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Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for aid to arrive after Israel eased an 11-week blockade on Sunday. The UN's Palestinian refugee agency says supplies "sit waiting" in a warehouse just a few hours' drive from Gaza. Michael Kleiner, a member of the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party, has told the 蜜芽传媒 Israel is trying to ensure Hamas does not steal aid and blames the group for preventing peace. As international pressure on Israel mounts, we hear two different views on Israel's offensive in Gaza and speak to our World Affairs correspondent Paul Adams.

Japan is facing an unprecedented domestic shortage of rice, which has seen supermarket shelves empty and prices double. We speak to two people in the country about the impact on their daily lives.

Sudan's army says it has liberated all of Khartoum state from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in what is being seen a significant shift in the conflict.

We hear a conversation with two Mexican women about gender-based violence in their country. Last week a young social media influencer was shot dead while live streaming on TikTok.

We speak to our South East Asia correspondent who has visited the tiny island of Pagasa, the focus of an international dispute in the South China Sea.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Gazans face hunger as charity kitchens run out of stock, Gaza City - 21 May 2025. Credit: HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)