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That was James Landale in Ukraine. And just to remind you that we're getting together again with our friends at BBC Ukrainecast on Friday the 4th of April and we'd like you to be part of it. Send your questions about what's happening to globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk and if possible, please record your question as a voice note. To southern Denmark now, where a giant tunnel is under construction.
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It will link Denmark to Germany, with cars and trains able to travel under the Baltic Sea. The project is currently Europe's largest construction site. It will be the world's longest prefabricated road and rail tunnel and is costing more than 7.5 billion dollars. Adrienne Murray went to see it being built.
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Präsident Trump sagt, es wird eine Investition in die Frage kommen, wie ein Journalist auf eine Messungsgruppe eingeladen wurde, in der hohe Offiziere über einen US-Militär-Attack auf Houthis in Jemen diskutiert haben. Er hat auch gesagt, seine Administration würde einen Blick auf das Messungssystem-Signal selbst nehmen.
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Still to come, World Athletics announces a one-off test for athletes who want to confirm they're eligible to compete in women's events.
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Aber Mr. Trump hat die Offiziere eingeladen, insbesondere der Nationalen Sicherheitsanwalt Mike Waltz, der den Journalisten Jeffrey Goldberg von The Atlantic Magazine in die Gruppe-Konversation eingeladen hat.
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Next to Turkey. And large crowds gathered on Tuesday for another night of protests outside the city hall in Istanbul in what the opposition party said would be the last demonstration in the area. It's in response to the arrest of President Erdogans main political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, who was detained on accusations of corruption and supporting terrorism.
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More than a thousand people have been arrested during the past week. Our correspondent Mark Lowen sent this report from Istanbul.
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One of the last surviving members of the Red Army Faction that carried out murders and kidnappings across West Germany in the 1970s and 80s has gone on trial. The faction murdered dozens of people, among them German politicians and businessmen and US soldiers. Here's Sascha Schlichter.
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Sascha Schlichter BBC-Cyber-Korrespondent Joe Tidy hat sich auf dem Zambezi-River eingeladen, um ein Projekt in Aktion zu sehen.
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Earlier, the CIA director and the head of US National Intelligence told a Senate committee that no war details or identities of undercover officers were disclosed. At times, the exchanges in the committee hearing were very heated. This is the Democrat Senator John Ossoff questioning John Ratcliffe, the CIA director.
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World Athletics has approved the introduction of a one-time swab test to check whether competitors are eligible to take part in women-only events. Under the plans, testing will be in place in time for the World Championships in September. Our sports correspondent Jane Dougal reports.
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Nasa's Curiosity rover has detected what could be a chemical relic pointing to life on Mars. The findings have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The discovery of long-chain organic molecules derived from fatty acids is not a definite detection of past life, but the latest in a series of hints pointing to possible life on the red planet.
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Celia Hatton spoke to Monica Grady. Professorin der Planetarischen und Lebenswissenschaften an der Open University, um mehr zu lernen, was diese Erfindung bedeuten könnte.
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Monika Grady, Professorin der Planetarischen und Lebenswissenschaften an der Open University. Glückwunsch in deiner Retirement! And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk.
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You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Just use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Liam McSheffrey. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard and until next time, goodbye.
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Senator Mark Warner questioned Tulsi Gabbard, the director of U.S. National Intelligence, if she had taken part in the Signal chat group.
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Our North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal, who is in the US Capitol building, gave this assessment of the White House reaction to the messaging app incident.
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That was Nomia Iqbal in Washington. So why is it a problem if the US administration's plans for Yemen strikes were shared on Signal and how is the messaging app normally used? Joe Inwood spoke to the BBC's technology reporter Graham Fraser and first asked him to explain more about Signal.
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The US Vice President J.D. Vance says he plans to go to Greenland on Friday in what's likely to be a highly controversial visit, given President Trump's desire for the US to take control of the island. A trip to the territory by Mr. Vance's wife Usha had already been announced, but he has now said he'll go with her.
