Mehdi Hasan: disrupting democracy’s decline
Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades. With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a decade after Brexit, and the US looking ahead to its next vote with the mi...
29 Jun 20min
Brief: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets. Israel and Lebanon agree on new framework
This week: 270 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1038 Palestinians in Gaza. Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait. Israel and Lebanon agree on new framework. Iran nee...
28 Jun 7min
Another Take: Qatar’s World Cup, from the inside out
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on October 24, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. The World Cup is about...
27 Jun 23min
How did Colombia's election split a nation in two?
Colombia just had the closest vote in its history. A right-wing political outsider with a Trump endorsement beat a left-wing veteran by less than a point. What does this mean for Colombia, and for the...
26 Jun 19min
The children Gaza lost
A UN inquiry has documented the scale of child deaths in Gaza since October 2023. It lays out mass killings, destroyed hospitals, and blocked aid, even accusing Israel of war crimes and possible genoc...
24 Jun 27min
Who’s being left out of the World Cup?
The excitement of the World Cup has arrived in North America. But behind it have been stories of fans being denied visas, players being searched by sniffer dogs, and Iran’s team being forced to base i...
23 Jun 23min
What the World Cup looks like from Gaza
Gaza’s footballers have lost teammates, stadiums and entire seasons. Some have lost limbs. Yet they continue to play. As the World Cup unfolds across North America, Maram Humaid reports from Gaza on t...
22 Jun 22min
Brief: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz. Israel wants to continue its military occupation
This week: 263 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 983 Palestinians in Gaza. Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after Israel continues to attack Lebanon. More than 4000 people killed in Lebano...
21 Jun 6min
