BBC NewsHour

NewsHour

Global news and analysis from the BBC World Service, twice a day, every day of the year. Join our leading team of presenters for the best interviews, features and analysis of world events.
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14 Episodes

How Gaza is straining US-Israel relationship

Days after the United States abstained from a vote at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel war, senior US politicians are urging President Joe Biden to restrict arms supply to Israel to change course in Gaza. We speak to Maryland Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen.Also…
27 Mar 10AM 44 min

US bridge collapses

A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a container ship. Rescuers are now searching for people in the River Patapsco, which the Francis Scott Key Bridge used to stand over. We get the latest from our correspondent at the scene and hear…
26 Mar 11AM 49 min

Gaza: UN passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire

Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report on the Jewish settlers who wish to return…
25 Mar 5PM 46 min

Senegal election: opposition leads race for presidency

Provisional results from the presidential election in Senegal are showing that the opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is leading the race for office. The BBC's James Copnall has the latest from Dakar.Also on the programme: 'ghost' matter and how scientists have come up with an experiment they hope will help…
25 Mar 10AM 49 min

Donald Trump faces a $454 million dollar deadline

Donald Trump has until Monday evening to cover the fine imposed on him by a New York judge for fraudulently inflating the value of his properties. But how much jeopardy is the former president in if he can’t, or won’t, pay the penalty? Also on the programme: Russians mark a…
24 Mar 6PM 50 min

Day of mourning in Russia

Russia observes a day of mourning for those who died after the attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow on Friday. At least 133 people were killed and 140 injured including many children. Also on the programme: the Nigerian army says more than a 130 schoolchildren abducted…
24 Mar 10AM 51 min

Moscow attack: Putin says all suspects arrested

President Putin says all four gunmen involved in the attack on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday have been detained. More than a hundred- and- thirty people were killed at Crocus City Hall. Mr Putin called it a barbaric terrorist act. The authorities say the suspects were foreign citizens…
23 Mar 5PM 48 min

At least 115 killed in Moscow concert attack

Russian investigators say the number of people killed in the attack by gunmen on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday has risen to 115. They said more bodies had been found in parts of Crocus City Hall where the ceiling had collapsed because of a huge fire. Eleven suspects…
23 Mar 10AM 48 min

Panic as gunmen open fire in Moscow concert hall

The Russian security services say at least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 injured at a concert hall near Moscow in what the authorities have called a terrorist attack. Video on social media shows at least four people dressed in camouflage clothing, opening fire as they enter…
22 Mar 6PM 52 min

Russia and China block US call for Gaza ceasefire

Russia and China have vetoed a draft resolution put forward by the United States at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, linked to the release of hostages. Russia's ambassador called the US move a hypocritical initiative.More than 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since…
22 Mar 11AM 49 min

Man receives first kidney transplant from genetically-modified pig

A 62-year-old man in Boston in the United States has received a kidney from a genetically-engineered pig in the first transplant of its kind. Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital say if such procedures are carried out on a large scale, dialysis could become obsolete. Richard Slayman - whose previously transplanted…
21 Mar 5PM 50 min

US ready to try a new Gaza ceasefire at the United Nations

America's top diplomat says Washington has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of hostages. Also in the programme: in Haiti, hunger and malnutrition stalk the population as aid can’t be delivered whilst the country grapples with…
21 Mar 10AM 52 min