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The report, compiled by investigators from the UN's Commission of Inquiry, accused both sides of war crimes for mounting attacks against civilian populations and "murder or wilful killings". We hear an Israeli response, and from a Hamas spokesman.
Also in the programme: Haiti's Prime Minister and new government are sworn in; and France's conservative party, Les Républicains, says it's dumped its leader.
(Photo: A woman and child walk among debris in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Abed Khaled)

A commission of UN investigators finds both Hamas and Israel responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. We hear how Israel has responded and get the latest on diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Also in the programme: President Macron of France explains his decision to call a snap vote following his party's defeat in the EU elections, and we pay tribute to the French 1960s icon Francoise Hardy, who has died.
(Photo: Displaced Palestinians carry water containers as Gazan families struggle with water pollution and scarcity, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, 8 June, 2024 Credit: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)

A US court has found President Biden's son, Hunter,guilty of lying about his drug use when buying a gun.
He has been found guilty on all three charges in a federal gun crime trial. The jury in Delaware found that he'd lied about his drug use on a form while buying a weapon in 2018.
He is the first child of a sitting president to be convicted in a federal court. How will this affect his father's re-election campaign?
Also in the programme: Donors have gathered in Germany for a conference on Ukraine's reconstruction, but there are concerns as to whether it's free of corruption; how President Macron's surprise announcement of a snap election has triggered a potentially dramatic re-alignment in French politics; and we'll hear about a production of King Lear - staged by Ukrainians in Ukrainian - in the town of Shakespeare's birth.
(Photo shows Hunter Biden holding hands with First Lady Jill Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden as he departs his federal gun trial in Wilmington, Delaware, USA on 11 June 2024. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)

The UN Security Council votes for a ceasefire in Gaza - and the Secretary General pleads for it to happen - so what's the hold-up?
Also in the programme: the vice-president of Malawi has been killed in a plane crash; and Chiquita, one of the world's biggest banana producers, is ordered to pay millions in damages to victims of a Colombian paramilitary group.
(IMAGE: Members of the U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution backing a proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., June 10, 2024 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Stephanie Keith)

France's political leaders are scrambling to prepare for snap elections after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in response to a stinging European vote defeat by the far-right National Rally. These snap legislative elections could be a turning point for Macron's presidency. If the RN wins an absolute majority of seats in the National Assembly, it could provide France's next prime minister.

Also in the programme: a military aircraft in Malawi carrying the country's vice president has been reported missing; and wildfires are raging across the world's largest tropical wetland: the Pantanal, in Brazil.
(Photo: Emmanuel Macron after voting in European Elections Credit: Hannah McKay/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK)

France’s President Macron plays political poker after a thumping in the European elections, gambling on snap elections for the national parliament. And as the far right makes gains across much – if not all – of Europe, we ask, where next for the European Union?
Also in the programme: as the US secretary of state begins his latest Middle East tour, what's changed in Israel? And the widow of the Islamic State leader says she couldn't stop her husband's crimes.
(IMAGE: Supporters watch French President Emmanuel Macron's speech on a large screen at the electoral party after the announcement of the results of the European Parliamentary elections in Paris, France, 09 June 2024 / CREDIT: Christophe Petit-Tesson / EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)