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Putin to replace long-time ally Shoigu as defence minister
Russia's President Putin removes his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as his defence minister. What does it mean for the war in Ukraine?
Also on the programme: Israel marks memorial day for its fallen soldiers as the war in Gaza grinds on; and a prominent Tunisian lawyer has been arrested in the latest move of a presidential administration that has shown little tolerance for criticism.
(Photo: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. Credit: MAKSIM BLINOV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) -
UK arms ban for Israel would strengthen Hamas: Cameron
The British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says restricting arms deliveries to Israel because of its war in Gaza would strengthen Hamas and make a deal to free Israeli hostages less likely. Lord Cameron told the BBC the Israeli army should not go into the city of Rafah, unless there is a plan to protect civilians.
Also in the programme: We're at Everest Base Camp, speaking to the friend of a Nepali man who has just broken the world record, climbing Everest 29 times; and a deaf man tells us how groundbreaking new gene therapy could help him.
(Photo: The British Foreign Secretary David Cameron. Credit: Jeff Overs/BBC) -
Israel orders more evacuations in Rafah
Israel has told tens of thousands more Palestinians to leave Rafah, as it intensifies military operations in southern Gaza. Flyers dropped from the air and posts on social media told residents in the city’s eastern districts go to al-Mawasi, a narrow coastal area which Israel calls an ‘’expanded humanitarian zone’’. We hear from Jerusalem and Rafah.
Also on the programme: Flash floods in Afghanistan claim the lives of hundreds; and reflections on the illustrious career of The Beach Boys.
(Picture: Internally displaced Palestinians leave Rafah after Israeli evacuation order Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) -
Israel orders another evacuation of people from Rafah
The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of tens of thousands more Palestinians from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Residents of eastern districts of the city were told to go to al-Mawasi, a narrow coastal area designated as a humanitarian zone by Israel. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, told the BBC that the area had no running water or proper sanitation.
Also in the programme: More than 150 people killed in flash floods in the north of Afghanistan; and a solar storm produces spectacular lightshows in many parts of the world.
(Photo: A Palestinian boy sits atop a vehicle loaded with belongings as he flees Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, May 11, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Hatem Khaled) -
Russia launches surprise cross-border attack into Ukraine
President Zelensky says Russian forces have launched a surprise cross-border attack into Ukrainian territory near the city of Kharkiv. We hear from Kharkiv MP Mariia Mezentseva.
Also in the programme: BBC tracks downs a notorious people smuggler; and free wine hidden in the small print.
(Picture: At least two injured, including child, in Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) -
BBC tracks down people smuggler
A BBC investigation has located one of Europe's most wanted people smugglers in Iraq. Barzan Majeed, nicknamed the Scorpion, admitted trafficking thousands of people, knowing it was illegal and dangerous. He is still operating, after being deported from the United Kingdom eight years ago.
Also in the programme: UNWRA closes it headquarters in Jerusalem following attacks; and why the future of the African penguin is threatened with extinction.
(Picture: Barzan Majeed. Credit: BBC)
Customer Reviews
Food aid to Gaza
While listening to your recent coverage of the smaller efforts attempting to get aid into Gaza (particularly the Catholic(?) charity working to join the maritime effort in the works), this occurred to me:
Your interviewer seemed to want to focus on the smaller size (“drop in a bucket”) of this offering. And how meaningless it seemed to the interviewer that “Only 300,000” would be fed, for one day.
Clearly those 300,000 !! Individuals would differ in their response.
Though I appreciate the insights of your coverage overall, you missed the boat, literally, in under-valuing the intention, commitment and devotion of the group to alleviate suffering, period.
Don’t you know that such efforts are inspiring to the world ?
I live in a small town of 8,000.
300,000 people is us 30+ times over.
You need to work on how you understand and express comments on the term human-itarian.
Respectfully submitted,
Amelia Gage
Sitka, Alaska
Repeat stories
They constantly repeat the same stories. Better than most but still full of fluff pieces like yoga puppies and un-informative trauma porn.
your a biased news source - I used to think of your reporting as factual- not now
I used to consume your reporting as factual-
I know you are a biased media source-
your views on Isreal as well as your
Your hospitals are being infiltrated by Hamas
it is a Hamas/ Terrorist issue-
Speak In a truthful - righteous way and maybe the world would take you seriously-
You are not a trusted source of Media