Podcasts by Category
- 6048 - Evacuation flights to US begin as Haiti deteriorates
Dozens of US citizens have fled the chaos and violence of Haiti on a government-chartered plane. More than 10 bodies were removed on by ambulance on Monday from Petion-Ville on the outskirts of the capital. The BBC’s Will Grant reports from the port city of Cap-Haitien.
Also in the programme, the Israeli military says it has taken control of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in what it called an operation to "thwart terrorist activity"; and the Gambia considers repealing a ban on female genital mutilation.
(Picture: People gather on a street where several bodies were found in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 18 March 2024. Credit: Johnson Sabin/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 6047 - Gaza: Israel raids al-Shifa hospital
Israel launches overnight raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City and tells civilians to evacuate. And as aid agencies warn of imminent famine in northern Gaza, the EU's foreign policy chief says Israel bears responsibility.
Also in the programme: we hear from Haiti where the security crisis continues and the US has been airlifting its citizens out; and an extreme heatwave forces schools to close in South Sudan.
(IMAGE: Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City March 18, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Mahmoud Issa)
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 6046 - Putin wins election with 88% of vote as expected
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been handed a landslide victory in an election his opponents condemned as a sham. The last day of voting was marked by silent protests at polling stations.
Also on the programme: We speak to the prime minister of the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and Grenadines about the political plan for Haiti; and the Moroccan police seized more than ten tonnes of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir.
(Photo: Journalists stand in front of the screen with preliminary results of the presidential elections during a briefing at the Central Election Commission in Moscow. Credit: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 6045 - Haiti on the brink of disaster, aid agencies warn
Aid agencies warn that the humanitarian situation in the country is deteriorating amid gang warfare and lawlessness. Police have launched an operation to wrest control of the capital from gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier.
Also on the programme: history is made in Wales as Vaughan Gething is set to become the first black national leader in Europe; and part of a historic Egyptian TV and film studio goes up in smoke. (Picture: Police officers take part in an operation on the surroundings of the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince following a fire March 14, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo)
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 6044 - Protesters arrested on final day of Russian vote
Around 50 protesters have been arrested in Russian cities on the final day of a vote set to confirm Vladimir Putin in office. Long queues formed outside polling stations, heeding a call to gather in protest. The call came from the wife of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly last month at a penal colony above the Arctic Circle. We hear from a member of President Putin's United Russia party.
Also on the programme: One resident's story of living in Iceland's volcano zone; and how the tiny island nation of Palau sees its place among the big powers in the Pacific.
(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Sputnik/Kremlin)
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 6043 - Haitian police target top gang leader
Police in Haiti are reported to have launched an operation to arrest the leader of the coalition of gangs which now control most of the capital. Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier is seen as the main instigator of the protests which forced the Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, to resign last week. We hear from a former US diplomat to Haiti.
Also in the programme: People in Russia are casting their ballots on the second day of a vote; and Mad Women- a new play about three women artists, living with bipolar disorder.
(File Photo: Former police officer Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier and leader of an alliance of armed groups, speaks to a news outlet on a mobile phone during a news conference, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 11, 2024. Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo)
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 6042 - Russian election begins
Vladimir Putin faces no serious opposition. The election comes just a month after the death of the President's most prominent and vocal critic, Alexei Navalny, in a penal colony in Siberia. We hear from a young voter who plans to spoil her vote in protest.
Also on the programme: The judge overseeing an election fraud case against Donald Trump has rejected the former president's attempt to have the chief prosecutor disqualified; and snakes on plate? Why scientists think that pythons could be a sustainable alternative to conventional livestock.
(Picture: Voters in front of a mural of President Putin of Russia. Credit: EPA)
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 6041 - Polls open in Russia’s presidential election
Polls open in Russia’s presidential election, but few are in doubt about the eventual result, with Vladimir Putin certain to win another six year term. Any serious challengers to the President, including anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin, have already been disqualified from the ballot.
Also on the programme: we investigate what many are calling an epidemic of suicide among young Americans; and UNESCO recognition for Berlin's techno scene -- overdue or the kiss of death for the city's clubs?
(Picture: A woman walks to cast her ballot in Rostov-on-Don March 15, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov)
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 6040 - Israel says it plans 'humanitarian islands' for Gaza displaced
Israel's military says it plans to move displaced Palestinians in Gaza to what it called "humanitarian islands" in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah, but critcs say they haven't offered many details on who they will operate.
Also in the programme: thousands of Haitians are deported every day from the Dominican Republic despite the chaos in the former French colony; and Elon Musk’s Space X Starship goes "farther than ever".
(Photo: Palestinians fleeing north Gaza due to Israel’s military offensive move southward. Credit: Reuters).
