The World Tonight

A major UN-backed report has confirmed that there is a famine in Gaza City and the surrounding area, calling the crisis ‘entirely man-made’. The report was labelled an "outright lie" by Israel. We speak to a doctor in one of the city’s last remaining hospitals, and former Foreign Secretary and President of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband. Also in the programme: How Sweden drastically reduced the number of asylum applications; and the Nobel Peace Prize winning Russian historian on opposition to Putin.

More than 80 Palestinian students have received offers from UK universities. For some there is uncertainty over whether they can come, but we'll speak to one, Mohamed, who has been told that he will soon be evacuated.

Israel's military says it's in the first stage of a new offensive to capture and occupy Gaza City, and has authorised the call-up of tens of thousands of reservists. One reservist who's refused to serve tells us many more will do the same. Also tonight: The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has released a letter telling Tory council leaders to fight asylum hotels in their areas. As the government comes under growing pressure over asylum, we discuss whether international laws on refugees need to be rethought. And the feud brewing in the remotest reaches of the UK: with two Scottish islands claiming the title of the “UK’s most remote inhabited island”, a resident from each of them will make their case.

A High Court judge has upheld a bid by Epping Forest District Council to block the use of a local hostel to house asylum seekers. An 11th-hour bid by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to get the case dismissed was refused by the judge. Also on the programme: we hear from two brothers caught up in America’s crackdown on irregular migration; and the first victim of the Horizon IT scandal to return to work at their former Post Office.

Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders have been holding Ukraine war talks with Donald Trump at the White House. We're live in Washington DC and get reaction from both sides of the Atlantic. Also on the programme: We hear from the man behind Britain's first bottled water menu.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are holding talks in Alaska on ending the war in Ukraine. We get the latest from Anchorage and ask: does being in the room with the Russian president make the difference? A Conservative MP accuses the prime minister of putting the British bioethanol industry at the mercy of the US. And why the Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock is still unsettling audiences half a century on.

As Alaska awaits the arrival tomorrow of the US and Russian Presidents, we're in Anchorage for a preview of their summit - and hear what one Ukrainian woman in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv expects from it. Also on the programme: Why has the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly decided to hike the price of the weight loss drug Mounjaro in the UK? Israel says it will push ahead with plans to build more settlements in the West Bank. We have Palestinian reaction. And the A-level student spending results day evening at her local pub - because she runs it. We speak to the UK's youngest pub landlady.

US President Donald Trump said he'd like to organise a second meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin if the first one on Friday goes well, adding that a second meeting would include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump also threatened "severe consequences" if Russia didn't end the war after the meeting. We hear from former director of the CIA General David Petraeus. As more police forces get access to live facial recognition technology, we consider the impact on crime-fighting and society. And as Ellie Goldstein waltzes into the Strictly ballroom, we hear about the difference that dancing has made to another woman with Down's Syndrome.

As President Zelensky says he won't agree to hand over Ukrainian territory, we hear about Russia's latest push to capture more of it before Friday's summit between presidents Trump and Putin. Also on the programme: As the fourth heatwave of the summer kicks in, we hear from the farmers crying out for water. Why cats brains could help to find new treatments for Alzheimer's in humans. And a new sound at The Proms: we speak to the Nigerian brothers bringing "highlife" music to the Royal Albert Hall.

There's been widespread intenrational condemnation after five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza. A fellow Gazan journalist - a friend of one of those killed - tells us why she's carrying on reporting. Also on the programme: Ahead of what he's called Friday's "feel-out" meeting with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine - Donald Trump has set out what he hopes to achieve. We have a report on a lesser known aspect of the war in Ukraine: the Indian men fighting for Russia. Two leading education thinkers tell us how England's special educational needs policy should change. And we're live in one of the UK's darkest regions with a spotters' guide to shooting-stars.

