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The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for an independent investigation into the reported killing on Sunday of at least thirty-one Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution centre in Gaza. Israel denied that their forces fired at people near the site. UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, tells us the incident shows Israel's disregard for Palestinian civilians. Also in the progr...

Right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won Poland's presidential election, in what is a blow to the governing centrist coalition. Mr Nawrocki - who is backed by the main opposition Law and Justice party - will wield a powerful veto over policy - so what does it mean for the pro-EU government led by former European Council president Donald Tusk? Also in the programme: What exactly caused...

In one of its biggest operations of the kind, Ukraine has used drones to hit dozens of Russian strategic bombers. The drones took off from inside Russia, hitting targets in Murmansk in the Arctic and Irkutsk in Siberia, as well as two airfields closer to Moscow. Also in the programme: Medics in Gaza say they've treated dozens of casualties, amid conflicting reports of an Israeli attack near an aid...

The attack took place near to a US-backed aid distribution centre in Rafah. The IDF said it was currently unaware of casualties caused by its shelling. Also on the programme: Russian authorities have blamed sabotage for the collapse of two bridges near the border with Ukraine; and ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus pays tribute to the band's "fifth member," the sound engineer Michael Tretow who has just died. (...

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The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has warned that the threat from China to Taiwan could be imminent at a major security gathering in Singapore. Mr Hegseth has called on US regional allies to help increase defence spending as he believes Beijing is seeking regional domination. Also in the programme: We discuss the latest on the humanitarian situation in Gaza as the United Nations humanitarian...

After a very high profile period in proximity to Donald Trump Elon Musk today steps back from working for the government on DOGE - the department of government efficiency - and goes back to running his businesses. So what has he achieved? Also on the programme: Will the Romanian golden helmet that was stolen from a Dutch museum ever be found? How come Western countries are paying more to Russia fo...

There has been a new warning from the UN that Gaza's entire population is at risk of famine despite the partial lifting of an Israeli blockade. Hamas is still considering its official response to a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza while insisting the plan does not meet its core demands. The United States says Israel has accepted the draft. Also on the programme: as a US court reinstates Donal...

Trump’s tariffs were initially banned – before being overturned within a day. A federal court had blocked the tariffs on Wednesday night after three judges ruled that Trump had overstepped his authority when introducing them. But just a day later the decision was temporarily paused after a federal appeal court reinstated the tariffs. The White House now says they will “win this battle in court”. W...

The Israeli government has announced twenty-two new settlements in the West Bank, which would be illegal under international law. We explore how the move would affect the future of a two-state solution. We also look at the distribution of desperately needed aid in the Gaza Strip, where there are questions over the ability of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to continue operations. Al...

A French court has sentenced a doctor thought to be the country's most prolific ever paedophile to a further twenty years in jail. Joel Le Scouarnec had admitted abusing nearly three hundred people, many of them children under sedation. Also in the programme: on the front line in the east of Ukraine; and the Czechs accuse the Chinese of a state-sponsored cyber attack.(Picture: A man carries a bann...

The Trump administration regard many of the US’s most prestigious universities as hotbeds of antisemitism and left-wing ideology. In addition to threatening to remove millions of dollars in funding the State Department has now issued a ban to American embassies around the world to stop holding student visa appointments. Social media vetting is also expected to be introduced for prospective student...

Palestinians crowds storm a Gaza aid distribution hub, backed by the US and Israel, on its first full day of operation; and the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells Newshour that Israel is committing war crimes. Also in the programme: King Charles III address Canada's parliament; the forty-thousand-year-old fingerprint.(Picture: A man carries a box as Palestinians seeking aid gather nea...

The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid group, backed by Israel and the US, claims to have started delivering food to Gaza - but who's actually running it, and why? We also hear from a doctor in Gaza on the impact of the shortages, and from one of over 800 British lawyers calling on the UK government to fulfil its international legal obligations in relation to Israel. Also in the progra...

Also in the programme: English police have arrested a man after a car ploughed through a crowd after the victory parade for Liverpool football club. And as Venezuela's government congratulates itself on a huge victory's in Sunday's election, the leader of the opposition tells us why she ordered a boycott of the vote. (Photo: Palestinian girl suffering from malnutrition is watched over by her grand...

Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis in southern Gaza ahead of what it calls an "unprecedented attack". We hear the latest from Jerusalem as the fighting - and suffering - intensifies. Also in the programme: President Trump accuses Vladimir Putin of going "absolutely crazy" for attacking Ukraine, and repeats his threat of more sanctions. We ask what effect new sanctions might have on...

Spain's foreign minister has called for an arms embargo against Israel, at the start of a meeting in Madrid aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza. Also in the programme: Events across the United States are marking the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd - whose murder by police sparked mass protests for racial justice; and Venezuela is holding parliamentary and regional elections...

We get the latest accounts of the deaths of nine children in one medical family in Gaza - we speak to a doctor who recounts what the mother of these children told her. And we hear a response from the Israeli government to the deaths of the children. Also on the programme: Is Israel beginning to lose the backing of some Western governments? Grammy-nominated musician Anoushka Shankar tells us about...

A Palestinian doctor was at work in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when nine of her ten children were killed and her husband wounded by an Israeli airstrike. It is the latest tragedy as Israel’s military campaign continues to place a huge toll on the civilian population. The Israeli military says “the claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review”. We hear from a Bulgarian doctor wh...

The biggest prisoner swap to date has continued for a second day, with three hundred and seven POWs released from each side. A total of 2,000 prisoners could be allowed to return to their homes over three days. A Ukrainian official involved in coordinating the treatment of those returning home says over 95% of them were tortured. Also in the programme: the Gaza doctor and mother who’s lost nine ch...

The warning against the EU came just hours before the two sides were set to have trade talks. Trump last month announced a 20% tariff on most EU goods, but had halved it to 10% until 8 July to allow time for talks. Also on the programme: A US judge has suspended the Trump administration's decision to block Harvard University from enrolling foreign students; and Sebastião Salgado, regarded as one o...

The Israeli military says it's struck more than seventy-five sites that it described as 'terror targets'. Medics in Gaza say at least 22 people have been killed. Newshour hears from Moshe Lavee, a professor at Haifa University on how his opposition to the war reached a wider audience. Also in the programme: programming language Java turns 30; and a tanker's near miss in Norway.(Picture: The remain...

President Trump has welcomed a vote in the US House of Representatives approving a bill which extends huge tax cuts, and spending increases. It will be funded by government debt. Also in the programme: A gunman kills two Israeli embassy staff in Washington; and competition for resources on the Svalbard archipelago.(Picture: President Donald Trump with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the U.S....

A young Jewish couple who worked for the Israeli Embassy have been shot dead leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington DC. The gunman was arrested at the scene. We hear the latest from DC, plus reaction from Israel. Also in the programme: the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passes a mammoth piece of legislation to deliver President Trump's domestic agen...

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, President Trump ambushes the South African president with claims of white farmers being persecuted. We hear a response from Mzwanele Nyhontso, the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development for South Africa. Also on the programme: how the Italian authorities dealt a blow to a powerful international arm of the mafia – the 'Ndrangheta; and a conservation s...