It may be a small country but elections in Moldova this weekend could have far-reaching consequences for Ukraine and the EU. The country's President has called it the most consequential vote in the nation's history. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org

Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

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Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

A convicted neo-Nazi has sparked a political storm over Germany’s gender law. Marla Svenja Liebich was known for her anti-LGBTQ rants before she came out as transgender. My report coming up @theworld.org f/t @hornsteinrr.bsky.social Caroline Ausserer @frauenrat.bsky.social Stefan Marschall @hhu.de

Dozens of Americans have fled to the Netherlands seeking asylum since the start of this year. I spoke to some of them about why they fled. Professor Marlou Schrover @unileiden.bsky.social reflects on their chances of being granted refugee status. You can read/listen @theworld.org shorturl.at/gzVTq

Once seen as Israel’s closest ally in Europe, Germany is under mounting pressure as the Gaza war tests its decades-old pledge to safeguard Israeli security. My report coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in here: theworld.org

Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference. The pilot landed the plane using paper maps. Paper Maps. www.ft.com/content/3c33...

Across Britain, protests over asylum hotels are growing. Refugee rights groups say the issue is being weaponised by all parties with legal battles looking increasingly likely to end up in UK courts. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @care4calais.bsky.social Tune in theworld.org

Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war. That means five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

"It feels like we're going backwards." Climate activists fear the effect of the rise of the far-right in Europe on the bloc's climate goals. My report from Italy where Giorgia Meloni leads a far-right coalition government on @theworld.org theworld.org/stories/2025...

In Italy, 16 cities, including Rome and Milan, have been placed under the highest red heat alerts. Environmentalists warn that lawmakers are not doing nearly enough to address the mounting crisis. In Milan, some residents are taking matters into their own hands. @orlabarry.bsky.social reports.

Why is Milan getting hotter, faster? Once a city of canals like Venice, most were paved over with concrete many years ago. As the city bakes under yet another heatwave this week, residents say local lawmakers have alot to answer for. My report from Milan on @theworld.org tinyurl.com/3s9c4btc #Milan

On The World 🌎 today: @joyhackel.bsky.social : Israeli army targets and kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists @orlabarry.bsky.social: Milan's struggle with rising heat @ofmandaniel.bsky.social: Where does Crimea stand in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine? Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene a meeting of his security cabinet later today, amid reports he is preparing to order a full military occupation of Gaza

"It wasn’t designed to work." Anthony Aguilar worked security for one of several Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites in the Gaza Strip. He gives an insider view of the horror of what's happening at food distribution sites in Gaza. He spoke to @theworld.org Please listen: theworld.org/segments/202...

Have you ever held a four-year-old child who is so thin that he or she weighs the same as a one-year old? Alex de Waal @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social speaks to my colleague @shirinj.bsky.social about the devastating situation in Gaza in this report on @theworld.org Really worth a listen rb.gy/z3nydi

Hungarian authorities have banned Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country to perform at the Sziget Festival, a government spokesperson said today www.reuters.com/en/hungary-b...

We faced hunger before, but never like this: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Independent journalism is under threat in the US. Public radio stations in many states are now in danger of closing down. But it doesn’t have to be this way👇

Wordsworth and Coleridge at the Coldplay gig

Poland is investigating air traffic control system outage, ministry says reut.rs/4kQsadc

Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza in controlled explosions, with entire towns and suburbs - once home to tens of thousands of people - levelled in the past few weeks www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

The sky above Madrid right now. There’s also a smell of burning. It’s around 39 degrees. Doesn’t feel all too healthy

French town withdraws funding from music festival because Kneecap is on the billing www.reuters.com/world/french...

Armed police threatened a peaceful protester in the UK with arrest for holding a Palestinian flag and holding signs saying “Free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide”, saying the signs sounded like she was a member of a proscribed organisation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Sweden once predicted it would be a cashless society by 2025. Now lawmakers and citizens aren't so sure it's such a good idea. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...