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The governments of both Denmark and Greenland have made it clear that the island's sovereignty is not up for discussion with the US. Mr. Vance made the announcement of his planned visit on the social media site X.
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We heard more from our Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue about J.D. Vance's plans to visit Greenland.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Wednesday the 26th of March, these are our main stories. Donald Trump says there'll be an investigation into how a journalist was invited onto a messaging group where he saw plans for US airstrikes in Yemen, but the president has defended his team.
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Gary O'Donoghue. In der Zwischenzeit hat Israel das so genannte Kriegsbudget von 170 Billionen Dollar übernommen, das größte in ihrer Geschichte. Unser Südostasischer Regionalredakteur Sebastian Ascher ist in Jerusalem und er begann mit dem Anti-Hamas-Protest.
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Hundreds of people in northern Gaza have staged a protest against Hamas, the biggest since the war there began. And the White House says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Black Sea, but Moscow has insisted on further conditions before it implements any deal. Also in this podcast, and I may have asked this question before, is there life on Mars?
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And meanwhile, Israel has passed a new budget.
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Sebastian Usher in Jerusalem. In a separate development, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister said interviews will start on Wednesday for a new head of the domestic intelligence service, Shin Bet. It follows a Supreme Court ruling that Mr Netanyahu can meet potential replacements for Ronan Barr, who was sacked last week in a move that sparked mass protests.
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Mr. Netanyahu hat verurteilt, dass der Sacking mit einem Investitionen von Shin Bet in seine sogenannten Beziehungen zu dem Qatari-Gewerbe verbunden ist. Der Gericht hat einen temporären Block auf Ronan Bars Entschluss gehalten. Die White House sagt, dass Russland und die Ukraine in der Black Sea Angriffen auf Schiffen in den Black Sea stoppen und sich auf Energieanlagen aufwenden.
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But the Kremlin says safe navigation will only be enforced once sanctions are lifted from Russian banks involved in international trade in food and fertilizers. And they are fully reconnected to the swift money transfer system. Der ukrainische Präsident Volodymyr Zelenskyy sagt, dass der Deal nicht stipuliert wird, was passieren wird, wenn es kaputt geht.
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Er hat gesagt, er würde den Amerikanern für Hilfe anrufen über eine russische Verletzung. Der Deal wurde eröffnet, nachdem russische und ukrainische Offiziere separate Diskussionen mit den Amerikanern in Saudi-Arabien gehalten haben. Unser diplomatischer Berichterstatter James Landale, der in Kiew ist, hat diesen Ausschuss über das, was genau in den Gesprächen erreicht wurde.
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 12th of February, these are our main stories. The paramilitary rapid support forces in Sudan are reported to have stormed the country's largest displacement camp, which houses half a million people who fled fighting.
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The federal health minister, Mark Butler, said the views expressed were completely unacceptable.
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Our correspondent in Sydney is Phil Mercer.
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So what do we know about the people who are in this video and what's happened to them?
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So apart from the political reaction, what other sorts of reaction has there been?
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The beavers who rescued a long-stalled conservation project. The Ukrainian president has given a wide-ranging interview to the British Guardian newspaper, in which, for the first time, he's spoken of a possible land exchange with Russia in the event of negotiations to end the war.
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Volodymyr Zelensky said parts of Russia's Kursk region, which had been held by Ukrainian troops for the last six months, could be swapped for territory in Ukraine currently occupied by Russia. The Russians, well, they don't seem keen on the idea. It was described as nonsense by Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
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Later in the week, Mr Zelensky will meet the US Vice President J.D. Vance and attempt to secure America's continued military support. Kurt Volker was Donald Trump's United States Special Representative for Ukraine during his first term. He told the BBC why the President wants an end to the fighting there.
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And we know that the people who were living there are already in a terrible situation. Why is the camp a target for the RSF?
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So what to make of the interview? James Waterhouse is in Kiev.
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And even this tentative suggestion of land swaps, the Russians have already suggested that they're not interested. We've heard from Dmitry Medvedev. He says it's nonsense. Is there some sort of middle ground possibility?
