A man is arrested by police who have not ruled out an act of terrorism. Also: Russians capture last Ukrainian stronghold in Luhansk, Sydney floods force thousands to flee homes and Wimbledon celebrates its Centre Court centenary.

Germany warns Europe's vaccine shortage could last months

Jan 28th, 2021 30m 32s

The shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in the European Union is being felt across the continent. Also: China tells the US not to interfere with a WHO investigation into the origins of the virus, and Alexei Navalny denounces his detention as illegal

Further calls for fairer distribution of coronavirus vaccines

Jan 26th, 2021 29m 58s

The European Commission President has added her voice to the growing number of world leaders. Also: Chaos in parts of the Indian capital as thousands of farmers converge on the Red Fort to demand that the government drop its agricultural reform

Trump article of impeachment delivered to US Senate

Jan 26th, 2021 28m 1s

US Democrats have delivered an impeachment charge to the Senate - accusing Donald Trump of inciting insurrection - and triggering the process of putting him on trial. Also: Covid-19 has cost global workers $3.7tn in lost earnings, and baby tyra

Donald Trump bids US presidential farewell

Jan 19th, 2021 31m 1s

He said he was proud of what he'd achieved and asked Americans to pray for the incoming Biden administration. Also: The Italian Senate backs PM in confidence vote, the smart watches being used in the early detection of coronavirus and a new Ger

Trump's last day in office

Jan 19th, 2021 29m 44s

We look back at Donald Trump’s four very eventful years as US President. Also: We get an update on the Chinese miners trapped underground for nine days, and Oxford university researchers start tackling antibiotic resistance due to overuse thank

US presidential election on a knife edge

Nov 4th, 2020 25m 32s

Both Donald Trump are Joe Biden are optimisitic of victory after a nail biting night which saw the president projected to hold the key states of Florida and Ohio. Mr Biden told supporters that he was still on track to win but President Trump ac

Terror inquiry launched after teacher beheaded in Paris

Oct 16th, 2020 33m 30s

The victim reportedly showed controversial cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his students. Also: the UN warns that peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban could be derailed by a new wave of violence, and a new study suggests flying during

Mali: Soldiers promise elections after ousting President

Aug 19th, 2020 29m 30s

Troops have pledged to set up a civilian transitional government and hold elections. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday night after a coup that’s been widely condemned by the international community. Also, Joe Biden is named

IMF warns world economy faces grim pandemic hit

Jun 24th, 2020 30m 42s

Millions of jobs at risk as new forecast slashes 12 trillion dollars over next two years. Also: New York imposes quarantine restrictions on nine US states with high rates of coronavirus infection; Kosovo’s president faces indictment on war crim

Pandemic pushes US into official recession

Jun 9th, 2020 31m 17s

Economists say America's economic expansion ended in February but markets remain on the upswing. Also: George Floyd murder suspect's bail set at $1.25m, and UAE's first Mars mission "to launch within weeks".

Xi Jinping begins historic third term as China's president

Mar 10th, 2023 29m 44s

It caps a consolidation of power that has made him China's most dominant leader in generations. Also: rare and deadly Cyclone Freddy is expected to hit Mozambique for a second time, and scientists create the first detailed map of how an insect'

Western Ukraine comes under assault

Mar 18th, 2022 24m 54s

Ukrainian authorities say there has been a Russian missile strike outside Lviv. Also: Poland continues to welcome Ukrainian refugees and Facebook's parent company Meta is facing legal pressure in Australia to act against scammers.

Jordan accuses Prince Hamzah of plotting to destabilise kingdom

Apr 5th, 2021 31m 38s

The Jordanian deputy PM says King Abdullah's half-brother sought to mobilise tribal leaders against the government. Also: lorry boss apologises over Taiwan train crash, and tighter Covid restrictions for India's Maharashtra state.

Nigeria: Polluted communities 'can sue Shell in English courts'

Feb 12th, 2021 29m 7s

UK Supreme Court ruling allows lawsuit by oil-polluted Niger Delta communities. People in this area say their lives and health have suffered because repeated oil-spills have heavily contaminated their land and water. Also, Russia warns it may

Biden starts rebuilding Obamacare

2 Jan 28th, 2021 28m 57s

President Joe Biden says he is “undoing the damage” done by Donald Trump, as he reopens online enrolment for government-subsidised healthcare. Also, the European Union has sent inspectors to an AstraZeneca plant to find out why Covid-19 vaccine

Biden signs executive orders on climate change

Jan 27th, 2021 26m 52s

He says the US will lead a global response to the climate crisis. Also: police in Russia search properties linked to Alexei Navalny, and a previously unknown work by Mozart has its world premiere.

Coronavirus: French firm agrees to manufacture vaccine developed by German rival

Jan 27th, 2021 29m 29s

Sanofi pledges to manufacture 125 million doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. European Union is currently struggling with vaccine supply issues amid a row over shortages. Also, a stark warning from South Africa about future danger posed by new C

Britain records 100,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus

Jan 27th, 2021 28m 19s

The UK has one of the highest death rates in the world, Also: President Biden raises concerns in his first talk with Vladimir Putin and a former slave and abolitionist on the US 20 dollar bill.

Fate of Iran's President unclear after helicopter crash

11 hours ago 30m 45s

A major search operation is continuing for Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister after their aircraft went missing in bad weather. Also: Argentina's President Javier Milei insults the Spanish PM's wife, and the how the battle to be the English

Israel minister threatens to quit over Gaza post-war plan

1 day ago 34m 51s

Benny Gantz has set a three-week deadline for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to agree to a plan that includes the establishment of a multinational civilian administration for Gaza. Also: Georgia's president vetoes "foreign age

The Happy Pod: Punching a crocodile to save her sister

2 days ago 30m 43s

We hear from Georgia Laurie on the 'superhero move' to save her twin sister from a crocodile that's earned her a bravery award from King Charles. Her sister Melissa tells us how Georgia's singing helped her fight for her life.Also: Bringing t

Israel's army says the bodies of three hostages have been recovered from Gaza

2 days ago 33m 57s

The three had been killed in the Hamas attack on Israel on the 7th of October and their bodies taken to Gaza. Also: Putin claims Russia is not seeking the capture of Kharkiv, and Indian spices face heat over global safety concerns.

Israel tells UN court claims of genocide are distortion of facts

3 days ago 36m 51s

Israel tells UN's highest court, the ICJ, that accusations of genocide in Gaza are a distortion of facts as it defends its military campaign. US confirms first Gaza aid trucks arrive via pier. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on the cont

The US again urges Israel to allow humanitarian access into Gaza

3 days ago 33m 17s

The US State Department wants Israel to provide sustained humanitarian access to both southern and northern Gaza. Also, the European Union begins a formal investigation into allegations that Facebook and Instagram are failing to protect the saf