Both countries have substantial nuclear arsenals. International concern is mounting over the India-Pakistan conflict, as both are armed with substantial nuclear arsenals. Atomic bombs have only been used twice – 80 years ago on Japan. What nuclear risks do the current hostilities pose? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Dan Smith – Director of the Stockholm International … Read more
Millions of people in danger of starvation as crises persist. Sudan is suffering the world’s worst famine in four decades, says the United Nations, as conflict between government and paramilitary forces rages. Yet international aid is dwindling. What’s next for the people of Sudan? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Amgad Fareid Eltayeb – Executive director of … Read more
Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir have demolished the homes of two men suspected of carrying out the disputed region’s deadliest attack against civilians in nearly two decades. Police say the attackers are members of The Resistance Front (TRF), a faction of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Pakistan rejects the allegation. Meanwhile, Indian security forces have launched a huge … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s administration announced a major military offensive against the rebel group in March. Twelve people have been killed and 30 others injured in air strikes conducted by the United States on Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels have said. The strikes hit Sanaa’s Attan, which has been controlled by the rebel movement since … Read more
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the past 24 hours that targeted residential homes and makeshift tents. The main focus of the attacks was the southern city of Khan Younis, where the Israeli forces attacked residential homes and a makeshift tent, according to Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from … Read more
Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight, including six members of a family. The strikes hit a displacement camp that Israel had designated as a “humanitarian” zone, and several tents housing displaced people in Khan Younis, with rescue teams rushing to the scene following the attack. At least 1,163 people have been … Read more
As Israel issues wide new forced displacement orders across the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say they are crushed by exhaustion and hopelessness at the prospect of fleeing once again. Many are packing a few belongings and trudging off in search of new shelters despite there being no safe spaces in the war-torn enclave. Some say they … Read more
Gaza and Lebanon are under attack while the US bombs Yemen. Violence intensifies in the Middle East. Israel bombs Lebanon again as the United States carries out fresh attacks on Yemen’s Houthis – all while Israel resumes its genocide in Gaza. With previous fragile ceasefires now shattered, what’s the danger of a wider regional conflict? … Read more
The Sudanese army has achieved major gains in Khartoum, but fighters with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces say they’re strengthening their positions in Darfur. Two years of fighting has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Is the conflict in Sudan at a turning point? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Dallia Abdelmoniem – political commentator and civil … Read more
Congolese and Rwandan leaders called for a ceasefire after holding direct talks in Qatar. The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in a state of conflict since the late 1990s. The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 has been making gains this year after taking control of major cities in the east. The rebels … Read more