The World Tonight

Mar 07 2025 5 ep. 37 mins 22k
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Three Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in UK

Mar 07 2025 37 mins  
Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as “one of the largest” foreign intelligence operations in the UK. Vanya Gaberova, 30, Katrin Ivanova, 33, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, were part of a group who travelled Europe carrying out surveillance on journalists, a former politician and a US military base in Germany between

Zelensky says he'll meet US officials in Saudi Arabia

Mar 06 2025 37 mins  
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he'll meet US officials in Saudi Arabia next week, where he'll discuss peace with Russia. European leaders are scrambling to boost defence spending, while in Washington DC President Trump again questioned the value of NATO.The Pope has released an audio message to well-wishers after three weeks in hospital.And we speak to a photographer w

EU leaders prepare for emergency security summit

Mar 05 2025 37 mins  
As Washington confirms it has suspended some intelligence sharing with Kyiv, EU leaders prepare to hold an emergency summit in Brussels. We ask what Europe needs to do to defend itself and Ukraine, while Latvia's defence minister tells us his country could join a 'coalition of the willing' in Ukraine.Also in the programme: the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has publicly distan

Zelensky says he's prepared to work with Trump

Mar 04 2025 37 mins  
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is ready to hold peace negotiations and is prepared to work under US President Donald Trump’s ‘strong leadership’. The announcement comes after the US suspended all military aid to Ukraine. We hear from Republican Congressman Tim Burchett and Ukrainian opposition MP Lesia Vasylenko. Also on the programme: we hear from th

Trump criticises Zelensky for saying end of war "very far away"

Mar 03 2025 38 mins  
US President Trump renewed his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, calling for him to be "appreciative" of US support and saying Zelensky "better not be right" that the war will continue for a long time. Earlier on Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote that Zelensky, "doesn't want there to be Peace."President Trump also says tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada