Another of Saudi Arabia’s European allies promises military support to the kingdom, as it struggles to contain Houthi strikes.

Also in the programme, Russian President Vladimir Putin meets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and says he’s ready to help resolve the Iran war.

And Pakistan’s most senior mediator leaves Tehran, after failing to bring Iran and the US closer to an agreement.

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Israel has approved a new law to impose the death penalty and public trials on people involved in the Hamas-led attacks of 7th October, 2023. It was passed unanimously in Israel’s parliament – the Knesset.

“May everyone see how the State of Israel is a sovereign state which knows how to hold those who harmed it to account,” said Yulia Malinovsky, an opposition politician who co-sponsored the bill.

Israeli human rights groups have spoken out against the new law, opposing the principle of capital punishment but also warning against “show trials” based on confessions allegedly extracted under torture. The Israeli government denies accusations of widespread torture asserting that it complies with standards of international law.

This is the second time in a matter of weeks that Israel has approved a capital punishment bill. In April, the Knesset passed a law that would in effect make the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks. It was championed by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government.

Israel had has not carried out an execution since 1962, when it hanged Adolf Eichmann – known as one of the architects of the Holocaust.

We speak to the BBC’s Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher.

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00:00 Introduction
00:21 Israel’s 7 October death penalty law
01:36 The last person executed by Israel
02:24 Human rights condemnation
04:01 Israel’s other death penalty law
06:48 What this tells us about Israeli society

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Iran says four ships have hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the US saying it had cleared obstructions from the key route.

Qatar, one of the world’s biggest natural gas exporters before the war, signs a long-term deal to import gas from the United States. Analysts say it’s a sign of expected long-term disruption.

JD Vance is reported to have sent a letter to leaders in Tehran. Donald Trump says it’s not about peace negotiations, but focused on getting medical supplies to Iran.

The United Nations says the war in Iran has made domestic repression worse, with the public bearing the brunt of both military strikes and government crackdowns.

And the Israeli elections look set for a deadlock, with Arab-led parties potentially key to forming the next government.

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The US midterm elections are fast approaching with power in Washington very much up for grabs.

But what exactly is at stake? And how could the results shape the second half of Donald Trump’s presidency?

00:00 Intro
01:02 What are the midterms?
01:40 Who is running in the midterms?
02:38 What’s on voters’ minds?
04:07 Democrats v Republicans
05:17 When will we know the results?
06:28 What happens if Democrats win?
07:27 Trump’s agenda if Republicans lose

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There are new, disturbing revelations concerning two troubled hospitals at the centre of a baby deaths scandal, potentially dating back several decades.

An independent review into claims that children and mothers died, or were permanently harmed by care failures, at Telford’s Princess Royal and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, is now looking at 300 more cases.

It takes the total number of cases under investigation to 1,500 over a 40 year period.

It follows concerns raised again by the Care Quality Commission about wider hospital services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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