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The Guardian

Hosted by Nosheen Iqbal and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent. Most recently we have introduced new correspondents in the Caribbean, South America and Africa.

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As Israel and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffey and Jason Burke report on an extraordinary day in the Middle East. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees: how the day unfolded

Today in Focus producer Natalie Ktena heads to a peace camp in Cyprus that aims to bring together children from Israel and the West Bank. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

The Palestinian and Israeli kids trying to be friends

She’s a global pop star who appears relatable even as her tours alter a country’s economy. But her new album has sparked surprisingly fierce criticism. Alexis Petridis and Laura Snapes explain.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

From boom to backlash: has Taylor Swift lost her touch?

From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the two-year war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal - Today in Focus Extra

Numbers of younger people getting bowel and colon cancers are rising. Devi Sridhar explains why their diets could be to blame. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

What are ultra-processed foods doing to our bodies?

Guardian journalist Abigail Radnor and Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust talk through the grief, fear and anger of the British Jewish community after the Heaton Park Synagogue terror attack. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

‘This is what we’ve been afraid of’: British Jews after the Manchester attack

Negotiators have gathered in Egypt to discuss the US president’s 20-point plan. Is an end to the war finally in sight?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Can the Trump plan bring peace to Gaza?

The Guardian journalist Josh Halliday talks about Huntington’s disease, the impact the rare inherited condition has had on his family and the hope there may now be a treatment. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

My dad, his ‘incurable’ disease, and hope at last

Investigative journalist Emily Baker-White on the deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to Trump allies. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Is TikTok about to go full Maga?

North of England editor Josh Halliday reports from the scene of the attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in which two people were killed and three others seriously injured, in what appears to be the worst antisemitic incident in the UK in living memory. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

The Manchester synagogue terror attack – Today in Focus Extra

Helen Pidd and Alexandra Topping have been close friends for almost 20 years. But struggles with fertility and new motherhood tested their bond to the limit. • Listen to our Embracing a childfree life episode, from April 2023, on Helen’s experience of IVF treatment and meeting other childfree people, and read Helen and Lexy’s account of their friendship here.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Friendship across the parenting divide

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