Violent clashes, arrests and deaths during Morocco’s GenZ 212 protests
Why Senegal's fishermen are blaming a BP natural gas project for lack of fish
And Nigeria's First Lady raises $13million for national library – but why has it taken so long?
Presenter : Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Mark Wilberforce, Bella Hassan and Joseph Keen in London. Makuochi Okafor was in Lagos.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Pat Sissons
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
Two people have been killed by a car that drove into a crowd outside a British synagogue on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Another man was stabbed at the site. We hear the latest news on the incident.
Also in the programme: a wide-ranging interview with the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Maria Corina Machado, who is in hiding after being barred from last year's election; and a BBC analysis of Ukrainian drone attacks against Russian oil refineries.
We also hear about a new exhibition in Cambridge that sheds light on craftspeople in ancient Egypt.
(Photo: People gather near the scene following an incident outside a synagogue in Manchester, Credit: REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja)
Mass stabbing outside a British synagogue. Collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport. No end in sight to government shutdown. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
Russia’s dark-fleet maritime operations and brazen incursions into NATO airspace appear to be precision-engineered to test Western resolve. We ask how this new phase of aggression may end. Our correspondent reports from Madagascar, where young people are leading unprecedented anti-government protests. And a return to the topic of sunlight’s benefits: we sift through the mailbag of listeners’ questions and comments.
President Trump’s budget director is canceling billions in projects and threatening mass layoffs as the White House uses the government shutdown to push for deeper spending cuts. The shutdown’s ripple effects are spreading nationwide, with key federal services slowing or stopping. And in Gaza, Israel has issued a final evacuation order, warning that anyone who remains in Gaza City will be treated as a militant as Hamas considers changes to Trump’s ceasefire plan.
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A.M. Edition for Oct. 2. The Trump administration has invited nine initial schools to join a ‘compact’ banning use of race or sex in admissions, freezing tuition, capping international enrollment and more. Plus, the U.S. will for the first time provide Ukraine with intelligence for missile strikes deep inside Russia. WSJ correspondent Bojan Pancevski says it's part of a major shift in strategy from both the U.S. and Europe, as efforts to ensure a peaceful ending to the war in Ukraine have all but failed. And, why tech bosses say they can’t find the right workers despite a sea of tech talent. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
The White House warns of “imminent” layoffs of federal workers on the first day of the government shutdown. National Guard troops begin training in Portland, Oregon as President Trump says U.S. cities should be military "training grounds." And we remember conservationist and primate expert Jane Goodall.
We’ll update you on the government shutdown that, as of this morning, has no end in sight—and what’s expected to happen next.
Also, an unprecedented new deal for the U.S. that could change the balance of power in the Middle East—but some are questioning the timing and the motives.
Plus: we’re looking back on the life and influence of Jane Goodall, explaining how Walmart foods are getting a “MAHA” upgrade, and catching up with the next generation of dire wolves.
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