Weekend

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World Service,24 episodes

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Anger and fear as virus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife
Experts emphasise that the risk to the general public is low
10 May 2026,54 mins
Hantavirus ship arrives in Tenerife port
Spanish government and WHO agree to not allow passengers to disembark
10 May 2026,54 mins
Tenerife medics prepare as virus-hit cruise ship arrives
MV Hondius has anchored but was not brought to land
10 May 2026,54 mins
Russia holds scaled back Victory Day amid Ukraine ceasefire
The annual celebrations in Moscow will lack much of the usual military hardware
09 May 2026,49 mins
Temporary ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect
The pause in fighting comes as Moscow holds its annual Victory Day parade
09 May 2026,49 mins
Starmer's party suffers heavy losses in UK elections
The British Labour Party lost ground to both right and left
09 May 2026,54 mins
Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Trump warns of more 'cuts'
The US has more than 36,000 active duty troops - by far its biggest in Europe.
03 May 2026,54 mins
Republicans criticise US troop withdrawal from Germany
Donald Trump says the US will pull out more than 5,000 troops from Germany
03 May 2026,54 mins
Trump threatens to pull more troops out of Germany
Senior Republicans say the move risks sending the 'wrong message' to Russia
03 May 2026,54 mins
Trump tells Congress the Iran war 'terminated'
Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war
02 May 2026,49 mins
US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000
US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz
02 May 2026,49 mins
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany
The move comes amid a spat between President Trump and Chancellor Merz over the Iran war
02 May 2026,54 mins
Trump urges Americans to “resolve our differences”
Trump says "impression" is that the suspect was a "lone wolf"
26 Apr 2026,54 mins
Donald Trump unhurt after shots fired in Washington DC
Trump says alleged gunman "has been apprehended"
26 Apr 2026,54 mins
President Trump evacuated after gunman opens fire
Gunshots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
26 Apr 2026,54 mins
Islamabad braces for US-Iran talks round two
Iran FM says there are no plans for a direct meeting between the US and Iran
25 Apr 2026,49 mins
Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
Fellow EU leaders who are also in Nato leaped to Spain's defence
25 Apr 2026,49 mins
Iran and US envoys travel to Pakistan for talks
There are no plans for a direct meeting between the US and Iran
25 Apr 2026,54 mins
Bulgarians go to the polls for the eighth time in five years
The frontrunner is former president and fighter pilot Rumen Radev
19 Apr 2026,54 mins
Israeli soldier killed in southern Lebanon
Lebanese authorities say more than 2,000 people killed since 2 March
19 Apr 2026,54 mins
Iran says US blockade a 'breach of ceasefire conditions'
Trump told reporters at the Oval office the US will not let Iran's leaders 'blackmail us'
19 Apr 2026,54 mins
Iran says Hormuz will shut if US blockade continues
Trump says the blockade will continue until a peace deal is reached
18 Apr 2026,49 mins
Dispute over Iran's enriched uranium
Iran's foreign ministry denies Trump's claims on future of nuclear material
18 Apr 2026,49 mins
Iran says Hormuz won't stay open if US blockade continues
Trump says the blockade will continue until a peace deal is reached
18 Apr 2026,54 mins