The World Tonight

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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

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  • No sign of reconciliation between Trump and Musk

    06/06/2025 Duración: 39min

    US President Donald Trump is "not particularly interested" in speaking to Elon Musk after the tech billionaire and former close political ally turned on him in a bitter and public war of words. Initial reports that the pair had scheduled a phone call came to nothing. With some among the MAGA branch of Trump's supporters rounding on Musk, we explored the factional infighting and what impact it might have on the Big Beautiful Bill which Trump wants the Senate to pass, but which Musk opposes.Also on the programme, can supporters of the European Convention on Human Rights head off criticism by adapting the treaty? That's what the Secretary General of the Council of Europe seems to suggest. We hear from former Attorney General Dominic Grieve.And we speak to the Hollywood actor turned cryptocurrency sceptic about his new documentary on the phenomenon, premiering at the SXSW festival in London.

  • President Trump and Elon Musk's relationship implodes

    05/06/2025 Duración: 37min

    We speak to Ryan Mac, a reporter for the New York Times and the co-author of 'Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.'. Also: polls close in the Hamilton by-election where Reform UK's candidate was trying to win votes - just as the party's chairman quit; Robert De Niro and the Tribeca film festival; planned moon landing fails; and a new BBC project to help parents get their children to sleep.

  • Trump says Putin "will have to respond" to Ukraine drone attack

    04/06/2025 Duración: 37min

    Donald Trump had a "good conversation" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the phone, the US President said in a post on Truth Social. President Trump wrote that Putin "will have to respond" to Ukraine's drone attack on Russian bombers, and therefore the call would not "lead to immediate peace".The US has vetoed a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which the UK supported.As popstar Jessie J reveals her breast cancer diagnosis, we explore the increase in diagnoses among younger women.And it's been called the "biggest console launch of all time" - the Nintendo Switch 2 is released at midnight.

  • More killings near US-Israeli backed Gaza aid site

    03/06/2025 Duración: 37min

    More Palestinians have been killed near an aid distribution site in Gaza. Israel says it will investigate. The Labour Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee says it's time to sanction Israeli government ministers. Also tonight:The government is under pressure to spend even more on defence than planned - just a day after publishing its defence review. We ask one of the report's authors whether its figures are already out of date.As the Dutch government collapses, we examine how rows over immigration are reshaping European politics.And as the Serpentine Pavilion celebrates 25 years, the leading Bangladeshi architect behind this year's creation has been giving me a tour.

  • Will extra defence spending boost UK economy?

    02/06/2025 Duración: 37min

    As the government says it will invest billions of pounds to move the UK to war-fighting readiness, we hear about the contents of the Strategic Defence Review - and ask whether there is a broader economic upside from a "defence dividend".Also on the programme:The former US Ambassador to Ukraine tells us why she resigned in April - over the Trump administration's approach to Russia. And the archives of the Belfast News Letter - the world's longest continuously published English-language newspaper - are made available online.