Podcast Episodes

Syria holds first elections since Assad

Syria is holding its first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December -- but the vast majority of the population can't v…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Netanyahu claims pressure on Hamas is working

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that diplomatic and military pressure have forced Hamas to agree to free the hostages it is hol…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

IDF told to prepare for phase one of Trump's plan

Israel's military says it's still operating in Gaza City and has warned Palestinians it's too dangerous to return. Earlier, President Trump told Isra…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas respond to US proposal for Gaza ceasefire

A representative of the organisation told the BBC that Hamas accepted the proposal in principle - but wished to make some changes on a number of key …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Church of England chooses first woman to lead it

Dame Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury designate - the first woman to be chosen to head the Church of England.

It is t…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Two people killed in British synagogue attack

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain must defeat what he called the "rising hatred of Jewish people", after a deadly attack at a syna…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fatal attack on Manchester synagogue

Two people have been killed by a car that drove into a crowd outside a British synagogue on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Another man was stabbe…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian incursions into EU airspace dominates summit

EU leaders are meeting in Copenhagen under pressure to boost European defence after a series of Russian incursions into EU airspace, and days after d…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Red Cross suspends operations in Gaza City

The International Red Cross has been forced to cease operations in Gaza City because of the intensity of the Israeli offensive. It’s continuing while…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban shuts down internet in Afghanistan

The United Nations has appealed to the Taliban to immediately restore telecommunications across Afghanistan. UN officials said the ban had far-reachi…

5 months, 2 weeks ago