Newshour

Mar 25 2025 13 ep. 47 mins 51.7k
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CIA director denies air strike chat leak was major mistake

Mar 25 2025 47 mins  
As President Donald Trump plays down the Signal leak, describing it as a “glitch”, a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing grilled officials to try to find out just how damaging this was to US national security. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe both denied that there was classified information in the chat.Also on the programme: mor

US defence secretary calls Europe 'pathetic'

Mar 25 2025 47 mins  
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, received an invitation to the chat on the Signal app by the National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. In the chat, the vice-president JD Vance seemingly said he hates "bailing Europe out again". The defence secretary Pete Hegseth apparently replied to Vance with: "I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHET

Erdogan blames Turkish opposition for “provoking” ongoing protests

Mar 24 2025 47 mins  
Protests in Turkey enter their sixth day following the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption charges. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the demonstrations in support of the detained figure have turned into what he called “a movement of violence”. Earlier, the Turkish government said more than 1,100 people have been arrested since protests broke out. We sp

Turkey experiences biggest unrest in a decade

Mar 24 2025 47 mins  
Turkey's interior ministry says 1,133 people have been detained after days of protests against the arrest last week of Istanbul's popular mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on corruption charges. More than 70 demonstrators were detained overnight outside Istanbul. Police also arrested a number of left-wing politicians, lawyers and at least 10 journalists in pre-dawn raids. Also in the progr

Istanbul mayor arrested ahead of selection to run against Erdogan

Mar 23 2025 45 mins  
The mayor of Istanbul, who's the main political rival to President Erdogan, has been formally arrested on corruption charges. The detention of Ekrem İmamoglu triggered protests across Turkey. The court confirmed he would be held in custody pending trial. Mr İmamoglu is expected to be confirmed as a presidential candidate today. We speak to Ilnur Cevik, a member of President Erdog

Huge protests in Istanbul as mayor appears in court

Mar 22 2025 47 mins  
Thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul have taken to the streets to protest against the arrest of the city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. He is one of a number of opposition figures who have been taken into custody in recent days. We speak to one man who has been on the street calling for his release. Also in the programme: Israel carries out multiple airstrikes in southern Lebanon; ho

Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire

Mar 22 2025 47 mins  
The Israeli military says it's conducted air strikes in southern Lebanon after rockets were fired across the border for the first time since a ceasefire was agreed with Hezbollah last year.Also, the Vatican says Pope Francis intends to make a public appearance on Sunday -- the first since he was admitted to hospital more than a month ago. And we pay tribute to the boxing legend Geo

Sudan army retakes presidential palace after two years of war

Mar 21 2025 48 mins  
The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after almost two years of fighting. We hear from a citizen near Khartoum.Also in the programme: We hear how a single fire, outside Heathrow, paralysed Europe's busiest airport for more than twelve hours; and the peaceful death of the Soviet spy,

Sudan's army recapture presidential palace in Khartoum

Mar 21 2025 47 mins  
The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, military leaders have said.The army appears poised to regain control of the capital two years after it was kicked out by its paramilitary rivals, known as the RSF.Also in the programme: Europe's busiest airport, London Heathrow, has been shut down by an electricity

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African to head IOC

Mar 20 2025 47 mins  
Zimbabwe's two-time Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry will be the most powerful person in sport - after being elected head of the International Olympic Committee. It was expected to be a close race, but Coventry was elected by a majority in the first round of a secret ballot. She's described her election as an "extraordinary moment" and promised to make IOC members proud of