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Simon Evans, Ian Smith, Aditi Mittal and Anushka Asthana join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.This week on The News Quiz the panel go through the PM's wardrobe, take a splash into the Lib Dems' conference, and take on the year's greatest mystery... where are all the butterflies?Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Cameron Loxdale, Sarah Campbell, Owen Pullar and Pete

AJ+ journalist Mohammad Alsaafin returns to the show for updates on the expanding conflict in Palestine and now Lebanon. We discuss where the war stands, the current position & history of Hamas, the status of the “two state solution,” Israel’s goals in Lebanon, Hezbollah’s strategy, and of course, western media’s shortcomings in covering the war. Plus, just a little o

The hurricane is making landfall, but over the storm you can still hear Danny and Derek deliver the news. This week: an update on the latest escalations in Lebanon (1:13), the potential Israeli invasion (4:23), and Israel's rejection of the US-France ceasefire push (5:57); in Gaza, Israel may imminently besiege the north of the strip (8:22), the Biden administration gives up on a c

Simon Evans, Ria Lina, Glenn Moore, and Coco Khan join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.This week on The News Quiz the panel look towards a cold winter for pensioners, an early fall for prisoners, and try to figure out exactly what was being said during the US Presidential debate.Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Mike Shephard, Christiana Riggs, Rebecca Bain, Sam L

Headlines for September 27, 2024; “Crisis of Faith”: Calls Grow for NYC Mayor Adams to Resign After Historic Indictment; Report from Beirut: Israel Is “Targeting Everyone” in Bombing Campaign, Killing 700+ in Just Days; How CNN, ADL & Others Amplified Smear Against Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Criticizing Campus Prosecutions

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said emeritus professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, is back on the program for a discussion of where things stand regarding Palestine, the diaspora, and the Palestinian national movement. They talk about the abysmal state of US politics around the issue, Western and Israeli media coverage, the generational shift in Americans' outlook, P

Headlines for September 26, 2024; NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted as Calls Grow for Him to Resign Amid Multiple Federal Corruption Probes; “Hell Is Breaking Loose in Lebanon”: Israel Rejects Ceasefire Proposal as U.N. Chief Calls for Peace; U.S. Gov’t Agencies Found Israel Was Blocking Gaza Aid. Blinken Ignored Them to Keep Weapons Flowing

Ryan and Emily discuss Tel Aviv attacked as war spirals, journalist kidnapped by IDF, CNN doubles down on Rashida Tlaib smear, Kamala says eliminate filibuster for Roe v Wade, Biden DOJ sues Visa, massive port strike looms, and Missouri executes Marcellus Williams. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: http

Krystal and Saagar discuss US sending troops to region as Israel bombs Lebanon, Ryan Grim unloads on IDF Al Jazeera raid, Zelensky campaigns as Shapiro signs bombs. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.com/ Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for

BLOWBACK’s Brendan & Noah return to the show. We start off today’s show discussing Israel’s massive escalation into Lebanon, and Brendan & Noah point out the many parallels between America’s current position and the various atrocities and mis-adventures they’ve chronicled on Blowback over the seasons. Plus much more on Blowback’s current season focused on Cambod