News in Brief 6 October 2023

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi receives the Nobel Peace Prize – we’ll have reactions from friends and family as well as the more muted response of the Iranian establishment. Also in the programme, we hear from the Russian journalist who fled Russia after a public TV pro ...  Afficher plus

Thousands have taken to the streets in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by the country’s morality police. Hundreds have reportedly been killed by authorities during the unrest. We explore whether the uprising will bring about lasting ...  Afficher plus

De los más de 11.000 muertos por los ataques israelíes en Gaza, la mitad eran niños. Todavía hay más de mil pequeños desaparecidos bajo los escombros en la franja. Aunque la de Gaza no es la única guerra que padecen ni su único problema: hay menores víctimas de explotación sex ...

President Raisi’s death has been met with celebrations by those who hate the regime and mourning by those who love it. But could the vacuum left by his passing create a moment of danger for the regime’s hardline clerics and open up an opportunity for Iran’s reformers?