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First: The US ups its pressure on Israel to protect civilian lives. We bring you a report on the growing despair in Gaza and talk to Israeli and Palestinian activists about the hard work of making peace.  Then: Award-winning actor Gael García Bernal joins the show to discuss his role in the new movie Cassandro as a gay wrestler who changed history.  And: The Washington Post reporters Oakford and S...

Scores of brave Palestinian journalists have been bringing the horrors suffered in Gaza to the world. Many of them have lost their lives doing so. CNN is the first western media outlet to gain access without Israeli military escorts. Correspondent Clarissa Ward witnesses the severe crisis, on a visit to a field hospital facilitated by the UAE.  Also on today's show: Israeli peace activist Magen In...

At the end of two weeks of intense negotiations at COP28, a new major climate deal has been reached. Supporters say it marks the beginning of the end of fossil fuels, but not all parties are happy. It does not call for phasing out fossil fuels, island nations complained it’s a death knell for them, and climate activists say the deal lets the fossil fuel industry off the hook. Lord Nicholas Stern,...

Today, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky made a last-ditch, in-person plea to US lawmakers to release approximately $60 billion in new military aid. The money's been held up after Congress decided to insert politics over the US border into this existential battle against Putin's autocratic Russia. Retired general Ben Hodges led US forces in Europe and has been a strong supporter of Ukraine.  Al...

Israel’s Labor party was once the country's dominant political force, but the peace camp has lost so much credibility over the years that it is barely clinging on in Parliament. Labor Leader Merav Michaeli says she is stepping down and she joins Christiane from Tel Aviv to explain why.  Also on today's show: Former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa; The Atlantic Editor-in-Chie...

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Israel-Hamas war has led to the deadliest month for journalists in 30 years. Bianna Golodryga speaks with AFP video journalist Dylan Collins, whose colleague was killed in southern Lebanon.  Also on today's show: UAE Climate Minister Mariam Almheiri & US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack; American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Kori Schake...

America’s unwavering support for Ukraine hangs in the balance, as Senate Republicans block a move to pass an aid package. The White House warns funds for Ukraine’s defense could run out soon and with global attention on the Middle East, Kyiv is struggling to plead its case. Alexander Kamyshin began the war running Ukraine’s railways, as a strategic transport network for the military and humanitari...

The entire Gaza Strip has become "one of the most dangerous places in the world," according to the UN Agency providing humanitarian aid. This weekend in London, a vigil was held outside Downing Street to demonstrate that both Israelis and Palestinians are suffering and pleading for an end to the cycle of violence. One of the main proponents of this peace movement is Robi Damelin, whose son David w...

For the first time in decades, there are more autocracies than liberal democracies around the world. Fears about America are growing and if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House, he pledges to install ideological allies in key positions. Central to Trump’s support is his Christian Evangelical base. The Atlantic writer Tim Alberta’s latest book, The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, ex...

Soon after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, Josh Paul resigned from the US State Department in protest of what he said were unscrutinized arms transfers to Israel. In his resignation letter, Paul said the Israeli response and American support, "will only lead to more and deeper suffering for both the Israeli and Palestinian people.” He joins Christiane to discuss  Also on today's show: Israel...

Britain’s King Charles took the stage at the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, saying the world is approaching "dangerous uncharted territory" as the climate crisis deepens – with 2023 set to be the warmest year yet. Ahead of the conference Bianna spoke with former White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy, to get her steer on the importance of this year’s COP.  Also on today's show: CNN Pentag...

Henry Kissinger, one of the most famous American Secretaries of State, died on Wednesday at age 100. From his pivotal role in the Vietnam War, to holding secret diplomatic talks with communist China, Kissinger wielded great diplomatic power. But he was reviled by many for his role in the bombing of Cambodia and the rise of repressive regimes in Latin America. Historian and journalist Walter Isaacs...

According to analysis of Israel prison service data, out of the Palestinians freed since the hostage deal with Hamas, almost 80% were teenage boys aged 14 to 18 and two-thirds were held under administrative detention – meaning they were not told the charges against them or given due legal process. Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and an expert on Israeli-Palestinian aff...

There’s hope in Israel as more hostages are expected to be released as part of an extended truce between Hamas and Israel. But the horrors of October 7 are still being uncovered with Israeli police and a civil commission compiling evidence of rape and sexual assault against women by Hamas. Some say those harrowing stories have been ignored by international communities. This includes Ruth Halperin-...

A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is extended by two days, Qatar announced today. The pause in fighting gives some relief to a besieged Gaza, and more time to work out deals to swap Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Over the weekend, four-year-old American Israeli Abigail Edan was released, but not into the arms of her parents. They were killed in front of her on October 7th when...

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If the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas all goes according to plan, at least 50 hostages held by Hamas will be released in exchange for some 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and there will be a four-day pause in the fighting. But both sides are clear: This is not a ceasefire, and once the pause is over, the fighting continues. Gershon Baskin, a veteran hostage negotiator who played...

The number of civilians killed in Gaza is continuing to rise on an "unparalleled and unprecedented" scale, according to the UN Secretary General. Israel’s siege on Gaza means basic necessities like food, water, medicine and fuel are close to running out completely. To discuss the situation, UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths joins Christiane from UN HQ in Geneva.  Also on today's show: Documentary f...

The WHO has described Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital as a "death zone" after a fact-finding mission. The head of the organization has also condemned the attack on the Indonesian hospital in Gaza which killed 12 people, including patients. Israel says it was responding to fire from within that hospital, and it’s increasingly under international pressure to produce concrete evidence that Hamas uses the Al...

While the eyes of the world are trained on Israel and Gaza, there's fear among Ukraine and its allies that the fight against Russia is slipping down the global agenda. Watching all this closely is Russia’s neighbor Estonia. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, dubbed the iron lady of Europe, met US House Speaker Johnson in Washington, DC this week. Upon her return, she spoke to Christiane from the...

Israeli Defense Forces remain inside Gaza’s main Al-Shifa Hospital, which they claim was a Hamas command center. The IDF has yet to release conclusive proof; they say they will reveal more in the coming days, amid mounting pressure to justify the raid. Correspondent Nic Robertson has a closer look at the Israeli operation underway inside Al-Shifa Hospital... and what has and has not been found.  A...

After weeks of fierce fighting, Hamas says Israel has gained control of Gaza’s main hospital, where thousands of civilians have been sheltering. Many of Al-Shifa's wards are damaged and deserted, and doctors say the hospital's main building has effectively ceased functioning. Israel claims to be conducting a "targeted operation" against a Hamas command center underneath the hospital, but medical o...

From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, families of hostages today began a five-day march to pressure their government to bring home their loved ones. President Biden said he believes a deal on freeing hostages is going to happen soon. But at the White House and around the world, prosecution of the war is creating huge anxiety, in the face of constant Israeli bombardment around homes and hospitals and the eve...

No milk for babies, no food for patients, and no fuel for lights or incubators. Gaza’s health system is crumbling under the weight of war, as Israel says it's going deeper into the territory. Battles rage around the two main hospitals, with the director of the largest one, Al-Shifa, saying the situation is “catastrophic” and that all essential units have collapsed. Israel alleges that Hamas comman...

That's how the UN Secretary-General has described the situation in Gaza. As tens of thousands of people flee south, the IDF allowed another evacuation corridor for six hours and agreed to continue daily pauses in areas of northern Gaza, according to the White House. Correspondents Jomana Karadsheh and Nada Bashir report on the increasing humanitarian crisis.  Also on today's show: Sasha Dovzhyk, E...