Former Conservative cabinet ministers Penny Mordaunt and Gillian Keegan join Beth, Ruth and Harriet in the studio to take us behind the scenes of the final days of the last government. For their final podcasts of 2024...
Zelensky says Trump and EU must work together to ‘stop Putin and save Ukraine’ • FRANCE 24
Ukraine’s Zelensky urged both the European Union and the United States for unity on Thursday ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, stressing that “European guarantees won’t be sufficient for Ukraine” and the...
United Arab Emirates’ pledges not to arm paramilitaries ‘are very thin’, campaigner says
The United Arab Emirates has promised the United States not to arm paramilitaries in Sudan’s brutal civil war, US lawmakers said Thursday. The assurance came as the US announced $200 million in new aid for Sudan...
Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband jailed for 20 years in mass rape trial | BBC Newscast
Today, we discuss Gisèle Pelicot, whose ex-husband has been jailed for 20 years after drugging and raping her, and inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade. Dominique Pelicot, 72, was found...
‘The idea of the respectable family man has been dented’ • FRANCE 24 English
Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, who survived a decade of sexual abuse by her husband and dozens of strangers, said she hoped her ordeal would help make the world a better place for "women and men alike" as her...
Putin says Russia is ready for talks and ‘compromises’ on Ukraine
Putin claims progress in Ukraine, stating "victory is nearer" but avoids a timeline for pushing Ukrainian forces out of Kursk. At his annual news conference, he expressed readiness for talks with US President...
Pelicot children, women’s rights groups slam ‘too lenient’ sentences for co-defendants • FRANCE 24
Dozens of defendants in the Pelicot trial — the men who visited the Pelicot family home to rape Gisele Pelicot who was unconscious after being drugged by her husband — were handed terms of between three and...