Blinken heads to Middle East amid fears of regional escalation

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken heads back to the Middle East amid fears of regional escalation of the conflict in Gaza.

Also in the programme: US President Joe Biden has launched his campaign for re-election with a warning that his likely rival, Donald Trump, poses a threat to American democracy; and we speak to the director of a Nigerian-made film which has smashed box office records in domestic theatres.

(Picture: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool)