Amanpour

Fighting is intensifying inside Syria, after Israel launched a powerful series of airstrikes on the capital, Damascus. And as conflict in the Middle East escalates, Russia launched more massive air strikes on Ukraine. Christiane speaks with former British Intelligence chief John Sawers about an increasingly complicated global landscape.  Also on today's show: Jason Furman, former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers & Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett; Maryland Governor Wes Moore  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

An American citizen is killed by Israeli settlers. We have a special report on the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. Then, Israel hits targets in southern Syria, saying it's protecting the Druze community. What does it all mean for Syria and its stability? Plus, the International Criminal Court warns that war crimes may be committed in Darfur. Where is the accountability? Finally, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers gives Walter Isaacson his take on President Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Donald Trump is putting the pressure on Russia today, announcing a new weapons deal for Ukraine. David Shimer, former director of Russian Affairs at the US National Security Council under President Biden, and Ivo Daalder, former US Ambassador to NATO, join the show to discuss.  Also on today's show: Zan Times Editor-in-Chief Zahra Nader; author Sam Tanenhaus ("Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America")  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Free after more than 100 days without charge, Christiane speaks with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil as the Trump Administration continues its efforts to deport him in what is his first interview on CNN. They speak about the accusations against him, whether the campus protests were antisemetic and about what it was like missing his son's birth while in I.C.E. custody. Then, after New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani's stunning victory in the democratic primary, Christiane speaks with Senator Bernie Sanders about whether a new wave of progressive activism is rocking the Democratic party.  Plus. with a ceasefire deal on the line, Galia David, mother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David who remains in Gaza, joins Christiane to talk about why she's hopeful for the first time her son will come home. And, thirty years since the Srebrenica massacre took place, Christiane revisits her face-to-face interview with Ratko Mladić, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," who conducted the genocide, to understand how the world let it happen. She also recalls witnessing the families of the victims looking for closure and coming to bury the bodies of the victims 20 years later. And finally, 40 years since the humanitarian concert event that made history, Christiane takes peek at the road to Live Aid.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Six months into President Trump's second term, his quest to remake America rolls along, highlighted by the passage last week of his sweeping domestic policy bill - despite polls showing it's unpopular with most Americans. Democrats have been completely unable to mount an opposition, but Vermont's Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds with his "Fighting Oligarchy Tour." He joins the show from Capitol Hill.   Also on today's show: Correspondent Matthew Chance on the Russia-Ukraine war; NYT reporter Farnaz Fassihi on Israel's devastating strikes in Iran; correspondent Paula Hancocks on Israel's devastating strikes on Gaza; director Jeff Bieber ("Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny")  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]