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27/03/2024 20:06 GMT

27/03/2024 20:06 GMT

2024-03-2750:40

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
Days after the United States abstained from a vote at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel war, senior US politicians are urging President Joe Biden to restrict arms supply to Israel to change course in Gaza. We speak to Maryland Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen.Also in the programme: Latest from the scene of the collapsed bridge in Maryland; Thailand moves closer to becoming the first country in South-East Asia to recognise same-sex marriage; and are flying cars the future?(Photo: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Virginia, USA, Credit: MIchael Reynolds / Shutterstock)
US President Joe Biden has promised to send all the federal resources necessary to help with recovery after a container ship crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, over one of America's busiest shipping lanes. Rescuers are now searching for people in the River Patapsco, which the Francis Scott Key Bridge used to stand over. Earlier, it emerged the container ship had lost power after leaving port, but had issued a 'mayday' call, enabling the authorities to stop some traffic driving on to the bridge.Also in the programme: we hear from a senior member of Hamas on ceasefire negotiations; and another opposition candidate in Venezuela has been blocked from standing in elections.(Picture: The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship in Baltimore, Maryland. Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US bridge collapses

US bridge collapses

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A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a container ship. Rescuers are now searching for people in the River Patapsco, which the Francis Scott Key Bridge used to stand over. We get the latest from our correspondent at the scene and hear from a local café owner. Also in the programme: We hear from a resident in Gaza where the fighting continues despite a UN security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire; and might climate change spell the end of the traditional British pint?(Photo: Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship. Credit: Shutterstock)
Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report on the Jewish settlers who wish to return to Gaza, almost twenty years after the last settlement there was withdrawn. Also on the programme: we hear the latest on the long running woes at plane-making giant Boeing as its Chief Executive Dave Calhoun will step down by the end of this year; and the one hundred and twenty-five million dollar experiment to try to prove the existence of particles in the universe that have not yet been found. (Photo: UN Secretary-General Guterres in Jordan as UN Security Council prepares to vote for new resolution on Gaza ceasefire Credit: Mohammad Ali/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Provisional results from the presidential election in Senegal are showing that the opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is leading the race for office. The BBC's James Copnall has the latest from Dakar.Also on the programme: 'ghost' matter and how scientists have come up with an experiment they hope will help prove its existence; and Jasmin Paris, the first woman to complete one of the world's toughest marathons, says she did it for 'women worldwide'.Pic : Supporters of Diomaye Faye rally in Dakar as presidential election results are tallied. Credit : Shutterstock)
Donald Trump has until Monday evening to cover the fine imposed on him by a New York judge for fraudulently inflating the value of his properties. But how much jeopardy is the former president in if he can’t, or won’t, pay the penalty? Also on the programme: Russians mark a day of national mourning for the victims of the Crocus City Hall attack; and the head of UNWRA says he’s outraged that Israel will no longer allow their convoys into northern Gaza.(Picture: Trump gestures at a campaign event ahead of the Republican presidential primary election in South Carolina, February 14, 2024 Credit: REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo)
Russia observes a day of mourning for those who died after the attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow on Friday. At least 133 people were killed and 140 injured including many children. Also on the programme: the Nigerian army says more than a 130 schoolchildren abducted earlier this month in Kaduna state have been freed; and we hear from the brother of Paul Alexander, a polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung", who died earlier this month. (Photo: People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting attack in Moscow. Credit: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)
President Putin says all four gunmen involved in the attack on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday have been detained. More than a hundred- and- thirty people were killed at Crocus City Hall. Mr Putin called it a barbaric terrorist act. The authorities say the suspects were foreign citizens. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility and released a photograph of four masked men it says carried out the attack.Also in the programme: The UN Secretary-General has said during a visit to the Egypt-Gaza border that it's time to silence the guns and stop what he called the non-stop nightmare of the Palestinian people; and the first British field hospital opens in Gaza: (Photo: People gather at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting attack at a concert hall outside Moscow. Credit: Reuters)
Russian investigators say the number of people killed in the attack by gunmen on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday has risen to 115. They said more bodies had been found in parts of Crocus City Hall where the ceiling had collapsed because of a huge fire. Eleven suspects have been arrested. Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attack.Also in the programme: a new national security law, known as Article 23, has come into force in Hong Kong; and we speak to Phil Manzanera, guitarist for the English rock band Roxy Music.(Picture: People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the Moscow. Credit: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)
