Synopsis
The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.
Episodes
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UN warns entire Gaza population at risk of famine
30/05/2025 Duration: 29minUN says the world must do more to save the entire population of Gaza from famine. Also: BBC finds the EU has spent more on Russian oil and gas than aid to Ukraine, and do parents know best when it comes to child health?
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US appeals court rules that Trump tariffs can stay in place for now
30/05/2025 Duration: 33minUS President Donald Trump can keep collecting import taxes, an appeals court has ruled, a day after a ruling found the sweeping global tariffs to be illegal. Also: Chinese paraglider survives 8,000m-high flight.
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Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
29/05/2025 Duration: 28minIsraeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank - the biggest expansion in decades. Also: A US federal court blocks many of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
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Dodging Russian drones in Donetsk
28/05/2025 Duration: 31minA special report from the frontline in eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are advancing. Also: remembering the renowned Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and saving lives with a defibrillator on Mount Everest.
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Germany promises Ukraine long-range missiles to fight Russia
28/05/2025 Duration: 35minGermany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles. Also: the latest from Gaza, 20 years in jail for French paedophile, experts warn the Earth is 'profoundly ill' and a flying car takes off in England.
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Crowds overrun new aid distribution site in Gaza
28/05/2025 Duration: 30minThousands of Palestinians have stormed an aid distribution site in Gaza set up by a US and Israeli-backed group, a day after it began working there. Also: a Turkish bakery revives a 5,000-year-old bread recipe.
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US and Israeli-backed group distributes aid in Gaza
27/05/2025 Duration: 31minThe first aid delivery into Gaza by a US and Israeli-backed group has been dismissed by the UN as a "distraction". Also: King Charles is to deliver a key speech in Canada's parliament, and the world's oldest human fingerprint.
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US envoy rejects Hamas claim that it has agreed to American terms for a Gaza ceasefire
27/05/2025 Duration: 32minThe US envoy Steve Witkoff rejects a claim by Hamas that it has accepted an American plan for a Gaza truce. Also: car drives into Liverpool football fans, and the Blue Danube waltz is to be broadcast to deep space.
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Israeli strike kills dozens sheltering in Gaza school
26/05/2025 Duration: 27minRescue workers in Gaza describe 'horrific' scenes, after an Israeli strike on a school killed dozens. Israel said it had targeted Hamas. Also: the latest from Ukraine, as Donald Trump calls Putin 'crazy'.
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US remembers George Floyd
25/05/2025 Duration: 30minFamily of George Floyd promise to continue campaign for racial justice. Also: Spain calls for arms embargo against Israel over the war in Gaza. And male MPs in New Zealand describe their clothing to support female colleague.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war
24/05/2025 Duration: 33minUkraine says almost all prisoners released by Russia in the latest exchange were beaten, isolated and brainwashed. Also: an Iranian film shot in secret wins the top prize in Cannes, and the Viagra of the Himalayas.
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The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health
24/05/2025 Duration: 27minWe hear how a man travelling the world with a cuddly duck has encouraged thousands to open up about mental health problems. Also: a roaring success for India's lions; and Kermit the Frog urges graduates to leap together.Presenter: Valerie Sanderson Music: Iona Hampson
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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on smartphones
23/05/2025 Duration: 29minPresident Trump threatens a 50% tariff on all goods sent to the US from the EU. Also: a gang is found guilty of the Kim Kardashian jewellery heist in Paris, and the Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies aged 81.
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Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since invasion
23/05/2025 Duration: 28minUkraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners, which President Trump says "could lead to something big." Also: we look at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and in Norway a man finds a ship in his garden.
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The Trump administration stops Harvard from enrolling foreign students
22/05/2025 Duration: 27minThe Trump administration bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students. Also: Israel blames critics of its war on Gaza for the murder of two US embassy staff, and why the Netherlands accuses Belgium of stealing wind.
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington DC
22/05/2025 Duration: 27minIsrael's foreign minister says antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement linked to the war in Gaza lay behind the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington. Also: China stakes its claim to the Arctic.
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Trump confronts South African leader with claim of Afrikaners being 'persecuted'
22/05/2025 Duration: 26minUS President Donald Trump confronted his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House, claiming that white farmers were being "persecuted" in the country. Also: climbing Everest using Xenon gas.
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Paramilitaries pushed out of key state
21/05/2025 Duration: 28minSudan's army says it has liberated all of Khartoum state from the paramilitary RSF. Also: the UN says new aid supplies have still not been distributed in Gaza, and rapid test could improve treatment for brain tumours.
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UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza as international pressure on Israel mounts
21/05/2025 Duration: 27minThe United Nations says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade. Also: Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump cut PBS funding.
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UN says Israel to allow 100 aid trucks into Gaza
20/05/2025 Duration: 31minThe UN says Israel to allow 100 aid lorries to enter Gaza; Also: President Trump's real estate company in talks to build tower in Vietnam as it tries to head off huge US export tariffs, and why does the universe exist?