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President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sébastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister days after his centrist ally resigned, deepening the country’s political crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama. 

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”. 

Qatar has announced when the delayed truce and hostage release between Israel and Hamas will happen. Listen for more details. 

Hamas says it has accepted the ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar which seeks to halt the seven-month war with Israel in Gaza.Listen for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Israel has responded to Hamas' unprecedented attacks by launching air strikes on Gaza. More than two hundred Palestinians and more than a hundred Israelis have so far been killed, and dozens are being held hostage. We hear from residents of Israeli towns and villages under attack ... Show More

Tension in the holy city of Jerusalem has been rising for weeks, amid the attempted eviction of Palestinians and a march by Jewish nationalists. Yesterday it erupted into the worst violence in years, as Hamas rockets fired at Israel from Gaza prompted retaliatory air strikes. A c ... Show More

In a special episode, Ben and Tommy talk about the deadly terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel, how Israel’s intelligence community failed to detect it, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaration that his country is “at war” and what comes next, President Biden’s respon ... Show More

Qatar has been under pressure from fellow Arab Gulf states over its alleged support for Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood, but according to Bahrain's foreign minister, it has now agreed to back the Egyptian government and curb the critical output of Al Jazeera - the TV networ ... Show More

Hamas militants fire rocket barrage and launch assault using motorbikes, paragliders and boats. Dozens killed on both sides and a number of Israelis reportedly captured. Israeli PM says it's war and Israel will win.