US President Donald Trump says he'll meet Vladimir Putin in the coming days. Speaking in Washington DC, Trump said any ceasefire deal might involve territorial swaps between Ukraine and Russia. We hear from former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who saw Trump and Putin interact in person during the former's first term in office. Following the death of the astronaut, Jim Lovell, aged 97, we hear from two people who knew him about what he contributed to space travel. Also: is it annoying to overuse the word "like"? We hear from author of new book on the subject.

As Israel's security cabinet meets, Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to occupy Gaza temporarily. The father of an IDF soldier held hostage by Hamas insists the plan puts his son in more danger. Rushanara Ali resigns as Homelessness Minister amid accusations of hypocrisy over a rental property she owns. And a tribute to the pioneering pianist of Latin jazz, Eddie Palmieri.

US President Trump said his envoy made "great progress" in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. He says he's willing to meet President Putin as well as President Zelensky of Ukraine. However the Trump administration is also threatening to slap secondary tariffs of 50% on India due to its continued purchase of Russian oil. As international pressure grows, how are the Israeli media portraying the war in Gaza? One Israeli journalist tells us many people aren't getting the whole story. And a conversation with an MP's AI chatbot. A Labour MP has created a digital version of himself to answer queries from constituents.

As Japan prepares to mark the anniversary of a turning point in history, we ask whether the doctrine of nuclear non-proliferation is at risk. We look at aid agency reports of a worsening famine in Sudan. And we speak to one of the Democratic representatives on the run from the Texas state legislature.

Reports out of Israel suggest Benjamin Netanyahu is considering expanding military operations in Gaza, despite growing opposition to the war. Hundreds of Israeli security officials have signed a letter to US President Trump urging him to intervene and stop the war. We speak to one of them, former head of the Israeli Secret Service Shin Bet. Nigel Farage has called on the police to release the immigration status of suspects charged with crimes following the arrest of two men in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire. And after a spell-binding last test match, we'll ask where this summer's series between England and India sit in the cricketing pantheon.

The US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff says he had a "productive" meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, as international concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza grows. Witkoff will visit Gaza tomorrow alongside US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, to inspect food distribution sites. We speak to a conservative pundit in the US about growing unease over US support for Israel in Trump's MAGA base. The first Gazan child to be treated in the UK for war injuries has arrived in London from Egypt. Majid Al-Shagnoobi's mother says his lower face was blown off by an Israeli tank shell in February last year whilst he was out searching for food. His treatment will be funded by private donors. And the children's author Allan Ahlberg has died aged 87. Michael Rosen tells us what made his writing so special.

A difficult day for airline passengers, after a technical fault at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) led to dozens of flights being cancelled and many others being diverted. We hear from passengers and the managing director of Skybus. Also on the programme: A man whose sister and two nieces were killed in the October the seventh attacks - and who has a relative still being held by Hamas - on Keir Starmer's recognition of a Palestinian State. And a tale of love below stairs, charted - in unusual detail - through dozens of objects donated by the grandson of two servants who met in a stately home. We speak to him.

After the UK says it is prepared to recognise Palestinian statehood, we hear from the co-chair of the Labour Friends of Palestine as well as a former Conservative foreign secretary. Should there be a “right to the riverbank” in England? And the Las Vegas of Europe: why are thousands of foreigners choosing Copenhagen city hall for their weddings?

As Keir Starmer presents Donald Trump with a European-led peace plan for Gaza, what is Britain's role and influence in shaping a peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians? England's star player Chloe Kelly attributes her skill to playing 'cage football' - we go to one of those cages in West London. Also on the programme: how the global charity Cycling Without Age gives the feeling of wind in your hair to elderly people no longer able to ride a bike.

More than one third of MPs, drawn from across the political parties, have signed a letter urging the Prime Minister to give official recognition to a Palestinian state. The letter piles pressure on Sir Keir Starmer after France committed to recognising a Palestinian state within months. Thailand warns two days of border clashes with Cambodia could 'move towards war' And as it gets ready to celebrate its 200th birthday, we take a look at preparations for a street party outside the National Gallery.