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James Waterhouse in Kiev. A study of 9,000 nurses in 35 countries has found the profession faces an unprecedented challenge through public violence and aggression towards nurses and also high rates of anxiety and depression. Professor Alison Squires of the Rory Mayers College of Nursing in the US led the study.
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And looking at the conflict which has been going on for some time now, are we reaching a decisive point?
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Professor Alison Squires, and she was speaking to Victoria Awongunda. Here in the UK, the government has toughened up its immigration rules, making it almost impossible for people who arrive in the UK via illegal routes or methods to become a British citizen. The move has been condemned by charities and some MPs. Rob Watson, our political correspondent, is following the story.
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And what sort of reaction has there been?
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That was Rob Watson. In the Czech Republic, an important conservation project has been completed south of Prague. It had been held up for several years and was expected to cost about a million dollars. But while the humans wrangled over the details, a family of beavers stepped in and completed the job themselves. David Lewis has been following the story.
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And that was David Lewis. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this one or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service or use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Gareth Jones.
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The producer was Ed Horton. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard. And until next time, goodbye.
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There really is nowhere else for the people who are currently in Zamzam to go, is there?
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The United Nations says it believes 1,400 people were killed during last year's anti-government protests in Bangladesh, mostly by the security forces. And pressure is growing on the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to clarify his latest Gaza ceasefire demands as the truce edges closer to collapse.
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A BBC investigation has revealed allegations that British oil giant Shell ignored repeated warnings that a $1 billion clean-up operation of polluted land in southern Nigeria has been beset with problems and corruption.
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The claims come as a trial begins this week at the High Court in London between two Nigerian communities and Shell over its pollution of the region ahead of the sale of its assets in the West African country. This report from our correspondent Simi Jalawasho in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta.
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A snapshot of the mental health burden on nurses around the world. Zamzam Camp in North Darfur houses half a million people who have fled violence in Sudan and who were already facing famine. It's been the target of shelling since late last year. Now refugees there say the RSF paramilitary group has stormed it. There's been looting and a market set ablaze.
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Simi Jalawasho, in the Niger Delta. UN human rights investigators say they believe 1,400 people were killed during last year's anti-government protests in Bangladesh, mostly by the security forces. The protests began as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, but soon morphed into a nationwide uprising that forced the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.
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Now the UN says the deadly violence against protesters could amount to crimes against humanity. Our South Asia editor is Ambarasanathirajan.
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Anbarasan Etirajan speaking to Ben Brown. There's mounting pressure for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to clarify his latest Gaza ceasefire demands as the fragile truce edges closer to collapse. After a long Israeli Security Cabinet meeting yesterday, Mr Netanyahu appeared to back President Trump's suggestion that
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that Israel cancels the ceasefire deal altogether unless the hostages were returned by Saturday. Hamas has issued a statement renewing its commitment to the ceasefire and accusing Israel of jeopardising it. Our Middle East correspondent Yolande Nell gave us her assessment of Mr Netanyahu's comments.
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Our correspondent in Nairobi, Barbara Plett-Usher, has been following the story.
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And the IDF, meanwhile, is saying that it has raised its level of readiness. What does that mean?
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Now, the next stage of the ceasefire was always going to be difficult. Where does the ceasefire stand right now and what is being done behind the scenes to try and keep it on track?
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Yolande Nell in Jerusalem. In Australia, two nurses who appeared in a video apparently threatening to refuse to treat and even to kill Israeli patients have been suspended by the health authorities. The video was posted on TikTok and has attracted widespread political condemnation. Police in the state of New South Wales say they are aware of the incident.
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Mr Trump wants the deal extended, but Mr Netanyahu, who's under pressure from his far-right coalition partners, said Israel would not give up on its war aims, which include the military defeat of Hamas. Benjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to meet President Trump in his second term of office.
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Luba, ending that report by Orla Gieren. Anton's group Base UA has now suspended evacuations from the city for the time being, although evacuations by police volunteers continue.
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The impacts of Germany's generous sick leave policies.