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 6039 - Russia's stage-managed election
We hear how Ukrainians under Russian occupation are being forced to vote for Vladimir Putin.
Also on the programme: a former hostage who was taken by Hamas on 7 October and held captive for 54 days. And, four months after the general election took place, why has Gert Wilders been unable to become Prime Minister of the Netherlands, despite winning the most votes?
(Photo: President Putin of Russia in a crowd of supporters. Credit: Getty Images)
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 6038 - US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide
The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell its controlling stake or the app will be blocked in the US.
Also in the programme: The UN says one of its staff has been killed in southern Gaza in an apparent Israeli airstrike, and the Korean village surrounded by one million landmines.
(Photo: TikTok creators gather before a press conference to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," on Capitol Hill in Washington US, March 12, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Craig Hudson)
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 6037 - WFP delivers aid to northern Gaza
The UN says a new land route has been used to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks. The Israeli military said six lorries from the World Food Programme crossed via a gate in the Gaza border fence.
Also in the programme: A close ally of Alexei Navalny is violently attacked in Lithuania; we will hear a rare report from inside the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea; and a rare happy ending for doctors treating a form of brain tumour in children.
(Photo: Men carry bags of flour taken from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza City last month. Credit: Getty Images)
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 6036 - How can Haiti's gangs be controlled?
The US State Department says it expects a transitional council in Haiti to be appointed within the next 48 hours. Once established it will nominate a new prime minister to succeed Ariel Henry who announced his plans to resign on Monday. His departure had been a demand of the gangs which control much of Haiti, but even though he's now going, they're maintaining their blockade of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Much of the city remains closed, and people are running out of essential goods. We hear from residents of the capital, a former Haitian government minister, and an expert on the gangs. Also in the programme: How Ukrainian sea drones are proving a potent weapon against the Russian navy; and are Hollywood stars a good thing for London theatres and audiences? (Photo: People fleeing violence receive food outside a Haitian National Police station, following a shootout between rival gangs, in Port-au-Prince. February 12, 2024. Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol)
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 6035 - Haiti's PM resigns as law and order collapses
The prime minister of Haiti has quit, calling for a return to stability in the country -- where armed gangs have taken control. A leading aid official tells us time is short to avert a catastrophe.
Also, the BBC has seen footage of doctors, nurses, and other staff at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza being mistreated and beaten when Israeli forces overran facility last month.
And the global online home rental platform, Airbnb, says it is banning the use of most cameras at its properties to ensure privacy.
Plus how customers and cultivators may need to change their approach to bananas.
(Photo: Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry. Credit: EPA)
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 6027 - Hopes for Gaza sea aid corridor
The head of the European Commission has said a new maritime corridor for delivering humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza will begin operating very soon. On a visit to Cyprus, Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the initiative would start by Sunday. A pilot project will begin today. The project is also being backed by the United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
Also on the programme: We hear from the new US Special Envoy for Sudan; and the death of "Dragon Ball" creator, Akira Toriyama.
(Picture: The UN says a quarter of Gaza's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death. Credit: Getty Images)
Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Podcasts similar to Newshour
- El Partidazo de COPE COPE
- The Dan Bongino Show Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino
- La Noche de Dieter esRadio
- La rosa de los vientos OndaCero
- Más de uno OndaCero
- La Zanzara Radio 24
- L'Heure Du Crime RTL
- El Larguero SER Podcast
- Nadie Sabe Nada SER Podcast
- SER Historia SER Podcast
- Todo Concostrina SER Podcast
- 安住紳一郎の日曜天国 TBS RADIO
- TED Talks Daily TED
- アンガールズのジャンピン[オールナイトニッポンPODCAST] ニッポン放送
- 辛坊治郎 ズーム そこまで言うか! ニッポン放送
- 飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up! Podcast ニッポン放送
- 吳淡如人生實用商學院 吳淡如
- 武田鉄矢・今朝の三枚おろし 文化放送PodcastQR
Other News & Politics Podcasts
- Global News Podcast BBC World Service
- Ukraine: The Latest The Telegraph
- The News Agents Global
- James O'Brien - The Whole Show Global
- Steve Allen - The Whole Show LBC
- The Unexplained With Howard Hughes Howard Hughes
- Dateline NBC NBC News
- Les Grosses Têtes RTL
- Talk TV Radio Talk TV
- Hondelatte Raconte - Christophe Hondelatte Europe 1
- Economist Podcasts The Economist
- Poranna rozmowa w RMF FM RMF FM
- Al Jazeera News Updates Al Jazeera
- The Rest Is Politics Goalhanger Podcasts
- Herrera en COPE COPE
- Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast Reach Podcasts
- GB News Channel Reel Radio
- Gość Radia ZET Bogdan Rymanowski
- Vicky en Semana Semana Podcast
- Es la Mañana de Federico esRadio