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US responds to Iran-backed militia, Israel poll on ground invasion and Ukraine aid fight Oct 27, 2023

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US launches strikes in Syria as concerns grow that the Israel-Hamas conflict may spread in the Middle East – and is Israeli support for an immediate ground offensive waning? Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson says funding to support Ukraine and Israel should be handled separately. On the ground for the manhunt for Maine’s mass shooter. Plus, California lowriders can cruise again.

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Gaza ground incursion, Maine shooting, SBF to testify and US-China talks Oct 26, 2023

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Israel’s ground forces make a big incursion into Gaza – and then withdraw. In southern Lebanon, residents live in fear of a larger war, while in Washington D.C. the conflict will be a priority in high-level, US-China talks. Plus, the risks for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as he prepares to testify in his own defense.

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Death, displacement and diplomacy in Gaza, Ozempic counterfeits and Trump flippers Oct 25, 2023

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Listen to senior correspondent Nidal al-Mughrabi in Khan Younis where mass displacements have followed mass destruction, despite attempts by diplomats around the world to push Israel to pause its bombing of Gaza to let in aid. Trump and Cohen face to face in New York as Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia. Plus, suspected counterfeit Ozempic lands several people in hospital and the latest House Speaker nomination.

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Freed grandma on Hamas' tunnels, Texas' biggest abortion travel ban and Venezuela's opposition Oct 24, 2023

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An 85-year-old grandmother talks about being taken into Hamas' tunnels in Gaza. She's one of two hostages freed by Hamas as Israel's military intensifies its assault on militants in Gaza. An abortion transport ban implemented in Texas' biggest jurisdiction so far. And Venezuela has chosen an opposition candidate – but will she be able to run?

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Tehran's tightrope, new war fronts and Argentina's surprise Oct 23, 2023

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The bombardment of Gaza intensifies as Israel strikes southern Lebanon and clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters reveals the quandary for Iran's cleric about entering the war. Aid convoys arrive in Gaza, but it's just a fraction of what's needed, according to the UN. And Argentina's Peronists surprise in the general election.

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The hostages and the grassroots diplomacy to free them Oct 21, 2023

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On Part Three of our series on the Israel-Hamas war, our journalists examine the challenges around freeing the hostages held in Gaza amid a grassroots campaign by family members to bring them back.

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Israel's Gaza endgame, Venezuela in from the cold and Hollywood's holiday drama Oct 20, 2023

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Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza is expected soon. But what’s its endgame for the enclave? President Joe Biden links Israel to Ukraine in a rare prime-time address to the nation. Venezuela comes in from the cold after the United States eases some Trump-era sanctions. Plus, looking forward to that Thanksgiving cinema trip? Maybe curb your enthusiasm, the Hollywood strike is scrambling the holiday lineup.

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What it takes to prosecute a war crime, the day after Biden's mission and worldwide protests Oct 19, 2023

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Our International Criminal Court correspondent explains how prosecutors would investigate what happened at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza. Biden returns from his diplomatic mission as protests erupt around the world over who's behind the hospital blast, Israel’s continued bombing of Gaza, the hostages and Hamas' victims.

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Biden's Israel stand. Plus, the blame game and fury over hospital blast Oct 18, 2023

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Joe Biden, in Israel, pledged solidarity in its war against Hamas and said that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians appeared to have been caused not by Israel but by its foes. The president's rare war time trip was supposed to be a diplomatic mission in the region to stop the war widening, but the hospital blast just hours before he arrived -- and an ensuing blame game -- had Arab leaders pull out.

*The podcast incorrectly referred to Benjamin Netanyahu as the president of Israel. It was updated to reflect that he is the prime minister.

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Biden’s Israel trip, American views of the conflict and Poland’s tectonic shift Oct 17, 2023

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President Biden is to visit Israel on Wednesday as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. A Reuters/Ipsos poll on what Americans think about the deepening conflict. Plus, gunman killed in a Brussels cafe, what happens next in Poland and Putin in China.

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