BBC NewsHour

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15 Episodes

Nine killed in Israeli raids in the West Bank

The raids were the biggest in the occupied West Bank for twenty years, with four Palestinian cities targeted simultaneously. We speak to Palestinian and Israeli politicians, as well as the BBC’s own journalist in Jenin. Also on the programme: as the Paralympics opening ceremony gets underway, we hear from a…
28 Aug 4PM 47 min

Israel launches major West Bank operation

Israeli security forces said they are conducting "a counterterrorism operation” targeting at least four Palestinian cities. Local journalists said they had not seen anything of this scope and scale in the West Bank since the days of the second Palestinian uprising two decades ago. We hear from a hospital in…
28 Aug 10AM 48 min

Zelensky: Kursk incursion part of "victory plan"

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenksy says the incursion into Russia's Kursk region is part of a victory plan he intends to present to US President Joe Biden next month. Mr Zelensky said the main point of the plan was to force Russia to end the war on fair terms. He said…
27 Aug 4PM 49 min

Israel rescues Bedouin hostage held by Hamas in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has rescued a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen during the 7 October attack on Israel and taken back to Gaza. Kaid Farhan Elkadi, 52, was rescued in a “complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip” by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
27 Aug 9AM 47 min

Ukraine pummelled by Russian air attacks

We hear from civilians living through the bombardment, one of the largest air attacks Russia has launched on Ukraine in the war so far. Also on the programme: a stark warning on the spread of mpox from Africa’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; and after the Solingen stabbing attack…
26 Aug 4PM 38 min

DRC: Children bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak

Children in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are worst-affected by the current outbreak of mpox, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The country accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and more than 450 deaths.Also…
26 Aug 10AM 49 min

What next for Israel and Hezbollah after new strikes?

Israel's overnight strikes on Hezbollah targets were rapidly answered with Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on targets in Israel. So, what now? The BBC’s Jon Donnison and Hugo Bachega give us updates following a press conference given earlier by the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. Elsewhere in the programme: the…
25 Aug 4PM 49 min

Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes in a major escalation

The Israeli military says it has launched a wave of pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah targets across Lebanon to thwart a large-scale attack, as Hezbollah said it had still fired more than 300 missiles towards Israel in what it described as the first phase of its response to the assassination of…
25 Aug 8AM 49 min

German police hunt knife attacker after three killed at festival

Police say eight others were injured in the attack during a festival in the West German city of Solingen on Friday evening.Also in the programme: we speak to Kateryna Babkina, one of Ukraine's best known poets, as the nation celebrates its 3rd Independence Day since the full-scale Russian invasion; and…
24 Aug 9AM 47 min

RFK Jr suspends campaign to 'throw support' behind Trump

The independent candidate for the US presidency, Robert F Kennedy Junior, has suspended his electoral campaign and "thrown his support" to Donald Trump.Also on the programme: The United Nations says it is concerned about reports of troops mobilizing in Libya; and the postcard that finally arrived a hundred and twenty…
23 Aug 4PM 43 min

Kamala Harris becomes Democratic nominee for president

Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democrats' nomination for the US presidency with a fiery speech at the climax of her party's national convention. Also on the programme, India's PM walks a diplomatic tightrope in Ukraine; and, Chinese scammers in the Isle of Man. (Photo: Democratic presidential nominee and U.S…
23 Aug 10AM 45 min

Kamala Harris rides the US Democratic Party wave

Does Kamala Harris have enough momentum to make it through to election day? We speak to Democratic Senator for Maryland, Chris Van Hollen to get his take on her position on China, Gaza and the US economy. Also on the programme: we ask what it means to be on Russia's…
22 Aug 4PM 49 min

Kamala Harris to officially accept presidential nomination

At the Democratic Party National Convention today, Kamala Harris will speak and accept the nomination to be president. Also on the programme, as 25 million face acute hunger in Sudan, the UN says it's managed to get a15-truck aid convoy into the west of the country; and one half of…
22 Aug 9AM 49 min

Tim Walz to speak at DNC

A number of prominent Democrats are due to speak on day three of the gathering. Tim Walz is expected to deliver the keynote address as he officially accepts the vice presidential nomination. We speak to Congresswoman Dina Titus. Also in the programme: The Palestinian movement Fatah has accused Israel of…
21 Aug 4PM 49 min