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2024-04-22

  Government and Lords continue show down over Rwanda bill

The Lords withdraws one amendment to the bill but continues to insist on a monitoring committee to assess the safety of Rwanda.Also on the programme:James Coomarasamy reports from India where Narendra Modi is accused of stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in...
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2024-04-20

  US calls for calm after Israel strike on Iran.

Also:After months of delay, the U.S. Congress is poised to vote on a crucial military aid package for Ukraine. Polls open in India's general election and should we ban the playing of loud sounds from phones on buses and trains ?
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2024-04-18

  Sturgeon’s husband charged with embezzlement

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of SNP funds. We'll assess what this dramatic development means for the party.Also on the programme:A BBC investigation has revealed children with mild blood c...
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2024-04-18

  Netanyahu: Israel will “make its own decisions” on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron that Israel would “make its own decisions” over how to respond to an Iranian attack. Lord Cameron is one of several western foreign ministers who are expected to visit...
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2024-04-17

  MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed by 383 votes to 67, despite opposition from several leading Tory figures – we hear from one of them. Also on the programme:The Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives has a plan u...
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2024-04-16

  How will Israel respond to Iran attack?

Israel's army chief has vowed to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack - despite calls from allies to show restraint. A leading right-wing Israeli politician tells us why he supports hitting back. And we speak to former CIA chief General David Petraeu...
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2024-04-12

  Survivor of Kingsmills massacre calls for a public inquiry

The sole survivor of the Kingsmills massacre in which 10 men were killed in County Armagh in 1976 has called for a public inquiry. Alan Black told the World Tonight an inquest had brought the families no closer to the truth. The coroner concluded the m...
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2024-04-11

  OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle

San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson’s diagnosis of prostate cancer was made public about two months ago. His televised trial for the deaths of his former wife, Nicole Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1995 was a spectacle that has influ...
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2024-04-10

  10/04/2024

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
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2024-04-09

  What is Israel's next move in Gaza?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a date has been set for an invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza - despite fresh global pressure against proceeding with an attack. An ally of Mr Netanyahu tells us he's ready to ignore the warnin...
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