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Episodes to download
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US announces new tariffs for dozens of countries
Yesterday
Trump's tariffs will come into effect next Thursday, unless trade deals are negotiated
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Washington has imposed new sanctions on Palestinian Authority members
Yesterday
US to deny visas to Palestinian officials
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Russian strikes hit dozens of locations in the Ukrainian capital
Thursday
Many people killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv, including a six-year-old boy
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Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state
Thursday
Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September
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Tsunami warnings scaled back across northern Pacific
Wednesday
Tsunami warnings scaled back across northern Pacific after huge quake off eastern Russia
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UK threatens to recognise Palestinian state
Wednesday
UK threatens to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel reaches a Gaza ceasefire
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Worst-case scenario of famine unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed group
Tuesday
Experts say that famine thresholds have been reached in most of the Gaza Strip
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Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide
Monday
Israel acting to ‘destroy Palestinian society in Gaza’, say Israeli rights groups
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The UN warns that it's "make or break" for malnourished Palestinians
Monday
President Trump says there are signs of real starvation in Gaza
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Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza
Monday
Crowds of Palestinians rushed to collect aid from lorries and airdrops
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Israel to open humanitarian corridors into Gaza
Last Saturday
Israeli aid announcement comes amid international anger over the hunger of Palestinians
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The Happy Pod: Performing on the street got me Oasis tickets
Last Saturday
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Gaza aid airdrops to resume, as outrage over hunger crisis grows
Last Saturday
UN says almost one in three people are going days without food
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Israel to allow Jordan and UAE to resume Gaza aid airdrops
Last Friday
Israel says foreign aid drops into Gaza can resume as humanitarian crisis deepens
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Thai and Cambodian troops exchange fire in deadly clashes
Thu 24 Jul 2025
At least 12 people have died after military escalation in South East Asia
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Aid agencies warn mass starvation in Gaza is spreading
Wed 23 Jul 2025
More than 100 organisations say food must be urgently distributed to Gazans
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The World Debate: What can stop the war in Gaza?
Wed 23 Jul 2025
We discuss what can end the conflict with a panel of experts and politicians
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Israeli officials deny that famine is taking hold in Gaza
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Reports of recent deaths by malnutrition
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Hamas health officials: 33 die of starvation in Gaza
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Aid agencies warn they are compromised by Israel's latest offensive
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Nearly 30 countries call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza
Tue 22 Jul 2025
UN says the territory's last lifelines are collapsing
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Israel launches ground and air assault on Gaza's Deir al-Balah
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Civilians are unsure where to go next following Israel's assault on Deir al-Balah
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Dozens of Gazans die in shooting near to aid convoy
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Israel says its troops fired warning shots but rejects Palestinian death figures
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Syria deploys troops to enforce fragile ceasefire
Sun 20 Jul 2025
The government says it has halted sectarian clashes in the southern city of Sweida
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The Happy Pod: The thrill of swimming the Arctic Circle
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Trump sues newspaper over Epstein story
Sat 19 Jul 2025
He is suing the Wall Street Journal over a claim he wrote a "bawdy" note to Epstein
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Patterns of injury in a Gaza war hospital
Fri 18 Jul 2025
British surgeon documents injuries inflicted on wounded Palestinians
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British spies and special forces named in Afghan data breach
Thu 17 Jul 2025
The security leak is one of the worst in modern UK history
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Dozens killed in Iraqi shopping centre fire
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Iraqi authorities to take legal action against the owners of the shopping centre