Drone attacks in Russia and Ukraine amidst of ongoing prisoner swap.
Russia and Ukraine have had the biggest prisoner swap with each side handing over 390 soldiers and civilians. The agreed plan is to complete a 1000-person prisoner exchange, but drone attacks have continued according to regional officials, with Russian air strikes killing at least 13 people and injuring 56 civilians in Ukraine. Last week, Russia said Ukraine had launched hundreds of strikes across the country including over Moscow. Russia's defence ministry said a total of 485 drones were shot down.
Also in the programme: An update on the crisis in Gaza with growing concerns of famine and more casualties; and an Iranian film about corruption and state violence in Iran, has won this year's prestigious Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival.
ing presenter Paul Henley are Faiqa Mansab, a Pakistani writer and novelist and Paul Mason, British writer, journalist, and associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy think-tank.
(Picture: An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 25, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