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Next to Greece. Thousands of people have been fleeing the island of Santorini in the southern Aegean Sea, which has been hit by more than 300 earthquakes in the past few days. No major damage has been reported so far, but emergency measures are being put in place as a precaution. Nikki Cardwell reports.
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So, on Tuesday evening, Washington time, the two men met in the Oval Office at the White House in front of a roaring fire. On Gaza, Mr Trump had this to say.
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That was Nicky Cardwell. Spain is coming to the end of its olive harvesting season. In 2021, the world's biggest producer of olive oil began suffering a punishing drought. Production plummeted and you might have noticed the price of what's been called the country's liquid gold soared. The 2024-25 olive season has been better in Spain, but farmers are still watching the sky.
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And apart from climate change, there's another cause for anxiety. Xylella fastidiosa is a deadly and hard to detect bacterium that's killed millions of olive trees in southern Italy. In the Spanish city of Cordoba, Dr Blanca Landa leads an international project at the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture dedicated to stopping the spread of the microbe. Linda Presley met her at her laboratory.
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Dr Blanca Landa ending that report from Linda Presley in Cordoba in southern Spain. Germany has one of the most generous sick leave policies in the world. The average employee takes 20 days off sick each year. Economists working for the German Association of Pharmaceutical Companies say they think that the country wouldn't be in recession if its workers had taken fewer days off.
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Hannah Mullane has been trying to find out what's going on.
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Then there was this question by a journalist to Benjamin Netanyahu.
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That report by Hannah Mullane in Germany. As the world recovers from the COVID pandemic, tourism and travel are again on the rise. One destination is opening again this month for the first time since COVID-19, and that's North Korea. On offer is a trip to the port area of Rason, a special economic zone near the borders of both China and Russia.
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Simon Cockrell is the general manager of Koryo Tours, offering trips to celebrate a holiday in North Korea, the birthday of the leader, Kim Jong-un. He explained more to Evan Davis about the destination.
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Simon Cockrell, General Manager of Choreo Tours. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you'd like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll.
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Well, just before we recorded this podcast, we got this update about the meeting in the White House from our correspondent, Carl Nasman, who's in Washington.
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The producer was Liam McSheffrey. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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As you say, these are hugely controversial remarks and the countries Mr. Trump is suggesting as a destination for Garzons have flat out rejected the whole idea. Mr. Netanyahu was sitting next to Mr. Trump in front of the fire. Did he react to anything that Mr. Trump said? What did he say?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Wednesday the 5th of February these are our main stories. Donald Trump has said during talks with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would support moves to permanently resettle all Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries.
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That was Carl Nasman in Washington. Last year, the United States donated more than $73 billion worldwide in aid for causes like women's health in conflict zones and access to clean water. On Tuesday, key United Nations agencies warned of the consequences of Washington's freeze on foreign aid. Some organisations have already been forced to close down or lay off staff.
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The UN Population Fund says cuts would force it to close maternal health clinics in Afghanistan, a move that could see many Afghan women die from pregnancy-related causes. This assessment from our correspondent Imogen Folks in Geneva.
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So given the scale of the US contribution. Tell us a bit more about the consequences of the freeze, the impact on places like Afghanistan, for instance.
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And what about other projects around the world that could be affected?
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The US says the first flights deporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay are underway. And Sweden's prime minister says around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a college campus. The gunman is thought to be among the dead. Also in this podcast.
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Given how shocked people have been by this development, Is this a done deal? Are negotiations still underway to try and get these funds unfrozen?
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Imogen Folks in Geneva. The US says the first flights carrying migrants to its military base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are underway. The base became notorious for holding detainees accused of terrorism following the September 11th attacks in 2001. David Willis is in Washington.
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David Willis. Next to Sweden, and more details have been emerging about what's been described as Sweden's worst mass shooting in which at least 10 people were killed. It happened on Tuesday at a community college in the city of Örebro, and the perpetrator is said to be among the dead. Ingela Bak Gustafsson took shelter in a neighbouring shop.
