The World Tonight

European leaders criticise President Trump over Greenland

While European leaders criticised President Trump's plan to acquire Greenland, he insisted there was "no going back". We speak to a former UK ambassador to the Trump administration. We hear about clashes between the Syrian government and the country's Kurdish minority, and the implications for Islamic State captives. And could…

20 Jan 5PM 40 min

President Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat

Donald Trump has vowed to follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland. We hear from former US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on whether his Republican Party colleagues in Congress are likely to support legislation curbing the President’s…

19 Jan 5PM 37 min

West Midlands police chief retires over Israeli fan ban row

The chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, one of the country's most senior police officers, has retired after damning criticism of a decision to ban Israeli fans from a match against Aston Villa. A crossbench peer, Lord Austin, who is the government's trade envoy to Israel, welcomes the…

16 Jan 6PM 38 min

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after being sacked by Badenoch

In a hastily arranged press conference, Robert Jenrick said the Conservatives had failed so badly he couldn't remain one of them. We hear from Conservative former chief whip Lord Hart - and our political editor Chris Mason analyses what today means for British politics. Also on the programme: President Trump…

15 Jan 6PM 37 min

US and UK pull some personnel from Qatar base as US considers Iran action

The countries are reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to take action against Iran over its crackdown on anti-government protests. Also on the programme: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she has lost confidence in West Midlands Police's…

14 Jan 6PM 37 min

Trump tells Iranians 'help is on its way'

More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as President Trump promised Iranians that help was "on its way". Also on the programme, the government performs yet another U-turn - as its drops its…

13 Jan 6PM 38 min

President Trump announces tariffs on Iran

President Trump has said that any country doing business with Iran will pay a tariff of 25 per cent on all business with the US. We also hear from an Iranian living in the UK who has just returned from Tehran, where she joined protestors on the streets. And as…

12 Jan 6PM 37 min

Calls to ban Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool over sexual images

Some people have used Grok to create sexualised images of children and women, and Downing Street has today accused social media site X, which runs the AI tool, of "insulting the victims of misogyny and sexual violence" with its response to criticism. The company said it has now limited the…

9 Jan 6PM 39 min

Anger in Minnesota over ICE killing of Renee Good

Protests are taking place in the city of Minneapolis, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot dead 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance today called the dead woman a ‘deranged leftist’. Minnesota governor Tim Walz has said state officials are being frozen out of the…

8 Jan 6PM 38 min

US immigration officer shoots woman dead in Minneapolis

The governor of the US state of Minnesota, Tim Walz, has accused the Trump administration of having immigration policies designed to generate fear and headlines. It comes after a US federal agent shot dead a woman in the city of Minneapolis. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, claimed the woman…

7 Jan 6PM 38 min