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Al Jazeera
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Europe's political centre holds in weekend of elections
It was called Super Sunday – three elections in European Union nations on the same day. All eyes were on Romania's presidential run-off – a crucial vote for the NATO member, in which a centrist victory has been welcomed by the EU and Ukraine. In Poland, the governing party's pro-EU candidate and his right-wing nationalist rival are set for a decisive second-round vote in June. But the centrist Warsaw mayor's slim lead means the country could still lean towards populism. Perhaps the biggest change was in Portugal, where the centre-right alliance won snap parliamentary elections as the far right won a record number of votes. Europe's political centre appears to be holding but for how much longer? And will these results reassure an EU seeking respite from the turbulence of populist politics? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Pieter Cleppe, editor-in-chief, Piotr Buras, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations Antonio Costa Pinto, professor of political science, University of Lisbon
Al Jazeera
14-04-2025
- Health
- Al Jazeera
Can Israel continue bombing Gaza's health services?
Patients in Gaza are dying of treatable wounds and illnesses due to Israeli attacks and its aid blockade. Israel bombed one of the last working hospitals in Gaza on Sunday, meaning more Palestinians with routine health conditions might now face death. Targeting health facilities is a war crime, yet it has continually occurred in the war on Gaza. So what's the impact of Israel's attacks on patients and doctors? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Olga Cherevko – spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza Dr Tanya Haj Hassan – paediatric intensive care doctor who has worked in Gaza Dr Mads Gilbert – emergency medicine doctor and senior consultant at the University Hospital of North Norway who has worked in Gaza
Al Jazeera
06-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Will anyone face justice for the Rafah ambulance convoy attack?
Video from a dead victim's phone shows how Israeli forces attacked an ambulance convoy in Gaza last month, killing 15 Palestinian emergency workers. It also shows that Israeli statements about the attack were false. Will anyone face justice? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: William Schabas – professor of international law at Middlesex University Toby Cadman – international human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield – international human rights lawyer
Al Jazeera
05-04-2025
- General
- Al Jazeera
Will Israel's starvation policy work in Gaza?
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting worse by the day. The United Nations World Food Programme has warned it only has food stocks to last a few days. With limited supplies and no fuel, all bakeries have already closed across the Strip. That's left Palestinians with no food, no home, and no sense of security. Israel has been blocking humanitarian aid from entering the Strip for more than a month. So, is famine now inevitable? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Ahmad al-Najjar – Resident in Gaza who's been reporting on the war Sam Rose – Acting director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in Gaza Martin Griffiths – Director of Mediation Group International Firas El Echi – Journalist, host of the Here's Why podcast
Al Jazeera
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
What are the implications of Marine Le Pen's fraud conviction?
Convicted of fraud and barred from public office. The end of the road it would seem for Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions. She may appeal – but that is not likely to allow her run for the presidency in two years' time. What are the implications? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Diane De Vignemont – independent journalist specialising in French politics and history. Philippe Marliere – professor of French and European politics at University College London. Lara Marlowe – Paris-based author and journalist.
