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Newshour

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

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October 20, 2025 47 mins

Amazon's cloud computing service says there are still significant errors for some services, after a widespread outage that disrupted hundreds of websites and apps worldwide. Some applications are back online, and Amazon says it has fixed the underlying problem.

Also in the programme: a group of blind patients in Britain can read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye; Britain's royals struggle ...

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Amazon’s cloud computing service says it has fixed the underlying problem that has disrupted many of the world's biggest websites and apps, but a full recovery will take some more time. Also in the programme: We'll hear about a groundbreaking eye surgery that allows some blind patients to instantly be able to see again; and China's Communist leaders are meeting in Beijing, could Xi Jinping indicate a possible successor?

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October 19, 2025 47 mins

Israel has carried out renewed strikes against Hamas in Gaza and says it's suspending all aid deliveries into the territory. Both sides have accused each other of breaching the ceasefire.

Also in the programme: thieves have stolen valuables from one of the world's most famous museums -- the Louvre in Paris -- but dropped a priceless crown while making their escape; and Donald Trump says he's stopping all payments to Colombia, accus...

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October 19, 2025 47 mins

Israel has carried out an airstrike on the Gazan city of Rafah in response to what it said was Hamas breaking their ceasefire agreement. Hamas says it is committed to the ceasefire and alleges that Israel "continues to breach the agreement".

Also on the programme: thieves have broken into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stolen jewellery that France's interior minister described as priceless; and Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed t...

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Afghanistan and Pakistan are in Qatar's capital Doha for peace negotiations. Pakistani jets conducted a series of airstrikes on Afghanistan's border province of Paktika on Friday, ending a brief lull in the intense fighting that broke out last week. Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harbouring militants, which Kabul has denied.

Also in the programme: a new study shows how a blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help sp...

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Iran says it is no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as its landmark 10-year deal with world powers expired on Saturday. A foreign ministry statement said the limits agreed in 2015 no longer applied, although Tehran remained firmly committed to a diplomatic solution.

Also on the programme: Pakistan and Afghanistan hold peace talks after days of clashes and deadly airstrikes near the border; and the single blood t...

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President Trump is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House - with the visitor hoping for increased US support against Russia. Mr Zelensky is expected to ask the US for long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Also in the programme: there's been a last-minute adjournment of an agreement to reduce carbon emissions from global shipping; and how an ancient Roman gravestone found its way into the ...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is in Washington ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump. The meeting comes a day after Mr Trump spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin -- and agreed to hold a summit in Hungary to discuss how to end the war. On his arrival, Mr Zelensky said Moscow was rushing to the negotiating table to stop America from supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

Also in the programme: The second hig...

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US President Donald Trump has confirmed he has authorised the CIA to carry out secret operations in Venezuela, and that he is considering attacks on Venezuelan territory.

It follows a series of strikes by the US military against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, which have killed 27 people.

Also in the programme: A phone conversation between Putin and Trump ahead of President Zelensky’s visit to Washington - and the queen of d...

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US President Donald Trump has confirmed a report that he authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, provoking outrage from the South American nation's leader. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says 'no to regime change'

Also in the programme: As more Palestinians return to what is left of their homes in Gaza City, we talk to one university student who's just taken his exams in the street; and the story of Os...

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October 15, 2025 47 mins

The Israeli military says that the Red Cross has received the bodies of two more Israeli hostages in Gaza. But many others remain and Israel is threatening to restrict the flow of aid into Gaza unless they are returned.

Also on the programme: almost all the Pentagon press corps has said no to new reporting restrictions; and the big stars of Sumo are set to wrestle at a tournament in London.

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Israel's military says one of the four bodies returned by Hamas on Tuesday is not that of a former hostage. It said Hamas had to make all efforts to return the remains of those taken on October seventh. The process has been impacted by the devastation in Gaza, with some bodies believed to be under rubble. Palestinians in Gaza are reported to be stockpiling food, amid anxiety that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will unravel...

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Israeli officials have said the government has decided to restrict aid into Gaza in response to Hamas being too slow in handing over the bodies of dead hostages.

We'll hear from an Israeli whose relative's body is still in Gaza and who fears it may never be brought home.

Also on the programme: we speak to the UN about the reconstruction in Gaza and how it will be paid for; and Harvard professor and philosopher Michael Sandel shares...

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October 14, 2025 43 mins

There's uncertainty over the next steps in the Gaza peace process, a day after President Trump declared the war was over following the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. We also speak to a doctor treating Israeli hostages arrived from Gaza. Also on the programme, Madagascar's embattled president, Andry Rajoelina, says he is sheltering in a "safe place" after an attempt on his life, following weeks of protests c...

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Newshour gets rare access at Rabin Medical Centre in Petah Tikva where some of the twenty living hostages are due to be transferred when they are freed by Hamas. Also, we hear from a doctor setting out the priorities of the medical sector when the occupied territory begins to receive large amount of aid as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel.

Also on the programme: An elite army unit in Madagascar that had joined protestors call...

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The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain must defeat what he called the "rising hatred of Jewish people", after a deadly attack at a synagogue. Two Jewish people were killed and four others injured after a car was driven towards worshippers at the site in Manchester. Police declared it a terrorist incident. They shot the suspect dead.

Also in the programme: Venezuela's opposition leader tells us she welcomes America's...

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Amid the devastation in Gaza, remarkable stories of hope and resilience do emerge. Sixteen-year-old Sama Nijm, a gifted violinist from Gaza, is using music to bring comfort and healing to the youngest victims of the conflict. Some of the children have lost their parents, and in some cases, their limbs or arms.

BBC Newsday's Charlene Rodrigues spoke to Sama, and began by asking her what inspired her to become a violin teacher in the...

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Nine people have been killed and many injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz. The shooter also killed himself, and has been identified as a former pupil.

Also, Donald Trump sends in the Marines as the president's crackdown on undocumented migrants clashes with California's policy as a Sanctuary State, Syria's jailers under President Assad speak to the BBC anonymously about what they did and those who suf...

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