Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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A scam exploiting vulnerable families with sick children.
I would have done anything to get the medicine for Khalil.
The child is directed on camera to plead for help.
I want to be a normal kid. I want to go to school. They were going to upload it to social media.
Millions of dollars pour in, but the families never receive the money.
He told us it wasn't successful. As I understood it, the video just didn't make any money.
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Chapter 2: What happened in the deadly nightclub fire in Goa?
There are two ways of looking at this. Either that is because there genuinely is progress being made and things really have been agreed. That would be the positive interpretation. Or the other way of looking at it is it is inevitable he's going to be positive, even if nothing was agreed. Because one of the things that Kiev needs to be seen to be doing... is to be contributing towards talks.
Chapter 3: How did the US justify its military actions against drug smugglers?
If President Zelensky is seen by the US administration, by Donald Trump, as being in some way opposed to peace, opposed to a deal, well, he risks incurring his wrath. And we've seen what happens when you get Donald Trump coming at President Zelensky. People remember the White House confrontation. It was not pretty, and it actually had real consequences for Ukraine on the battlefield.
You talk about President Zelensky being wary of President Trump's wrath. You could also perhaps say the same about European leaders. And Zelensky is due to meet some European leaders on Monday, I believe. They're obviously also treading a fine line between trying to remain positive and keep things going, but watching out for Donald Trump and how he reacts to all of this.
Yeah, it's really interesting you say that. It's notable now, whenever you see any statement from a European leader, they go out of their way to praise Donald Trump, even when it doesn't seem necessarily appropriate at that time. They are very, very keen to emphasise to the White House that they appreciate what he is doing in order to find peace. And there really clearly are efforts being made.
In terms of the meeting on Monday between Friedrich Merz of Germany, Emmanuel Macron of France and Sakhir Starmer of the UK, along with President Zelenskyy, I think they're going to be talking about a few things. Most importantly, these talks that are going on because the Europeans have been sidelined to some extent over recent weeks by the Americans and by the Russians.
And they're keen to reinsert themselves into that conversation, although quite how they do that is difficult to see. More than that, though, they're going to be. trying to demonstrate to all audiences, whether they're in Moscow or Washington or Kiev, that they still back President Zelensky.
I mean, President Zelensky has had a very, very difficult few weeks, not just on the battlefield, not just in terms of missile strikes, but also in terms of these corruption allegations, really, that have gone to the heart of his administration.
And I think this is going to be a much-needed boost, an arm around his shoulder, which is a strategy we've seen the Europeans use many times in the past, and I think they'll be doing that again this Monday.
Joe Inwood. Negotiations are also continuing over the war in Gaza. A ceasefire came into effect nearly two months ago, but Hamas has yet to return the remains of one hostage and there have been constant Israeli airstrikes in the Strip. More than 350 Palestinians have been killed since October. The warring parties haven't decided how to move on to the next phase of the peace plan.
Qatar has said negotiations are at a critical moment and called for the IDF's full withdrawal. Another mediator, Egypt, said an international stabilisation force must be deployed as soon as possible. So what should we make of all of this? Our Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher has been speaking to Jeanette Jalil.
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Chapter 4: What logistical challenges are anticipated for the 2026 Men's Football World Cup?
I think this is very much the mediators from the Palestinian and the Arab side, one could say, trying to put across their sense of elements of the Trump US administration peace plan not being fulfilled from the Israeli side. We've heard from the US side and the Israeli side that Hamas is breaching the violations. They haven't returned all the hostages, as you were saying, a very slow process.
This was Qatar and Egypt saying that Israel is essentially not honouring this. They have to withdraw. in the next phase of a ceasefire. There's no sign of that at the moment, much further than they have. They're still in control of more than 50% of the territory. There's no sign at the moment that's going to change.
In fact, this yellow line, as it's called, that Israel has drawn down almost the middle of Gaza, we're hearing reports almost daily that it's being widened a bit more into the part that Israel hadn't been controlling. So there's that and also the urgencies, as you were saying, of this international stabilisation force getting in.
And that will be going in essentially to the side that isn't controlled by Israel at the moment to try and ensure that Hamas does step back. It's meant to disarm in the next phase. And that some kind of stability is there, some sense that for Gaza and their people there ā Things have improved.
But who wants to join the stabilization force with the possibility that they might have to face up actually in direct conflict with Hamas or other militants? Egypt, which has been talked about as being the likeliest leader of it, is hesitant about that. Turkey was also at this meeting. They've been playing a part in mediation recently. Now, they want to, but Israel doesn't want them.
And a critical thing will be the return of the last hostage, that last dead Israeli in Gaza.
Then we should be able to move on to the second phase.
But as you say, there are so many issues that still need to be resolved, not least allowing in more aid into Gaza. Yes, no, there is that. I mean, the Rafah crossing in the south that has been talked about, you know, being open finally, but that's just for Palestinians, presumably with medical conditions being allowed to leave, Palestinians outside not being allowed back in and aid not coming in.
It is true to say that the aid that would come in itself is coming through another crossing, but it's still nowhere near, as far as aid agencies are saying, what's needed. So there is a sense from both sides that this process has been drawn out to stop getting into the second phase. This last Israeli who's left, a police officer, you know, who's dead, he was killed on October the 7th.
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