Today

Chicago, Ukraine, redistricting, Pakistan and Africa’s luxury tourism

The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago, the Washington Post has reported. President Donald Trump's push to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts could set the stage for decades of Republican domination. Ukraine marks its independence from ... Show More

11m 45s

Yesterday

Pentagon, Powell, Walmart, DC troops and Gaza's children

The Pentagon’s intelligence chief has been fired in the latest purge by President Donald Trump's administration. Fed Chair Jerome Powell hints at a rate cut in September. Walmart’s earnings reveal shifting consumer behavior under Trump’s tariff policy. National Guard presence alt ... Show More

12m 27s

Aug 22

Famine in Gaza, Putin's demands, Russia’s economy and Jackson Hole

* Updated to include details of Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, and the FBI raid on the home of former Trump adviser John Bolton. A global hunger monitor says famine has struck an area of Gaza, intensifying pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclav ... Show More

11m 36s

Oct 2019

Turkish forces capture Syrian border town.

Turkish forces say they’ve captured key Syrian border town. Kevin McAleenan resigns as acting US homeland security secretary. Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or ... Show More

6m 47s

Jun 23

Iran Strikes U.S. Military Base in Qatar. What’s Next?

P.M. Edition for June 23. President Trump said the U.S. received advance notice of Iran’s attack and thatno Americans were harmed and little damage was sustained. Trump indicated that he believed the attack wouldn’t escalate the crisis in the region. WSJ national security reporte ... Show More

13m 48s

Aug 11

Iraq dismisses PMF commanders, and on-board a Jordanian aid drop to Gaza

Iraq has dismissed two senior commanders of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces over a deadly attack on a government building last month. The National has boarded a Jordanian aid flight to Gaza. Hundreds were arrested in London for marching in support of the banned Pales ... Show More

4m 22s

Sep 2023

6 AM ET: Americans in Iran to be freed, air race deaths, Russell Brand accused & more

Five Americans are expected to be released from prison in Iran today. President Joe Biden is facing some diplomatic and economic tests this week. Meanwhile the auto workers strike is putting him in a tough position. Two pilots have died after their planes crashed at an air show i ... Show More

5m 30s

Jun 25

The Concern Over Iranian Illegal Migrants, "Sleeper Cells"

Following the U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, there has been increased concern about potential terrorism in America. Border pundits have forecast that the surge in illegal immigration under the Biden administration could have granted members of I ... Show More

34m 8s

Jun 23

BREAKING: Iran Launches Missiles at U.S. Military Bases | Does This Mean War?

Ben Shapiro reacts to news that Iran just launched a ballistic missile salvo at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, home to the U.S.’s largest Middle East command. The Iranian attack comes as a direct retaliation for recent U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities. Ben breaks down what tri ... Show More

13m 17s

Mar 2025

Signal scandal: The US and its shifting alliances

This week, Mark Leonard joins forces with Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR’s director of research and US programme director, to unpick two momentous geopolitical disruptions. First, a stunning scandal emerged from a Signal group chat, where senior US officials—including the vice president, s ... Show More

14m 21s

Aug 1

Washington has imposed new sanctions on Palestinian Authority members

The United States has imposed travel restrictions on members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel. The US State Department said those targeted continued to support terrorism and were interna ... Show More

25m 44s

Mar 2025

Inside the Islamic State prisons the west is trying to forget

Michael Safi travelled to north-east Syria to speak to IS foreign fighters imprisoned there. And discovered that a change in the US administration, and USAid funding cuts, means there is a growing fear of prison breaks. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/i ... Show More

36m 52s

Aug 20

NATO heads discuss Ukraine security plans

NATO military chiefs are meeting to work on security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Moscow. Russia's foreign minister has called the talks a 'road to nowhere'. The Israeli Defence Ministry approves plans to call up tens of thousands of reservist soldiers ... Show More

28m 21s

Air India crash, US Middle East evacuati...