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Gaza: battles rage around three hospitals
Fighting between Israel and Hamas rages around three hospitals in Gaza. Meanwhile, could Israel's governing coalition collapse over the exemption from military service enjoyed by ultra-orthodox Jews?
Also in the programme: how the two leaders of France's largest far-right party are trying to win over both young and old; and why Argentina's firebrand president is picking fights with his South American neighbours.
(IMAGE: Smoke rises during an Israeli raid at Al Shifa hospital and the area around it, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City, March 21, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Dawoud Abu Alkas) -
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How Gaza is straining US-Israel relationship
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) -
Funds promised after ship collides with US bridge
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
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) -
Gaza: UN passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire
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)