As pro-Palestinian protests face crackdowns on university campuses, England's higher education regulator issues new freedom of speech rules. Will they make a difference? My report coming up on @theworld.org Tune in 👉 theworld.org

Spaniards are abandoning holidaying on the Spanish coast as tourist boom drives up hotel and rental prices www.reuters.com/world/spania...

The “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside would be ethnic cleansing- says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Trump state visit to the UK scheduled by King Charles at a time when parliament is not sitting, removing any chance of having the US President speak in the House of Commons like Macron did www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It's 30 years since the genocide in Srebrenica and still today many of the perpetrators live freely. Coming up shortly on the @theworld.org we hear from victims, peace-builders, prosecutors and political scientists on the continued struggle for peace and justice in Bosnia. Tune in: theworld.org

"We are going to spend hundreds of millions of euros on anti-tank mines, but also on anti-personnel mines," says Lithuanian Deputy Defence Minister www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Macron gets the royal treatment in the UK on his first state visit. It's a welcome distraction for the French President from his troubles back home. Joining @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org shortly with reflections from @smidbob.bsky.social ‬Tune in: theworld.org

The UK government backs a tactic by French police to slash migrant boats in waters off the French coast www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Police cannot tackle the threat of extremism alone says Fmr Det Chief Supt Maria Lovegrove. Today's threat is far more complex than at the time of the London bombings 20 yrs ago. For more on the changing face of extremism in the UK listen to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...

20 years after the London bombings of 7/7, the UK faces a far more complex extremism threat. My report coming up on @theworld.org shortly. Tune in theworld.org

A friendly reminder as everyone turns to ChatGPT. It still can be very wrong

Lawmakers with Austria's far right Freedom Party -that pitches itself as the party for the ordinary working class - are the highest earners in parliament. Thanks to their lucrative side jobs www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Albanian PM Edi Rama condemns British plans to set up third country hubs for returned asylum seekers saying the UK is looking for ‘places to dump immigrants’. Rama is the same Prime Minister who signed a deal with Italy to operate as a third country return hub www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Spain gets on the wrong side of President Trump as NATO members agree to huge hike in military spending. Joining @theworld.org shortly to talk about the latest from today's NATO summit in The Hague. Join us: theworld.org

President Trump says he will make Spain pay twice as much in any trade deal with the US because of its reluctance to increase defence spending to 5% by 2035- #natosummit

BREAKING: Israel's defense minister Israel Katz said he had instructed the Israeli military to 'respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with high-intensity strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran.' Follow Reuters live coverage: reut.rs/4ehxCEo

Kneecap's Mo Chara has been released on unconditional bail after appearing in court on a terror charge this morning. The band's manager tells me he believes it's all politically driven. Listen back to our report on @theworld.org also featuring @stevecummins.bsky.social theworld.org/segments/202...

Belfast rapper Mo Chara with the band Kneecap is due in a London court tomorrow on a terror charge. The band's manager says it's all a witch-hunt because of their pro-Palestinian views. My report up on @theworld.org shortly also features @stevecummins.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org

Well, blimey, this is the first head of MI6 I've actually met, at university. We even spoke once: "Here's 20p. If my clothes are still wet when the drier is done, pop it in the machine."

Rule of thumb: if there’s more people in the parade than there are people watching the parade, it’s not a successful parade.

Knife crime in the UK has nearly doubled in the past decade. Samir Khattab @stgilestrust.bsky.social knows better than most why people carry knives. As a teen he rarely left home without one. He shares his views on tackling knife crime in my report coming up on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org

Agence France-Presse (AFP) are reporting that the Ahmedabad police commissioner has said that there “appears to be no survivors” from th Air India plane crash.

Worst dad joke ever?-UK paternity leave. That was one of the messages on placards carried by dads who protested in London and Edinburgh this afternoon. Campaigners say the UK has the worst paternity leave in Europe. My report on today's #dadstrike coming up on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org