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American rapper calls on UAE to stop fuelling war in Sudan
Celebrities often support aid agencies, but by recognising the role of regional powers in Sudan, Macklemore has done something more significant: he has identified the real cause of the suffering and called for action.
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Nancy Pelosi on Elon Musk, Donald Trump and hammer attack horror
In a special edition of the American Fourcast, Matt Frei talks to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk and the man whose name she will not mention.
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Israel ‘must be punished’ for killing Hamas leader, says Iranian analyst
We spoke to Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian political analyst and professor at the University of Tehran who told us he believes Iran’s response will be even bigger than the last time it fired hundreds of missiles at Israel.
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‘It’s not clear what Biden sees as a red line in Gaza,’ says former US diplomat
Israel’s new orders for more residents of Rafah to leave are being viewed with concern, not only by Palestinians being asked to uproot yet again, but also by observers who see the demand as a precursor to a potential ground invasion. The Americans have been warning Israel against an invasion of Rafah for weeks now,…
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Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ as Iran launches first ever direct attack
It’s the first time Iran has launched a direct attack on Israel, though drones and missiles were also fired from Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
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What impact will war in Gaza have on UK political parties?
In this episode of The Political Fourcast, Nicky Morgan and Charlie Falconer join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss how the war in Gaza could change the political fortunes of UK parties.
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Houthis vow retaliation after latest UK and US military strikes on Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis say the latest round of airstrikes by the UK and US will not affect their decision to show support for Gaza. The Iran-backed group, which controls a large part of Yemen, has vowed to respond with more attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Overnight, a wave of strikes hit 36 targets across…
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Retired Israeli Brigadier General on prospects of ground invasion in Gaza
He was Israel’s top gun , a highly decorated fighter pilot, who took part in Operation Opera, the attack on Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981. He became a Brigadier General in the IDF – involved with the highest levels of the Israeli military. After he retired Relik Shafir was active in protesting against the…
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‘Israel has to paint a future that the people of Gaza can look forward to’: US congressman, Seth Moulton
We spoke to United States congressman Seth Moulton – who’s an Iraq war veteran and began by asking him about President Biden’s wording that last night’s hospital blast was committed by ‘the other team’ – and why he might have said that.
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FactCheck: why is US decision to give cluster munitions to Ukraine controversial?
US President Joe Biden has announced the country will supply cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its fight against Russian forces. FactCheck takes a look.
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Ukraine denies assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin
Ukraine has denied Russian claims that it tried to kill Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin. But already there are calls in the Russian parliament to target Ukraine’s President.
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At least 30 dead in Baghdad after deadliest violence capital seen in years
Fierce clashes in Baghdad have left at least 30 dead so far, in the worst violence the Iraqi capital has seen for years.
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Julian Assange’s wife to appeal to his extradition to the US
The home secretary has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Mr Assange’s legal team have said they will challenge Priti Patel’s decision and have two weeks to mount an appeal. The US has sought to prosecute him for more than a decade after he published huge numbers of leaked…
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Welcome to Poland? – A tale of two refugee crises
The unimaginable number of people who’ve been uprooted from their homes in Ukraine dwarfs any refugee crisis Europe has seen in most of our lifetimes.
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Zelenskyy has shown ‘leadership can be transformative’ – Tom Tugendhat MP
Tom talks to Krishnan about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his plans to run for Prime Minister and his time serving in the military during the Iraq war and war in Afghanistan.