Vladimir Putin's Russia: Past, present & future | Ukraine: The Latest PodcastDay 632. During the Ukraine: the latest team's recent trip to the United States, David Knowles sat down with Dr Leon Aron, writer, historian and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Dr Aron was born in Moscow, and came to the US from the former Soviet Union as a child as a refugee in 1978. In this interview we hear about his research into the cultural development of modern Russia, and look at the...
SpaceX Starship rocket reaches space during second test launchSpaceX has lost contact with its Starship mega rocket during its second test flight from southern Texas. The 397ft rocket - the largest and most powerful ever built - arced out over the Gulf of Mexico after blasting off, with SpaceX aiming to separate the spaceship from its booster and send it into space. After the booster separated from the main ship, the rocket reached space for the first time, following the failure of its...
Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate outside of Keir Starmer's offices in LondonSir Keir Starmer has been accused of “genocide” by hundreds of pro-Palestine protestors who barracked his constituency offices on Saturday. Around 500 activists holding banners shouted: “Keir Starmer you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide”, after marching from outside Chalk Farm station in north London. There were also chants of "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and "Free, ...
Thousands march in Israel to demand the release of Hamas hostagesDrone footage showed thousands of people marching on the highway to Jerusalem on Saturday (November 18) calling on the Israeli government to do more to secure the release of around 240 people held hostage by Hamas militants since the attack on Israeli on October 7. Relatives and supporters of the Hostages have been marching from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and camped just outside Jerusalem overnight before the fifth and final da...
Teen handed two year sentence for killing 82-year-old veteran with one punchChilling footage shows the moment a teenage boy killed an 82-year-old Army veteran with a single punch. Omar Moumeche, who was 16 at the time, attacked Dennis Clarke at Derby bus station after he told off his friends for messing about on an escalator. The pensioner suffered a fractured skull as well as a bleed on the brain and died in hospital nine days after the assault on May 6, 2021. #crime #derby #uk Sub...
Ukrainian forces bed in across the Dnipro | Ukraine: The Latest PodcastDay 630. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontline, hear reporting from the ground in Hungary, and interview Mykola Kuleba, Founder of Save Ukraine, that rescues and rehabilitates Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Tw...
Israel hunts for Hamas while Gaza's hospitals collapse | Battle Lines: Israel-Gaza PodcastA warning this week that this episode contains graphics language that some listeners might find distressing. In this episode of Battle Lines, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan, analyses some of the diplomatic moves made by Middle Eastern states close to the conflict. Telegraph Global Health Reporter Lilia Sebouai updates us on the conditions In Gaza’s hospitals, and Foreign Reporter Verit...
Princess of Wales opens Children in Need with a heartfelt pleaThe Princess of Wales opened the BBC’s Children in Need on Friday evening with a plea that every childhood is nurtured. The 41-year-old, whose work is largely focused on the early years, said young children had to feel “safe, secure and loved” in order to reach their potential as adults. #Royal #princessofwales #UK The Princess said in a pre-recorded video message: “Tonight is all about helping to support, champion ...
Marble and slingshot-wielding migrants storm EU's borders with ladders to climb fenceA lone gunman is spotted in the no-man’s land between Serbia and Hungary, near the European Union nation’s heavily-guarded eastern frontier. Hooded and masked, he aims an assault rifle at the CCTV cameras which have monitored his breach of the metres high, razor-wire topped border fence separating the two countries. Behind him dozens of undocumented, illegal migrants prepare to follow, their sights...
The Crown: Season 6 is ‘intrusive entertainment’ depicting Princess Diana’s death | Royal InsightThis week, King Charles celebrated his 75th birthday, and what better present for the monarch than the latest episodes of The Crown. Netflix have released four episodes of the latest season of The Crown. Series six, and rumoured to be the last series of the Netflix drama, focuses on Princess Diana and her relationship with Dodi Fayed, and their subsequent death in the Alma Tunnel in Pa...
