The man behind the Hamas attack

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise as much as $100bn from Gulf investors to further his massive bet on AI, the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv expressed misogynistic views online, and Donald Trump has said Washington will not strike Iran ...  Show more

Oil executives expressed their appetite for investing in the Middle East despite the war, the conflict has blown a near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances, and big investors are “bottom fishing” among beaten-down assets, including Italian bonds and corporate debt. Plus, Chin ...  Show more

The Israeli military released a video that it says shows a Hamas leader inside a tunnel below a southern Gaza city. President Joe Biden criticized former President Donald Trump over his comments about NATO while urging the House to pass the Senate’s foreign aid package. Voters ar ...  Show more

Israel's prime minister attacked Iran and Western countries in a fiery speech at the UN today. We have the latest on the indictment of former FBI director James Comey. Americans' spending went up last month but so did inflation. A federal shutdown is just days away with no soluti ...  Show more

Does Hamas actually want Israel to invade Gaza? Is there a danger that this tragic situation will strengthen the hand of the ultra-nationalist Israeli right? How should the international community respond to the war between Israel and Hamas?  On today’s episode, Alastair and Ror ...  Show more

How did Hamas launch one of the largest invasions on Israeli territory in recent history? What happens now? Will this conflict have geo-political ramifications throughout the Middle East? Join Rory and Alastair for this emergency episode of The Rest Is Politics. The CNN intervi ...  Show more