Synopsis
The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.
Episodes
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$300bn cash deal rescues COP29 climate talks from collapse
24/11/2024 Duration: 29minAt the climate summit in Azerbaijan, richer countries agreed to increase their contribution to $300bn a year by 2035, to help poorer countries most affected. Also: many killed during Israeli air strike in Beirut.
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The Happy Pod: The dolphins who 'smile' at their friends
23/11/2024 Duration: 27minResearchers have found that just as we smile at friends, dolphins change their expression too while interacting. Also: the college baseball star with a prosthetic leg and the first robotic double lung transplant.
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Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'
22/11/2024 Duration: 31minPresident Vladimir Putin said Russia had a stock of powerful new missiles "ready to be launched" and promised to carry out more tests including in "combat conditions".
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Russia gives North Korea more than one million barrels of oil, report finds
22/11/2024 Duration: 26minSatellite images indicate that Russia has supplied North Korea with more than one million barrels of oil. Analysts say the oil is payment for weapons and troops North Korea has sent Moscow to fuel its war in Ukraine.
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Israel and US critical of ICC arrest warrant
22/11/2024 Duration: 30minIsrael and the United States have strongly criticised the decision by the ICC to order the arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. Neither country recognise the court's jurisdiction.
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu
21/11/2024 Duration: 29minIsraeli politicians denounce ICC decision to issue arrest warrants against prime minister and former defence minister. Also: the UN chief urges negotiators at the climate summit to do more to reach a final deal.
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai testifies for first time
20/11/2024 Duration: 30minApple Daily founder, Jimmy Lai, appears in Hong Kong court and denies foreign collusion. Also: Ukraine uses British-made long-range missiles for first time inside Russia, and ‘manifest’ is Cambridge word of the year.
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MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff
20/11/2024 Duration: 31minMSF pulls out of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince after attacks on staff. Also: US approves supply of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine, why olive oil prices are plummeting and tennis bids adios to Rafael Nadal.
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US confirms Ukraine used its missiles to strike Russia
20/11/2024 Duration: 27minThe US has confirmed Ukraine used American-supplied missiles to strike Russia. Also: no charges for the Iranian student who stripped to her underwear, and King Richard III of England 'speaks' again after 500 years.
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Russia says Ukraine has launched long-range American missiles into its territory
19/11/2024 Duration: 29minRussia says Ukraine attacked Bryansk region with US missiles, after restrictions on them were lifted. Also, long jail terms for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, and 40 years of searching for extraterrestrial life.
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US pledges more support for Ukraine at UN meeting
19/11/2024 Duration: 30minThe US envoy to the UN has said Ukraine will get more American security help. Also: the dozens of medics on trial in Turkey over baby deaths, and a Russian company picks a seven-year-old as its future head of training.
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Moscow responds angrily to Biden's Ukraine weapons decision
18/11/2024 Duration: 31minJoe Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use US long-range missiles sparks angry response from Moscow. Also: Delhi bans diesel trucks because of air pollution, and how organisations in Central African Republic are using radio to combat mpox disinformation.
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Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles
18/11/2024 Duration: 32minPresident Biden has authorised Ukraine to use US long-range missiles to strike inside Russia. Also: the AI technology that's cloning voices, and we meet Miss Merkel, the Miss Marple of German Television.
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Biden meets Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war grow
17/11/2024 Duration: 27minJoe Biden has met Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war grow. Also: the discovery of ancient volcanoes on the Moon, and a secret garden in Venice is opened to the public for the first time in 500 years.
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The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives
16/11/2024 Duration: 26minBilly and Susan's life changed when they spotted a starving otter. Now, Molly is part of the family and a film has been made about their story. Also, the invention giving people with disabilities greater freedom.
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Netanyahu aide accused of changing 7 October documents
16/11/2024 Duration: 30minAn aide to the Israeli PM has been accused of altering 7 October records to improve Mr Netanyahu's image. Also: the growing trade in smuggling tarantulas, and why people prefer AI-generated poetry.
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A left-wing landslide in Sri Lanka
15/11/2024 Duration: 31minThe left-wing alliance of Sri Lanka's new leader wins a landslide. Also; volunteers enter South Africa mine to aid illegal workers, and a look ahead to one of the most controversial boxing bouts in modern history.
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One dead after attack on Brazil's Supreme Court
15/11/2024 Duration: 27minA Brazilian judge says a foiled suicide bomber wanted to blow up the country's Supreme Court. Also: the hundreds of miners hiding in a South African mine, and the dead British soldiers - identified after 70 years.
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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of the permanent displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
14/11/2024 Duration: 30minThe Israeli authorities have caused massive and deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, in what amounts to a war crime, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
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Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda
13/11/2024 Duration: 30minRepublicans secure total control of US congress after winning the House of Representatives. Also: climate impact of jet condensation trails and the kidults rediscovering the joy of toys.