Blinken in Israel

The US Secretary of State is in Israel to reignite stalled ceasefire and hostages release talks between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile Lebanon says 18 people were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli strike near Beirut's biggest hospital. Our US State Department correspondent has the latest on Antony Blinken's latest Middle East mission.

We also discuss the possibility of peace in Gaza and the wider Middle East with the BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

Russia is hosting delegates from more than thirty emerging economies for a summit which it says proves that the country is not isolated, despite Western countries' efforts. We speak to people in some BRICS member countries.

If you wanted to become a social media influencer, would you go to university to learn how to do it? American universities including Cornell, Duke and University of Southern California are now offering 'influencer studies' courses. We speak to students and a lecturer about what this actually involves in the classroom.

Presenter: Mark Lowen

(Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu meets US Secretary of State Blinken in Jerusalem, Israel, 22 Oct 2024.
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