BBC NewsHour

NewsHour

Global news and analysis from the BBC World Service, twice a day, every day of the year. Join our leading team of presenters for the best interviews, features and analysis of world events.
Hourly English United Kingdom News
30 Episodes
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Nine children among 27 dead in Texas flooding

At least 27 people, including nine children, have died and dozens of people are missing amid flash floods in Texas on Independence Day, according to US authorities. Also on the programme: The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting his security cabinet to discuss the response by Hamas to the…
5 Jul 5PM 47 min

Texas floods leave more than 20 dead

Search continues for missing girls at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp by the Guadalupe River. Also in the programme: on the eve of the Dalai Lama turning 90 we hear from the man believed by many Buddhists to be the reincarnation of his childhood tutor; and a preview of…
5 Jul 9AM 46 min

Ukraine experiences its biggest bombardment since the war began

Russian drones and missiles hit nearly every district of Kyiv overnight. A record 539 drone and 11 missiles strikes were recorded by Ukrainian authorities. Meanwhile, Dutch and German intelligence agencies have warned that Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine is intensifying in both frequency and strength. Also on the…
4 Jul 5PM 39 min

Russia bombs Kyiv

Ukraine says Russia carried out its biggest drone and missile attack on the capital yet, just two days after the US announced it was suspending the supply of some critical weapons to Kyiv, and hours after Presidents Trump and Putin spoke on the phone. We report from Kyiv. Also in…
4 Jul 10AM 46 min

US politicians narrowly approve 'big, beautiful, bill'

The US House of Representatives has narrowly approved President Trump's budget bill, despite the Democratic leader in the House delaying the vote for more than eight-and-a-half hours with a marathon speech. The bill aims to slash spending on social welfare programs while increasing funds for border-related operations. We hear from…
3 Jul 5PM 49 min

Jury delivers verdicts in trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs

The US rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is awaiting a bail decision after being found guilty on prostitution charges relating to his sex parties. He was cleared of three more serious charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. The closely-followed trial in New York lasted almost two months, featuring sometimes emotional testimony…
2 Jul 5PM 48 min

What's next for Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'?

After being passed by the Senate, President Trump's bill returns to the House. We speak to rural healthcare provider Karen White on its possible impact on healthcare for poorer people. Also in the programme, the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has confirmed that he will have a successor; renewed…
2 Jul 10AM 49 min

US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill

The US Senate has narrowly approved President Trump's major tax and spending bill. The chamber was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, meaning the Vice President, JD Vance, cast the deciding vote. The legislation will now return to the House of Representatives. Also, will the M23 militia "disarm and disengage"…
1 Jul 5PM 49 min

USAID cuts risk causing 14 million deaths -report

New research has predicted that more than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid. Also on the programme: Thailand's constitutional court has suspended the prime minister over comments she made in…
1 Jul 10AM 49 min

What is Netanyahu's Gaza strategy?

Israel has carried out waves of airstrikes and artillery fire in Gaza, reportedly killing at least 60 people, some of them while queuing for aid. Medical officials say about 20 people were killed in an airstrike on a beachfront site in Gaza City. One eyewitness said women and children were…
30 Jun 5PM 47 min

US and Iran step back from nuclear talks

Prospects for negotiations between the United States and Iran on nuclear proliferation have dimmed significantly. Just a few days ago, it seemed the two sides were ready to return to negotiations. But US President Donald Trump then said he was not speaking to Iran and was not offering Tehran anything…
30 Jun 11AM 47 min

Iran says no date set for talks with US

Iran's deputy foreign minister has told the BBC it will not enter into talks on its nuclear programme unless America guarantees not to bomb the country again during the negotiations. The demand comes as the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, warns that Iran has the capacity to…
29 Jun 5PM 43 min

Europe facing heatwave

Southern European countries have issued health and fire warnings as temperatures may exceed forty Celsius this weekend. Spanish emergency services are on standby for a surge in heatstroke cases, while Italian authorities are advising residents in several cities to stay indoors during the middle of the day. We hear from…
28 Jun 5PM 46 min

Iran holds state funeral for commanders and scientists

Tehran stages a mass state funeral for senior Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli attacks. The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from the scene, where large crowds have gathered on the streets. Also in the programme: Christians in Damascus prepare to attend church services on Sunday despite the…
28 Jun 9AM 44 min

UN says international community must improve Gaza aid system

UNICEF spokesperson James Elder responds to allegations made by the head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Reverend Johnnie Moore,  who told Newshour that the UN was being dishonest about reports of Palestinians being killed near GHF aid sites. Also on the programme: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign…
27 Jun 5PM 49 min

More Palestinians killed waiting for food

More Palestinians are reported to have been killed waiting for food near an aid site run by Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation tells us that it is the victim of a disinformation campaign. Also on the programme: Tonga's minister of health has…
27 Jun 10AM 46 min

US Defence Secretary calls strikes most complex military operation in history

The White House has doubled down over its assessment of the Iran strike with the Trump administration slamming the leaked report that questioned how effective the US strike on Iran was. Also in the programme: We speak to the Kenyan government following the killing of 16 protesters on Wednesday; and…
26 Jun 5PM 49 min

Iran's supreme leader delivers first video message since US strikes

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has said the United States gained nothing from its attacks on the country's nuclear sites. Ayatollah Khamenei, in his first video statement since the end of the conflict, said it had been little more than showmanship by President Trump. The Iranian leader has been in…
26 Jun 11AM 47 min
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