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Israel launches air strikes in Gaza
Israel has carried out renewed strikes against Hamas in Gaza and says it's suspending all aid deliveries into the territory. Both sides have accused each other of breaching the ceasefire. Also in the programme: thieves have stolen valuables from one of the world's most famous museums -- the Louvre in…
Israel strikes southern Gaza
Israel has carried out an airstrike on the Gazan city of Rafah in response to what it said was Hamas breaking their ceasefire agreement. Hamas says it is committed to the ceasefire and alleges that Israel "continues to breach the agreement". Also on the programme: thieves have broken into the…
Afghanistan and Pakistan in Doha for peace talks
Afghanistan and Pakistan are in Qatar's capital Doha for peace negotiations. Pakistani jets conducted a series of airstrikes on Afghanistan's border province of Paktika on Friday, ending a brief lull in the intense fighting that broke out last week. Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harbouring militants, which Kabul has denied…
Iran says no longer bound by nuclear restrictions
Iran says it is no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as its landmark 10-year deal with world powers expired on Saturday. A foreign ministry statement said the limits agreed in 2015 no longer applied, although Tehran remained firmly committed to a diplomatic solution. Also on the programme:…
Ukraine president meets Trump over Russia war
President Trump is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House - with the visitor hoping for increased US support against Russia. Mr Zelensky is expected to ask the US for long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. Also in the programme: there's been a last-minute adjournment of an…
Zelensky to make case for missiles at Trump meeting
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is in Washington ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump. The meeting comes a day after Mr Trump spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin -- and agreed to hold a summit in Hungary to discuss how to end the war. On his arrival, Mr…
Donald Trump has authorised covert CIA operations in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he has authorised the CIA to carry out secret operations in Venezuela, and that he is considering attacks on Venezuelan territory. It follows a series of strikes by the US military against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, which have killed 27 people. Also…
Trump says he has authorised secret operations in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has confirmed a report that he authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, provoking outrage from the South American nation's leader. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says 'no to regime change' Also in the programme: As more Palestinians return to what is left of their…
Hamas returns bodies of two more hostages
The Israeli military says that the Red Cross has received the bodies of two more Israeli hostages in Gaza. But many others remain and Israel is threatening to restrict the flow of aid into Gaza unless they are returned. Also on the programme: almost all the Pentagon press corps has…
Anger in Israel as pressure mounts on Hamas to return hostage bodies
Israel's military says one of the four bodies returned by Hamas on Tuesday is not that of a former hostage. It said Hamas had to make all efforts to return the remains of those taken on October seventh. The process has been impacted by the devastation in Gaza, with some…
Israel to restrict aid over return of hostage remains
Israeli officials have said the government has decided to restrict aid into Gaza in response to Hamas being too slow in handing over the bodies of dead hostages. We'll hear from an Israeli whose relative's body is still in Gaza and who fears it may never be brought home. Also…
What's next for Palestinians and Israelis?
There's uncertainty over the next steps in the Gaza peace process, a day after President Trump declared the war was over following the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. We also speak to a doctor treating Israeli hostages arrived from Gaza. Also on the programme, Madagascar's embattled president, Andry…
Trump and other leaders sign historic ceasefire deal
Donald Trump and other world leaders have signed an Israel- Hamas ceasefire deal at a summit on Gaza in Egypt. There have been joyous scenes in the Palestinian territories and Israel, as the two sides carried out an exchange of hostages for detainees, as part of the peace plan. Newshour…
All living Israeli hostages reunited with families
The last 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are now back in Israel after more than two years in captivity. President Trumps address the Israeli Knesset and Busloads of Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been handed over in the West Bank. (Photo: Released hostage Nimrod Cohen who was…
Hamas counts Israeli hostages ahead of release
Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency says it has finished counting the living Israeli hostages and has transferred them to different locations ahead of their release which is due to take place on Monday. We also get the latest from Gaza. Also in the programme: Has there been a coup in…
12/10/2025 12:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
Israel awaits hostage release
President Trump's Middle East envoy has told a packed rally of relatives of Israeli hostages and their supporters in Tel Aviv that they were coming home. Steve Witkoff's remarks come ahead of Monday's expected release of 48 living and dead hostages by Hamas, as part of the Gaza peace deal…
Gaza prepares for the first phase of Trump peace plan
Donald Trump says Hamas is gathering the Israeli hostages "now", adding that he's confident the Gaza deal he helped broker will "hold". As thousands of Palestinians have begun returning to Gaza's north and Hamas has until midday on Monday to release the hostages, we hear from the Gaza Strip and…
Ceasefire comes into force as IDF pulls out of parts of Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza returning to their homes following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas say they've been shocked by the scale of destruction. Also on the programme, The Venezuelan opposition leader and democracy activist, María Corina Machado, has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize; and, the green turtle has…
Venezuelan opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela's opposition leader and pro-democracy activist María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. For years, she has campaigned against Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, whose 12-year rule is viewed by many nations as illegitimate. We'll speak to one of her close allies about what difference the award…