The Russian security services say at least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 injured at a concert hall near Moscow in what the authorities have called a terrorist attack. Video on social media shows at least four people dressed in camouflage clothing, opening fire as they enter the lobby of Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk. Russian media say explosions were heard. The building is now engulfed in flames, with a huge column of black smoke reaching up into the sky.Our other big story today: The Princess of Wales - the wife of the heir to the British throne - has revealed that she is being treated for cancer.And the UN Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution put forward by the United States that tied an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to the release of hostages held by Hamas. The Palestinian ambassador to the UN tells us the resolution was not strong enough.(Photo: Firefighters battle a fire in the Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting in Krasnogorsk, Russia, 22 March 2024. Credit: Maxim Shipenkov EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Russia and China have vetoed a draft resolution put forward by the United States at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, linked to the release of hostages. Russia's ambassador called the US move a hypocritical initiative.More than 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s bombardment, there, began five months ago, according to UNICEF. Since then, many children in Gaza have lost their entire families, in Israeli attacks. We hear the story of one little girl, Alma, who lost her family. Also in the programme: UNICEF on the chaos in Haiti; and Japan schools move to protect cheerleaders from upskirting at sporting events.(Photo: UN Security Council fails to pass US-drafted ceasefire resolution for Gaza, New York, USA - 22 Mar 2024. Credit: EPA)
A 62-year-old man in Boston in the United States has received a kidney from a genetically-engineered pig in the first transplant of its kind. Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital say if such procedures are carried out on a large scale, dialysis could become obsolete. Richard Slayman - whose previously transplanted human kidney began to fail last year - is recovering well after the four-hour surgery last week. His surgeons say they stand on the brink of a "monumental breakthrough". Also in the programme: we get an update from Haiti as we ask how the gangs are supplying themselves with sophisticated weapons; and celebrating World Poetry Day, we hear from Mary Jean Chan whose poetry collection "Bright Fear" has been nominated for the prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize. (Photo Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital)
America's top diplomat says Washington has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of hostages. Also in the programme: in Haiti, hunger and malnutrition stalk the population as aid can’t be delivered whilst the country grapples with gang violence; and what is like to wake up one day and discover that famous artist Banksy has painted a mural outside your window?(Photo: Blinken is visiting Saudi Arabia and Egypt to discuss efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire. Credit: EFE)
The head of the European Commission has said a new maritime corridor for delivering humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza will begin operating very soon. On a visit to Cyprus, Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the initiative would start by Sunday. A pilot project will begin today. The project is also being backed by the United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.Also on the programme: We hear from the new US Special Envoy for Sudan; and the death of "Dragon Ball" creator, Akira Toriyama.(Picture: The UN says a quarter of Gaza's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death. Credit: Getty Images)
A special report from eastern Ukraine where people are weighing up whether to leave their homes as Russian forces threaten to break through the nearby frontline.US President Joe Biden is expected to announce that the US military will build a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory.Also on the programme: Apple steps up its feud with the maker of the Fortnite game; and are remote-controlled vessels with no crew the future of shipping?(Photo: Kostyantynivka's train station, once a major front-line hub, was hit by a Russian missile in February. Credit: BBC/HANNA CHORNOUS)
Scientists have expressed alarm at new figures showing last month was the warmest February ever recorded. With oceans warming, we'll hear about the impact around the Indian Ocean.Also on the programme: the people taking shelter at a youth club in the capital Port-au-Prince as gang violence continues in Haiti; and why pet Labradors are prone to gaining weight. (Picture: A man drinking water in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: ANDRE COELHO/EPA-EFE)
After Donald Trump's only remaining challenger for the Republican presidential nomination declares that she is suspending her campaign, Nikki Haley said it was now up to the former president to earn the votes of those who had not supported him while President Biden urged Haley's supporters to switch their allegiance to him.Also in the programme: increasing pressure on Haiti's acting prime minister to quit; and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's lost novel.(Picture: Republican US presidential candidate Nikki Haley walks off the stage after announcing the suspension of her presidential campaign. Credit: EPA/EFE)
Donald Trump's only remaining challenger for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, is pulling out of the race for the White House. It comes after President Joe Biden and former president Trump swept the state primaries that were held on Super Tuesday, making a White House rematch between them even more likely.Also in the programme: We speak to a young man who has fled Myanmar's mandatory military conscription to join a resistance army; and the World Food Programme is warning that the war in Sudan could trigger the world’s largest hunger crisis unless the fighting stops. (File picture: Nikki Haley greets supporters at a campaign event in Portland, Maine on March 3, 2024. Joel Page/Reuters)
A UN team concludes there are reasonable grounds to believe sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, took place during the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October. Newshour hears from the report's team leader, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten.Also in the programme: EU body calls for more buttons in cars, and voting opens in Super Tuesday.
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Comments (36)