Israeli police smash Turkish journalist's camera in occupied East JerusalemAn Israeli police officer was filmed attacking a crew from Turkish public broadcaster TRT as they filmed in occupied East Jerusalem. It was described as an “ugly attack that has been added to Israel’s record of shame regarding press freedom” by Turkey’s government. Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/sub...
Gun-waving Israeli soldiers strip pop star to sequinned briefs in ‘insane’ concertShirtless, rifle-waving Israeli soldiers have been disciplined for taking part in an “insane” army base concert where a pop star stripped to his sequined underwear and rode in the bucket of a bulldozer. A group of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservists at an outpost in northern Israel were suspended over the raucous behaviour, which started when they were visited by Avihu Pinhasov for a morale-boos...
Dennis Prager: Supporting Hamas is like supporting Nazis in WW2Dennis Prager is a conservative thinker, commentator and one of America’s most successful political entrepreneurs; He is most well known for establishing PragerU, one of the largest conservative online platforms. Steven Edginton is joined by Mr Prager to discuss threats to Western civilisation. Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/c...
Medical staff searched after Israeli raid on West Bank's JeninSeveral people have been killed in an Israeli raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Those who died all had injuries indicative of a blast, the chief surgeon of Ibn Sina hospital told the BBC. He added that 10 were wounded, with some injured in a blast and others by bullets. Israel said “an armed terrorist cell that fired at Israeli security forces was struck by a [military] aircraft”. Efforts to help victims was ham...
Luis Díaz's father in tears as son scores twice against BrazilThe rescued father of Liverpool forward Luis Díaz wept in the stands as he watched his son score twice for Colombia in a 2-1 victory over Brazil. Luis Manuel Díaz was reunited with his son earlier this week after being held hostage by rebels for 12 days. And he was visibly overwhelmed by his son’s heroics on the pitch against Brazil as, wearing a Colombia shirt, he had to be held up by other supporters during the emotio...
Joe Biden gives up trying to pronounce tech company’s name in latest gaffeJoe Biden gave up trying to pronounce a tech company’s name after stumbling at a speech to CEOs on Thursday. The US president addressed chief executives at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, where he attempted to read a list of tech companies from a teleprompter. His speech was cut off as he tried to pronounce the name of a company, before giving up and admitting: “It’s better ...
'It's hell' - Israeli man describes life after his parents were kidnapped by Hamas | Dispatch"I am sure they could be doing more," said marcher Yair Mozes, 49, whose mother Margalit Moses, 77, and father Gade Moses, 79, are among those kidnapped. "The Red Cross is still doing humanitarian work in Gaza today. They should simply say to Hamas that if they aren't given access to the hostages, they will scale down their humanitarian operations there." Mr Mozes, who wears a pendant saying: "...
Ukraine's counter-offensive is over, but the war has only just started | Defence in DepthIt looks like Ukraine’s counter offensive is over. The force is exhausted, either physically or in terms of logistics expended. It needs a pause, a regroup, a replenishment. To culminate is not to be defeated, it is a routine and expected phase of any military advance. The trick for military commanders is to anticipate when it will occur and plan accordingly. Kyiv will have taken many lessons abou...
Britain will back Ukraine for 'as long as it takes' says Cameron | Ukraine: The Latest PodcastDay 629. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, analyse the new British Foreign Secretary’s visit to Kyiv and interview GP Now, a web-based virtual clinic joining Ukrainian doctors and medical professionals to Ukrainians inside the country - including the occupied areas - and around the world. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicho...
IDF claim to find Hamas missiles hidden in child's bedroomIsraeli soldiers have found Hamas rockets hidden underneath a child’s bed, the IDF has said. It shared a video on social media which showed soldiers holding up a bed in a room in Khan Yunis with “baby girl” on the wall, under which there were eight rockets. “In the entire house we also found more ammunition and more weapons, explosive devices, explosive belts, activation systems, short weapons, cellular, piles of weaponr...
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