Two men stand amidst rubble and debris in front of a partially collapsed building, with an excavator in the background.

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon test fragile US-Iran ceasefire

Full Episode
49:42

A Lebanese civil defense worker, right, stands with a resident at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in central Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026.

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Waves of deadly Israeli airstrikes in Beirut and southern Lebanon are threatening to derail the US-Iran truce. Also, concerns are growing that authoritarian tactics to squash basic rights are returning to Indonesia, given increasing threats made against activists, influencers and journalists. And, the UK and Norway are tracking Russian submarines in the North Sea. Plus, the jar of Nutella that appeared across the screen during a livestream of the Artemis II mission around the moon.

In This Episode

Lebanon fighting tests fragile US-Iran ceasefire
13:20
Fear in Indonesia that the military is getting too involved in public life
6:11
Recycling electric windmill blades
6:00
The inspiring awe of space
10:07
Astronauts are just like us
1:33
UK and Norway monitor Russian spy submarines in North Sea
6:20
Anniversary of the oldest-known voice recording
1:10