress. Also in the programme: Pakistan gets a new prime minister; and we hear from a Soviet-era Russian dissident who draws parallels with how Alexei Navalny was treated.Photo: Israel continues military strikes on Gaza, Northern

49:21

How will Alexei Navalny’s funeral be held?

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2024/02/28

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, addressed the European Parliament after the death of her husband and announced his funeral will take place in Moscow on Friday. We speak to a long-time friend and associate of Navalny about how hard it’s been to arrange the funeral. Also in the programme: Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Republican leader in the US Senate, has announced he'll step down from the role in November; and international journalists have called for foreign media access to

47:24

Navalny widow: Don’t be boring in how you help...

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2024/02/28

With Navalny’s funeral due to take place this week his widow Yulia says the West should take a more innovative approach in helping the Russian opposition.Also in the programme, 15% of the Democratic votes in Michigan’s presidential primaries were marked “uncommitted”; and last year’s asylum applications rose to the highest level since 2015 says the EU’s Asylum Agency. (Candles burn as people attend vigil following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at the the Trocadero near

48:36

How close is a ceasefire in Gaza?

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2024/02/27

US President Joe Biden has indicated that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be within reach, however his comments have been met with scepticism in Israel and from Hamas. We assess the chances that a deal could be reached.Also, four months into the war in Gaza, civilians are living with acute hunger and the constant fear of bombardment. The BBC has been following a day in the life of three people there. Also in the programme, a judge in Moscow has imposed a jail term on a prominent Russian human rights

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