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The World Tonight

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk give a t news conference
Trump says Musk delivered the most "consequential government reform...in generations"
30 May 2025,45 mins
Biggest West Bank settlement expansion in decades
Israel says 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank.
29 May 2025,45 mins
Russia proposes more direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul
Sergei Lavrov briefs US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on “peace memorandum”
28 May 2025,45 mins
Thousands of Palestinians overrun aid distribution site in Gaza
Israeli forces fire warning shots to restore order at aid distribution site
27 May 2025,45 mins
Car ploughs into people at Liverpool FC parade
53-year-old British man detained at the scene after car collides with crowd
26 May 2025,45 mins
Harvard v Trump
Harvard University takes the President to court over his order to bar foreign students.
23 May 2025,45 mins
Government signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands
g goes ahead after last minute legal challenge is quashed
22 May 2025,45 mins
Trump ambushes South Africa leader in White House meeting
US President attacks Cyril Ramaphosa over discredited "white genocide" claims.
21 May 2025,45 mins
UK suspends trade talks with Israel
The move is in response to Israel only allowing a basic amount of food into Gaza
20 May 2025,45 mins
Is UK's EU reset deal a 'win-win'?
We ask the Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
19 May 2025,45 mins
Israel tells people to leave northern Gaza, ahead of expected escalation in its offensive
Israel has told people in northern Gaza to leave the area.
16 May 2025,45 mins
Expected negotiations in Istanbul descend into acrimony
Planned meeting of Ukrainian and Russian negotiators goes awry after Putin failed to show
15 May 2025,45 mins
Donald Trump meets Syrian President in Saudi Arabia
We hear from James Jeffrey, a former US representative to Syria:
14 May 2025,45 mins
Scottish assisted dying bill clears first hurdle
A bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has ed an initial vote at Holyrood.
13 May 2025,45 mins
Starmer: Immigration could make Britain an ‘island of strangers’
The government has published its plans to reduce immigration to the UK
12 May 2025,45 mins
Will Pope Leo XIV clash with Trump istration?
Speaking to BBC, Steve Bannon claims new pontiff will try to "counter" Trump deportations
09 May 2025,45 mins
New Pope elected
Robert Prevost from the United States has become the new head of the Catholic Church
08 May 2025,45 mins
Can Pakistan and India avoid war?
Pakistan says it has "made reply" to Indian air strikes overnight
07 May 2025,45 mins
UK and India agree landmark trade deal
The government claims the agreement will boost British business
06 May 2025,45 mins
Five months after Assad, where is Syria heading?
We speak to our correspondent from Damascus on the future of the country
05 May 2025,45 mins
Reform surges in local elections
Labour and the Conservatives counting their losses as Nigel Farage's party makes gains
02 May 2025,45 mins
Mike Waltz out as Trump's National Security Adviser
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
01 May 2025,45 mins
100 days of the Trump presidency
We hear what Americans make of Trump 2.0
29 Apr 2025,45 mins
Spain declares state of the emergency amid power outages
Electricity blackout affects millions in Spain and Portugal, causes still unknown
28 Apr 2025,45 mins
Russia says talks with US envoy Witkoff "constructive"
US President Trump says work to bring about peace in Ukraine going "smoothly"
25 Apr 2025,45 mins
Trump insists he’s “putting a lot of pressure” on Russia after Kyiv attack
Russian rocket attack on Ukraine’s capital leaves 12 dead amid US peace drive
24 Apr 2025,45 mins
Reeves could lower US car tariffs in push for trade deal
US document calls for reduction on British tariffs for US cars from 10% to 2.5%
23 Apr 2025,45 mins
What does IMF's stark forecast mean for UK?
The IMF says the Trump tariffs and market uncertainty will lead to slower growth.
22 Apr 2025,45 mins
The life and legacy of Pope Francis
Tributes have poured in for the pontiff, who has died aged 88.
21 Apr 2025,45 mins
US senator visits man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Ábrego García
18 Apr 2025,45 mins