BRIAN BESSEMER

lĺĺll

Jul 7th
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Ste Dublin

got that big d remedy

Mar 7th
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Hamid Reza Yazdani

dear BBC officials! don't you see language incapability was a hindrance in Mr. Yazdani's speech holding him back to express his true inner feelings and viewpoints clearly? why you insist on inviting those who are not in the middle of crisis with better language proficiency?

Nov 22nd
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Hamid Reza Yazdani

آقا ی داریوش یزدانی! لااقل از مترجم استفاده می کردید که بتوانید آنچه در ذهن دارید را بیان کنید، اصرار شما به صحبت کردن به زبان انگلیسی این فرصت استثنایی را از مردم می گیرد که پیام خود را به گوش مردم جهان برسانند، برای مثال ده ها بار از you know استفاده کردن!! صداقت و خلوص نیت شما بر ما پوشیده نیست

Nov 22nd
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Hamid Reza Yazdani

why BBC is trying to downgrade the protests to women rights only? it's much more than that! they desire regime change! and when it comes to analyst on Iran, why do you choose people who people no longer listen to or trust? or people who are foreigners without having a deep understanding of the situation?

Oct 11th
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Jon Urie

Only 44 seconds long!

Sep 30th
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Asif Mehmood

Paul's voice is out of this world. I hope he present every second program

Jun 12th
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Jeff

Coal Mafia is fuelling the election expenses of the ruling party BJP. It's more powerful than Modi himself. So it's a no go zone.

Nov 15th
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Janusz Barbacki

20 minutes talking about Russia but no mention that China may be responsible? I think BBC is compromised...

Dec 18th
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John Great

More or les the same thing with the previous episode

Oct 19th
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John Great

Some of the stories in this episode are definitely not more important than what is happening in Nigeria now. Are you avoiding the story??

Oct 19th
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John Great

The interviews with both schools of thought about the Polish elections were lop-sided at best. Opposing questions to their views about the situation were put to the winning party, and almost calming questions were put to the opposition. This is not the balance we expect from the BBC's journalism. At all.

Jul 14th
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John Great

WHAT is actually going on with this show? It has not been updating for some days now, and I actually have to listen to both episodes every single day...

Jun 24th
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Hüseyin Kavak

Turkey is underreporting death Number ha, you liars

Apr 27th
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Jeff

we know trump enjoys drama? no shit he's a reality star

Jan 8th
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Floyd PM

gross western propaganda

Jan 5th
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shekhu verma

This was long overdue, kashmir is an integral part of india and pakistan sponsored terrorism cant change this fact.

Aug 5th
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CHUCK THOMAS

did anyone else find it confusing on the story about the film promotions person in Afghanistan and then talking about the quote from Angelina Jolie that was really badly edited because it made it seem like the person he was about to talk to wasAngelina Jolie and I'm pretty sure that wasn't her she was the person interviewed was the focus of the article and was a good interview it was just mislabeled at the at the start which was confusing

May 31st
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Eugene Marshall

absolute biased garbage

Apr 18th
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Rayan Faisal

تسقط بس✌

Apr 8th
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