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An aid agency working in Sudan has warned levels of hunger and malnutrition in Sudan after a year of civil war are much worse than previously thought. Médecins sans Frontières and other organisations say the breakdown of governance and infrastructure mean a famine is now almost inevitable. The United Nations has said Sudan could become "the world's worst hunger crisis". We speak to an UN official in Darfur. Also in the programme: fears are intensifying that Iran may be about to retaliate against Israel for the destruction of its consulate in Damascus in Syria last week; Researchers studying a dramatic supernova explosion say they're puzzled at how such a small star could have emitted the brightest burst of light ever recorded.(Picture: A Sudanese baby whose refugee family comes from Darfur, receives treatment, at the hospital set up by the NGO Doctors Without Borders in Chad. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Mr Simpson passed away at the age of 76. A sporting hero, film star and murder suspect, his fall from grace gripped and divided America. We speak to journalist Rolanda Watts, who covered his infamous trial. Also on the programme: The US's top official for Haiti on charting a way out of the chaos; And the breathtaking new paintings found in the ancient city of Pompeii. (File Photo: O.J. Simpson, displaying gloves found by Los Angeles Police to the jury in 1995 during his murder trial, where he was acquitted. Credit: Reuters)

Ethnic Karen fighters in Myanmar say they've taken the town of Myawaddy, the latest rebel advance against the ruling military. Defeated troops are said to have fled across the border to Thailand.Also in the programme: a billionaire property developer in Vietnam has been sentenced to death for corruption; and the new excavation at Pompeii that's uncovered some remarkable frescoes and mosaics from ancient Rome.(File Photo: A Thai soldier sits in front of a road block to the Thailand-Myanmar border on December 19, 2021. Credit: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Unseasonably warm temperatures in southern Russia and Kazakhstan have triggered fast-melting snow, causing unprecedented high rivers and flooding close to major cities. We speak to residents in Kazakhstan's badly affected areas. Also in the programme: Arizona Supreme Court reinstates near-total abortion ban from 1864; and we hear about the contentious reform adopted by the EU parliament to adopt stricter migration rules and shared responsibility. (Photo: KAZAKHSTAN EMERGENCIES MINISTRY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Palestinians in Gaza are marking Eid-al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, amid destruction. We speak to a freelance Palestinian journalist how she is marking the holiday. Also on the programme: World Athletics has announced it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the Paris Olympic Games; and was an extinct fox once man's best friend?(Photo: Palestinians hold Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza. Credit: Reuters)

A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. The women, mostly in their 70s, said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change. But will it set a precedent? We'll hear a legal view.Also in the programme: We ask Hamas if they can account for Israeli hostages held in Gaza; and the parents of a school gunman are sentenced for manslaughter, Newshour speaks to the father of one of the boys killed. (Photo: Rosmarie Wyder-Walti and Anne Mahrer, of the Swiss womens group Senior Women for Climate Protection, attend the hearing of the court for the ruling in the climate case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France April 9, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Christian Hartmann

A group of elderly women from Switzerland, demanding that their government do more to tackle climate change, have won a landmark climate case at a top European court. We hear from a 76-year-old change-maker. Also on the programme: Israel says that more than 400 aid trucks were allowed in on Monday; and Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest ever leader at the age of 37. (Photo: Women from the group Senior Women for Climate Protection talk to journalists after the verdict. Credit: Reuters)

Excitement spreads from the Pacific Islands across Mexico and the United States as the sun disappears behind the moon: we hear from some of those who have been watching. Meanwhile, residents of Khan Yunis in Gaza return to find utter devastation after the Israeli withdrawal. And what's happening with the talks between Israel and Hamas that have been taking place in Cairo? We also look at a report that has criticised the British foreign ministry for being 'elitist and rooted in the past'.(Photo: The eclipse passes through totality at Sugarbush ski resort in Warren, Vermont, U.S. April 8, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Lauren Owens Lambert)

As Israeli troops pull out of Gaza's biggest city in the south, former residents of Khan Younis contemplate a return.Also on the programme: Rescuers in Mozambique search for survivors from a ferry carrying passengers fleeing a cholera outbreak; and a total solar eclipse - where the Moon fully blocks the Sun – which will be seen across parts of North America. (Photo: Palestinians walk past damaged buildings in Khan Yunis on April 8. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has insisted that it will complete the elimination of Hamas in Gaza, including in Rafah where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. He said Israel was ‘one step away from victory’. We speak to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, a US congressman calling for arms sales to Israel to be halted, and a Palestinian lawyer involved in previous peace negotiations.Also in the programme: We reflect on the genocide in Rwanda that began 20 years ago; and why a small town in Canada is gearing up for a big celebration for tomorrow's eclipse. (Picture: People hold pictures of victims during a demonstration marking the six month anniversary of the attacks on Israel by Hamas near the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Credit: Kena Bentancur/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

A new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are due to begin today in Cairo, exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current conflict. The Israeli military says it has withdrawn all ground troops on active operations from southern Gaza, after months of fighting in the Khan Younis area.Thirty years after the killings began in Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has said the international community failed his country either through contempt or cowardice during the genocide which led to the deaths of eight-hundred-thousand people.Also in the programme: we’ll hear about the newly elected Ukraine-sceptic president of Slovakia; and a camera hidden in an Indonesian national park has captured footage of a very rare Javan rhinoceros calf - giving hope for one of the world's most endangered species.(Photo: Memorabilia and pictures of the hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack Credit: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering Elad Katzir, who was snatched from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Hamas attacks in October. His sister blamed the Israeli government for his death, saying it had failed to strike a second ceasefire deal to allow his release. There have also been protests in Israel demanding the release of all the remaining hostages in Gaza. It’s six months since the beginning of the war in Gaza – we speak to our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet in Jerusalem. Also on the programme: Ecuador sparks international outrage by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito; and why boxing icon Muhammed Ali's shorts might sell at auction for six million dollars.Picture: People attend protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, calling for the release of the hostages in Gaza. Credit: Hannah McKay/Reteurs)

The Israeli army has recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza, during an overnight operation in Khan Yunis. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering the man, who's been identified as Elad Katzir. Also in the programme: Mexico severs ties with Ecuador after police storm the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas; and we hear an impassioned case against women becoming surrogate mothers from an activist born of surrogacy. (Photo: A man sits in a cage with portraits of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir, during a protest in Tel Aviv on March 26, 2024, organised by relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants. Credit: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Aid organisations have stressed the need for an independent investigation into the deadly Israeli drone strike on an aid convoy after the IDF published its first account of the event.Also in the programme: The BBC's analysis of Israel's evacuation warnings in Gaza; we remember the Nirvana singer, Kurt Cobain, thirty years after his death; and will a new currency stabilise Zimbabwe's economy?(Photo: Clothes of members of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) inside their destroyed car in southern Gaza Strip. Credit: EPA).