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After President Trump's criticism of Putin, Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, in heaviest single bombardment of the war. Also: Taiwan begins biggest war games, and what do emojis say about us? 

A new malaria treatment designed for babies is expected to be rolled out in Africa within weeks. Also: Fresh warnings of the dangers linked to aid distribution sites in Gaza, and a look at the rise of e-sports. 

The Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, meets US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss ways to end the Gaza conflict. Also: Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead, and gangs burn down Haiti's Oloffson hotel. 

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, says emergency workers will be relentless in their search for everyone missing after catastrophic flash floods. At least 27 girls from a Christian summer camp are unaccounted for. More than 50 people are known to have died. There is a lot of an ... Show More

Police have charged Erin Patterson, the woman at the centre of an alleged mushroom poisoning case, with murder. It follows the deaths of three of her family members in August.Also, as some Australians finally make it out of Gaza, we hear about the current military strategy and wh ... Show More

Justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci talks through the trial that has gripped Australia – of the woman accused of murdering three of her relatives with poisoned mushrooms over a family meal. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote address on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Top US officials are in Cairo to take part in the latest round of talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Missouri Supreme Court blocked a deat ... Show More

An Israeli airstrike kills dozens of refugees in Gaza, barely 200 yards from an official “safe zone.” A spate of deadly tornadoes cause chaos from Texas to Kentucky. And the death toll is estimated to reach the thousands after a landslide in Papua New Guinea.  Learn more about yo ... Show More

After nearly a month of hearing experts, witnesses and police officers testify, this week Erin Patterson herself took to the stand. Patterson is facing three charges of murder and one of attempted murder – after she served a beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms – ... Show More

The Black Summer bushfires devastated Australia in 2019 and 2020. As wildfires become more frequent in the US, Europe, and around the globe, Bloomberg reporters Amy Bainbridge and Angus Whitley join this episode to discuss what doctors have learned from Australia’s fires about th ... Show More

President Joe Biden is blaming Ukraine’s withdrawal from Avdiivka on Congress. Most of California’s population are under flood alerts. Two police officers and a firefighter have been killed after responding to a domestic dispute in Minnesota. An Israeli cabinet minister says his ... Show More

Dozens of people killed and injured in China after motorist ploughs into crowd; the Archbiship of Canterbury resigns after church controversy; lights on surfboards to deter sharks? Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Bongani Bingwa.  See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

Newly announced criminal charges against six senior leaders of the Hamas and the deaths of dozens of Americans in the October 7th terror attack. These charges come days after more hostages were executed including American Hersh goldberg-polin adding new intense pressure to accele ... Show More