EPISODE · Jun 4, 2025 · 47 MIN
United Nations consider a new Gaza motion, opposed by the United States
from dc · host Salai Dawtcemsang
The US vet a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The meeting of ambassadors at the UN comes on the day the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross called the situation in the Gaza strip "worse than hell on earth".Donald Trump says he's had another phone conversation with Russia's president Putin about the war in Ukraine. During the call Mr Trump said the Russian president told him that Moscow would retaliate after Ukraine attacked Russian war planes over the weekend.Also on the programme, Astronomers say they've discovered a big new planet, which is unusually orbiting round a very small star. The physicist who discovered the planet joins us.And, the American novelist, Edmund White, famous for chronicling gay life in the US - has died at the age of 85.We are joined by Damian Barr, Scottish Writer and broadcaster, who shares his memories of meeting White.Presenter: Paul Henley (Photo: Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from Israel, 4 June, 2025. Reuters/Amir Cohen)
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The US vet a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The meeting of ambassadors at the UN comes on the day the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross called the situation in the Gaza strip "worse than hell on earth".Donald Trump says he's had another phone conversation with Russia's president Putin about the war in Ukraine. During the call Mr Trump said the Russian president told him that Moscow would retaliate after Ukraine attacked Russian war planes over the weekend.Also on the programme, Astronomers say they've discovered a big new planet, which is unusually orbiting round a very small star. The physicist who discovered the planet joins us.And, the American novelist, Edmund White, famous for chronicling gay life in the US - has died at the age of 85.We are joined by Damian Barr, Scottish Writer and broadcaster, who shares his memories of meeting White.Presenter: Paul Henley (Photo: Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from Israel, 4 June, 2025. Reuters/Amir Cohen)
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