The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim
Sky News’ Yalda Hakim and NBC’s Richard Engel have covered world events for years. Now, they team up for a new podcast to share their experiences from the frontline. They debrief from global flashpoints and discuss their encounters with the biggest decision makers. They’ll also be joined by some of those key players to help make sense of world events. From conflict in the Middle East, to the US election, and the war in Ukraine there is no better place for analysis and expertise New episodes from Richard and Yalda every Wednesday.
Episodes
They debrief from global flashpoints and discuss their encounters with the biggest decision makers. They’ll also be joined by some of those key players to help make sense of world events.
From conflict in the Middle East, to the US election, and the war in Ukraine there is no...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the UK would recognise the state of Palestine in September if Israel does not accept certain conditions, including a ceasefire – but what will this actually mean?
Yalda thinks that there are better ways to pressure the Israeli government into allowing more aid into Gaza, and she tells Richard what these are.
Richard has also ...
The two also talk about the shaky ceasefire that is currently in place in the southern Syrian city Sweida. This is the first real test for the new Syrian leader, but can he contain the violence...
Yalda gives her take on the situation and why she thinks Trump is following a similar position to presidents before him when it comes to the Russian leader.
The two also discuss the UK’s secret Afghan immigration scheme after a massive data leak and gagged media. But how serious is this for those peop...
The two also talk about Iran's crackdown on Afghan refugees and undocumented workers in the country, some of whom the Iranian government say were working as spies for Israel.
But how true is this? Yalda reveals what her Mossad contact told her.
They also ask how close a ceasefire in Gaza might be.
To get in touch or to share questions, e...
After President Trump announced on Tuesday night that Israel had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, we wait to see if Hamas accept the terms of the proposed agree...
To get in touch or to share questions, email theworld@sky.uk
Yalda gives Richard her inside scoop on the phone call Trump had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop him from bombing Iran and further violating the ceasefire.
They also ask each other what could come next and an...
Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is in Tel Aviv where both of them have been reporting all night long.
Yalda reveals what her contacts are telling her about the extent of the damage done to the sites. They then ask, what could happen next?
To get in touch or to share questions, email theworld@sky.uk
Yalda has been in Jerusalem since Israel launched its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, military bases and top commanders.
She discusses with Richard the toll this new war is taking on the region and the people of both Israel and Iran. She also unpacks her interviews with the president of Israel and Iran’s ambass...
In this extra episode of The World, Yalda Hakim is joined by Sky News' international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to ask why Israel decided to launch these attacks now and whether this is the start of something much bigger. He's standing in...
Yalda then takes Richard behind the scenes of her headline-making interview with the Russian ambassador to the UK who blamed Britain for the Operation 'Spiderweb' drone attack.
Then, they are joined by ex-CIA director ...
Sky News' security and defence editor Deborah Haynes presents The Wargame – a major new five-part series from Sky News and Tortoise, set in the near future.
Launching 10th June.
How did Ukraine pull this unprecedented attack off? Where does this leave peace talks? And how might President Putin respond?
Richard and Yalda also reflect on the difficulties of not being able to report from inside Gaza. Israel has previously said it has escorted journalis...
Also, one of Richard’s contacts tells him how Israel is using talking drones in Gaza which he describes as ‘like something from Black Mirror’.
Yalda unpacks her interview with a Hamas official who has an interesting revelation about negotiations.
Meanwhile, Richard gives his thoughts ...
What does the former spy chief think will happen in the war in Ukraine? How close is a nuclear deal with Iran? What are the biggest threats to the UK’s national security?
Sir Jeremy, who held the top role for six years before leaving in 2023...
He hails a "Golden Age of the Middle East" and vowed to stop sanctions on Syria and repeats his desire for a nuclear deal with Iran.
Richard also tells Yalda about his trip to Syria where he joined a search for American hostages killed by ISIS - and Yalda shares her concerns over the fragile ceasefire brokered betwe...
Mr Bolton also discusses why he believes China poses an "existential threat" to the West - and why he describes working in Donald Trump's White House as like "living inside a pinball machine".
Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yal...
They analyse the most recent volte-face on his attitude towards Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin and the impact on his popularity at home.
Also, Yalda discusses her interview with Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif who admitted his country has been doing America's "dirty work" for the past 30 years.
Th...
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