Aug 23

The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love

We hear about the Dad Letter Project which was set up by a father and daughter in the US to send handwritten notes of love and support to people all over the world. Rosie wants to share her treasured experience of receiving letters from her dad Buz when she was growing up. They'v ... Show More

28m 9s

Aug 22

UN chief: Famine in Gaza is a 'man-made disaster'

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says the famine in Gaza City is a 'failure of humanity' after a UN-backed body raised its food insecurity status in parts of the territory to the most severe. Also: FBI agents search the office and home of President Trump's form ... Show More

28m 22s

Aug 22

A famine has been confirmed in Gaza City

A UN-backed body has confirmed a famine in Gaza City after twenty-two months of conflict and warned it could spread to other parts of the territory by the end of September. The UN says it's been caused by Israel's systematic obstruction of aid deliveries. Israel has denied there ... Show More

32m 37s

Sep 2024

More strikes in Lebanon; Biden calls for peace at the UN, and more

An Israeli air strike on Beirut killed a senior Hizbullah commander, according to the Israel Defence Forces.

4m 16s

Oct 2024

How UN peacekeepers ended up in Israel’s line of fire

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israel has been attacking their bases. Now Israel has told them they should leave. Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

27m 7s

Oct 2024

Netanyahu demands withdrawal of UN peacekeepers; success SpaceX's Starship, and more

Binyamin Netanyahu demanded that the UN withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon.

4m 5s

Nov 2024

Israel strikes Gaza and Lebanon; Ukrainian drones target Moscow, and more

Israeli air strikes on Gaza and Lebanon killed more than 50 people, according to local officials.

3m 12s

Sep 2024

Israel strikes Lebanon for second day

President Biden has led calls at the annual gathering of the UN General Assembly to prevent a slide into full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah. After another day of cross-border strikes, Israel says it's killed a senior commander of the Lebanese group in Beirut. Also in the ... Show More

47m 30s

Jun 28

Trump’s Supreme Court win; America ends trade talks with Canada, and more

António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, said that humanitarian efforts in Gaza were being “strangled”

3m 50s

Oct 2024

Israel strikes a Christian-majority town in Lebanon; Nobel prize in economics, and more

An Israeli attack killed at least 21 people in Aitou, a town in northern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.

4m 16s

Mar 2025

Israel ends Gaza ceasefire and lawyers aim to prosecute war crimes against Palestinians

UN officials have called for a ceasefire in Gaza to be reinstated after Israel launched new air strikes on the enclave, killing more than 400 people. A group of lawyers and legal organisations, meanwhile, have formed a global coalition to pursue Israeli soldiers in courts. And ... Show More

6m 4s

Jul 2024

Israel’s retaliatory strike on Beirut; turmoil in Venezuela, and more

The Israel Defence Forces struck a Hizbullah stronghold in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, reportedly killing the militia’s “most senior” commander.

4m 19s

UN condemns Israeli attacks on peacekeep...