The World Tonight

Trump, Zelensky and Europeans meet at White House

Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders have been holding Ukraine war talks with Donald Trump at the White House. We're live in Washington DC and get reaction from both sides of the Atlantic. Also on the programme: We hear from the man behind Britain's first bottled water menu.

18 Aug 6PM 38 min

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are holding talks in Alaska on ending the war in Ukraine. We get the latest from Anchorage and ask: does being in the room with the Russian president make the difference? A Conservative MP accuses the prime minister of putting the British bioethanol industry at…

15 Aug 5PM 39 min

What do Putin and Trump each want from Alaska summit?

As Alaska awaits the arrival tomorrow of the US and Russian Presidents, we're in Anchorage for a preview of their summit - and hear what one Ukrainian woman in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv expects from it. Also on the programme: Why has the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly decided to…

14 Aug 5PM 37 min

Trump threatens "severe consequences" if Putin doesn't end war

US President Donald Trump said he'd like to organise a second meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin if the first one on Friday goes well, adding that a second meeting would include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump also threatened "severe consequences" if Russia didn't end the war after the meeting…

13 Aug 6PM 37 min

Russia's push for more land in Ukraine

As President Zelensky says he won't agree to hand over Ukrainian territory, we hear about Russia's latest push to capture more of it before Friday's summit between presidents Trump and Putin. Also on the programme: As the fourth heatwave of the summer kicks in, we hear from the farmers crying…

12 Aug 6PM 37 min

Israel kills six journalists in targeted strike

There's been widespread intenrational condemnation after five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza. A fellow Gazan journalist - a friend of one of those killed - tells us why she's carrying on reporting. Also on the programme: Ahead of what he's called Friday's "feel-out"…

11 Aug 6PM 38 min

Trump will meet Putin in the coming days

US President Donald Trump says he'll meet Vladimir Putin in the coming days. Speaking in Washington DC, Trump said any ceasefire deal might involve territorial swaps between Ukraine and Russia. We hear from former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who saw Trump and Putin interact in person during the former's…

8 Aug 6PM 37 min

Israeli security cabinet discusses occupying Gaza

As Israel's security cabinet meets, Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to occupy Gaza temporarily. The father of an IDF soldier held hostage by Hamas insists the plan puts his son in more danger. Rushanara Ali resigns as Homelessness Minister amid accusations of hypocrisy over a rental property she owns. And…

7 Aug 6PM 36 min

Trump willing to meet Putin after Moscow talks

US President Trump said his envoy made "great progress" in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. He says he's willing to meet President Putin as well as President Zelensky of Ukraine. However the Trump administration is also threatening to slap secondary tariffs of 50% on India due to…

6 Aug 6PM 37 min

80 years since the dropping of the first atomic bomb

As Japan prepares to mark the anniversary of a turning point in history, we ask whether the doctrine of nuclear non-proliferation is at risk. We look at aid agency reports of a worsening famine in Sudan. And we speak to one of the Democratic representatives on the run from the…

5 Aug 6PM 38 min