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The UN is calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. We are live with Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Reuters Next to find out what the international body can do to prevent the destruction of Gaza. The Democrats score wins in US elections, Australia loses the internet, Ram phases out v8 engines in its Hemi trucks and a life-changing operation for Parkinson’s patients. Visit the Thomso...

A month after the Hamas attacks, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel may oversee Gaza for an "indefinite period" after the war. It's Election Day in the US and abortion rights are front and center in Ohio and Virginia races. Plus, Australia brings China out of the deep-freeze and WeWork files for bankruptcy. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaches Turkey in his whirlwind diplomatic tour of the Middle East – after pro-Palestinian protesters tried to storm an air base holding US troops. In Israel’s near ghost town Sderot, one high tech business is carrying on. Plus, the latest Biden poll, a K-pop star questioned over drug use and other top headlines. Listen to our weekend special edition for more o...

Generations of Black women have used cosmetic treatments to straighten their hair. Now, thousands claim those hair relaxers gave them cancer. This special episode takes us inside the legal fight by Black women to demonstrate hair relaxers were harmful and the cosmetic companies who made them knew that and kept marketing to them anyway. Those companies vigorously deny those claims, saying their pro...

The world is watching every development in Israel and Gaza. A thousand miles to the north, Ukraine wages an exhausting counteroffensive against Russian forces. We sit down with our journalists covering the war as it enters its second winter. Hear the latest from the frontlines, as well as what daily life is like in Kyiv and Moscow. Plus, we examine the impact of the Middle East conflict on Russian...

Sam Bankman-Fried's fall from grace complete as he’s convicted of multi-billion dollar fraud. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushes for a pause in the war as Israel's troops surround Gaza City. How the 14th amendment is being used to try to keep Donald Trump off some state ballots. Misinformation around Matthew Perry's is factchecked and The Beatles have a new song. Visit the Thomson Reuters...

Israel’s justification for airstrikes on a Palestinian refugee camp has sparked a debate over the rules of war. Elon Musk and Kamala Harris in the UK as Britain publishes the Bletchley Declaration work to find a way to mitigate the dangers of AI. And a pause on rate hikes - but what comes next for the global economy? Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and da...

Limited evacuations from Gaza have been agreed as fighting intensifies. Israel said its fighter jets killed a Hamas commander in a strike on a densely populated refugee camp. The Biden administration's support of Israel’s offensive lands him in trouble with Arab American voters in key states. Plus thousands of Afghans forced back into Taliban rule and the where the illegal wildlife goes in Califor...

Israel says they are fighting Hamas in tunnels under Gaza as they press their ground offensive – while the war has led to a steep rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks. Plus, what the UAW deal could mean for future labor relations and the top Halloween trends.  Listen to our special episode on Hamas' tunnels here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy an...

Israel's self-declared "second phase" of the war against Hamas sees 600 militant targets hit in Gaza and ground forces pressing into the enclave. The calls for aid to reach civilians mount, as the conflict reaches its fourth week. Graphic pro-Israel ads showing the Oct. 7 attacks appear in video games. Plus, the stocks that are being hit by weight-loss drugs this earnings season. Visit the Thomson...

This special episode is an extended interview with correspondent Jonathan Saul and host Kim Vinnell. Together, they explore Hamas' tunnel network under Gaza. Hundreds of miles long and up to 80 yards deep, it's described as the "Viet Cong times 10" by one Israeli security source. Jonathan reports on what we know so far about Israel's strategy to combat Hamas in the network one freed hostage has de...

US launches strikes in Syria as concerns grow that the Israel-Hamas conflict may spread in the Middle East – and is Israeli support for an immediate ground offensive waning? Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson says funding to support Ukraine and Israel should be handled separately. On the ground for the manhunt for Maine’s mass shooter. Plus, California lowriders can cruise again. Visit the Thomson...

Israel’s ground forces make a big incursion into Gaza – and then withdraw. In southern Lebanon, residents live in fear of a larger war, while in Washington D.C. the conflict will be a priority in high-level, US-China talks. Plus, the risks for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as he prepares to testify in his own defense. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and d...

Listen to senior correspondent Nidal al-Mughrabi in Khan Younis where mass displacements have followed mass destruction, despite attempts by diplomats around the world to push Israel to pause its bombing of Gaza to let in aid. Trump and Cohen face to face in New York as Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia. Plus, suspected counterfeit Ozempic lands several people in hospital and the latest House S...

An 85-year-old grandmother talks about being taken into Hamas' tunnels in Gaza. She's one of two hostages freed by Hamas as Israel's military intensifies its assault on militants in Gaza. An abortion transport ban implemented in Texas' biggest jurisdiction so far. And Venezuela has chosen an opposition candidate – but will she be able to run? Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for informa...

The bombardment of Gaza intensifies as Israel strikes southern Lebanon and clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters reveals the quandary for Iran's cleric about entering the war. Aid convoys arrive in Gaza, but it's just a fraction of what's needed, according to the UN. And Argentina's Peronists surprise in the general election. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for informatio...

On Part Three of our series on the Israel-Hamas war, our journalists examine the challenges around freeing the hostages held in Gaza amid a grassroots campaign by family members to bring them back. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about y...

Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza is expected soon. But what’s its endgame for the enclave? President Joe Biden links Israel to Ukraine in a rare prime-time address to the nation. Venezuela comes in from the cold after the United States eases some Trump-era sanctions. Plus, looking forward to that Thanksgiving cinema trip? Maybe curb your enthusiasm, the Hollywood strike is scrambling the holiday l...

Our International Criminal Court correspondent explains how prosecutors would investigate what happened at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza. Biden returns from his diplomatic mission as protests erupt around the world over who's behind the hospital blast, Israel’s continued bombing of Gaza, the hostages and Hamas' victims. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy...

Joe Biden, in Israel, pledged solidarity in its war against Hamas and said that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians appeared to have been caused not by Israel but by its foes. The president's rare war time trip was supposed to be a diplomatic mission in the region to stop the war widening, but the hospital blast just hours before he arrived -- and an ensuing blame game -- had Arab lea...

President Biden is to visit Israel on Wednesday as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. A Reuters/Ipsos poll on what Americans think about the deepening conflict. Plus, gunman killed in a Brussels cafe, what happens next in Poland and Putin in China. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

We're at the Rafah border crossing as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it will re-open to let foreign passport holders out of Gaza, and much needed aid to flow in. But Benjamin Netanyahu's office says there's no ceasefire to allow for that. Energy markets are nervy after threats by Iran. Issam Abdallah is laid to rest in his hometown in Lebanon. Plus, the latest after critical votes in Po...

On Part two of our weekend special, our journalists examine Hamas' planning and what it sees as its endgame. And what that means for internal Israeli politics and the West's need for an interlocutor as the Palestinian leadership is weakened. Plus, words matter - navigating the facts in this conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Part One of our weekend special, our journalists report on what to expect from a ground invasion in Gaza. We also examine the calculus of regional forces, including Hezbollah, Iran and the Saudis as the threat of a wider Middle East war looms.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel tells more than 1 million people to leave northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion. The United Nations says that’s impossible. With events unfolding fast, there’s a big opportunity for misinformation to flourish. Hear from our fact-checking team on how to navigate the fakes. Plus, the Speaker race splutters in DC and critical votes await in Poland, Australia and New Zealand this w...