Podcast Episodes

Hundreds of people killed in Afghan earthquake

Emergency crews are struggling to reach the mountainous eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan where the UN says more than 800 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. We speak to the Af…

Published on 3 months ago

Indonesia gripped by another day of anti-government demonstrations

While the protests have been fuelled by a wide range of issues - including the death of a ride-sharing driver - one core complaint concerns a new monthly allowance for lawmakers. We'll hear from a pr…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Looting and unrest in Indonesia

Indonesia's president has warned that the police and army will take the "strongest possible action" to tackle a wave of violent anti-government unrest. President Prabowo Subianto said some of the pro…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

RSF tightens grip around el-Fasher

Satellite images show that the rebel Sudanese RSF group has built 31km of fortifications around the last government stronghold in Darfur, as it carries out atrocities in the city's suburbs. The resea…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

US Court of Appeal rules Trump tariffs illegal

President Trump has reacted furiously to an appeals court ruling that found his tariffs policy to be mostly illegal. He said if the judgement was allowed to stand it would destroy the United States. …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Israel's major offensive in Gaza City continues

Israel's military has declared Gaza City a combat zone, as it prepares to seize the territory's largest population zone. The military said that humanitarian pauses in fighting were being halted.

Also …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Thailand's prime minister removed from office

Thailand's Constitutional Court has removed the prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, over her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia. We hear reaction from her party, and also ask what the new…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

EU ambassador to Ukraine: 'Putin has zero interest in peace'

European leaders express outrage after Russian strikes kill 21 and damage EU's HQ. The EU's ambassador to Kyiv, Katarina Mathernova says "Putin has zero interest in peace".

Also in the programme: EU t…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 15 people

At least fifteen people have been killed in Ukraine after a night of heavy Russian bombardment. Ukraine's air force says more than six-hundred drones and missiles were fired by Moscow - the second hi…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Gaza girl dreaming of becoming a famous violinist

Amid the devastation in Gaza, remarkable stories of hope and resilience do emerge. Sixteen-year-old Sama Nijm, a gifted violinist from Gaza, is using music to bring comfort and healing to the younges…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago