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The trio hoping to soothe global tensions through musical collaboration. They mix Chinese and American songs to focus on similarities not differences. Also: helping disadvantaged teens go to the prom; and a K-pop first.Presenter: Valerie Sanderson. Music composed by Iona Hampson 

A first report into the Air India crash finds fuel switches were in cut off position just after takeoff. Also, President Trump visits flood victims in Texas, and how emergency vaccines have saved thousands of lives. 

Kurdish militant PKK group begins disarming, starting a process designed to end the Turkish conflict. Also: Southern Gaza’s last hospital is forced to stop admitting patients as Israeli troops surround the facility. 

P.M. Edition for Oct. 9. Israel is launching a powerful wave of attacks on Gaza, after Hamas’s invasion over the weekend. Hamas has threatened to execute hostages in response to the Israeli bombardment of civilians. Reporter Dion Nissenbaum reports. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn ... Show More

Six European countries joined America, Australia and Canada in pausing funding for the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, which will investigate several of its staff suspected of involvement in Hamas’s October 7th attacks on Israel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m ... Show More

Jehad Mheisen is the latest of a series of Hamas commanders killed in the course of the Israeli offensive against Gaza. The two Hamas leaders accused of coordinating the attacks on October 7th are still presumed alive. Also on the programme: We hear from Palestinian surgeon Dr Gh ... Show More

It has been weeks since Israel said it would invade Gaza to eradicate Hamas, following the attacks on Israel launched by that group October 7th. The U.S. may be among those trying to delay the invasion. We hear from NPR reporters about what the concerns could be. And a conversati ... Show More

Late last month, an explosive allegation that workers from a crucial U.N. relief agency in Gaza had taken part in the Oct. 7 attacks stunned the world and prompted major donors, including the United States, to suspend funding. Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The ... Show More

Deadly assault by Hamas militants across southern Israel has been followed by devastating airstrikes on Gaza and threats of full-scale invasion by Israeli military. Bethan McKernan reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Hamas is demanding a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and ramped-up humanitarian aid to pave the way for a ceasefire agreement. Heavy blizzards across Western U.S. are taking a toll on the lives of millions of Americans. Senior doctors in South Korea join their jun ... Show More

The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator says the situation in Gaza keeps getting “more apocalyptic” and “people are being ordered to move again, with little to survive on, forced to make one impossible choice after another.” According to a UN agency, more than 80% ... Show More

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