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The motive for the shootings at the Rysbergske College remains unclear. Police said the suspected attacker was not previously known to them and had no known connection to a gang. The Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersen, offered his condolences to the victims and their families. Jonas Klassen is the head of health services in the Örebro region.
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Tim Franks asked him how many casualties they're dealt with.
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North Korea is reopening itself after the COVID pandemic as a holiday destination. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met President Trump for talks in Washington with discussions focusing on Gaza and the next stage of the ceasefire agreement in the territory.
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Jonas Klaassen. As the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, the Kremlin is pushing hard to capture more territory. Moscow now controls 18% of its neighbour and is continuing a slow, grinding advance on the eastern front. The city of Pokrovsk, a key supply and transport hub, is in Russia's sights with forces just two kilometres away.
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Our senior international correspondent Orla Girin reports on the emptying of another Ukrainian city.
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Und nur kurz, Guy, er ist by no means the first famous football name to be investigated by the Spanish authorities over tax, is he?
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That was Leonardo Rocha. The global rhino population has fallen dramatically, from an estimated half a million at the beginning of the 20th century to just 28,000 today, largely because of poaching for their horns. Scientists in South Africa have now gone nuclear, literally, to try to protect these magnificent beasts. Our reporter Ayanda Charlie travelled north of Johannesburg to find out more.
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18 months after that attack, the Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza, promising to seize large areas of the Palestinian territory, which he said would be added to the security zones of the State of Israel. As ever though, civilians seem to be paying a heavy price.
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Das Report war von Ayanda Charlie. The findings were published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Professor Tara Spires-Jones is the president of the British Neuroscience Association. She wasn't involved in the study, but she has read it.
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The Hamas-run health ministry said that 19 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN clinic, nine of them children. Israel's military confirmed it did strike a United Nations facility, which it said had been used by Hamas. Our Middle East correspondent Yolan Nel is in Jerusalem.
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Lucas, du erinnerst dich an Senator Thompson und seine schöne Tochter Sophia?
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The trend, which started in China, has become known as vertical drama series because they're filmed to be seen on smartphones. It's also been described as TV for the TikTok generation. My colleague Emma Barnett spoke to Rory Chambers, who started making them after he left London Film School. und Jen Cooper, ein großer Fan, der eine Webseite, Vertical Drama Love, runnt.
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And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you'd like to comment on this one or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Just use the hashtag Global News Pod.
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This edition was mixed by Darcy O'Brie, who apparently loves a good vertical drama. The producer was Emma Joseph. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard. And until next time, goodbye.
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Let's turn now to this statement by the Defense Minister Israel Katz. Do we know exactly what's being planned and what he's asking of the Gazans?
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Yolande Nell in Jerusalem. In Myanmar, the army has admitted it opened fire on a convoy of nine vehicles from the Chinese Red Cross as it was driving through northern Shan state on its way to provide earthquake relief. No one appears to have been injured. The military said it hadn't been told about the convoy beforehand.
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Our correspondent Nick Marsh is following developments from neighboring Thailand.
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Some of the armed militant organizations have actually declared a temporary ceasefire though, haven't they?
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You mentioned Sagang. I know a BBC team has arrived there. What have they found?
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That was Nick Marsh. The true picture in the more remote areas of Myanmar remains unclear because communications are still down. The authorities are also barring some foreign journalists from entering the country.
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Our correspondent Nick Beek has been trying to piece together the picture in the once popular tourist destination of Inle Lake in Shan State, which was once one of the country's biggest visitor attractions.
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Nick Beek reporting. The head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, says Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs, due to be announced later on Wednesday, will have a negative impact across the world. There will be much more on what President Trump has called Liberation Day in the next edition of the podcast.
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Meanwhile, Mr Trump's Republicans have suffered a setback in Wisconsin, where voters have elected a liberal judge to the US state's highest court. Susan Crawford hat ca. 54% des Votens gewonnen, der konservative Gegner von Präsident und Elon Musk. Es war die teuerste gesellschaftliche Wahl in der Geschichte der USA. Gruppen, die zu Mr. Musk verbunden waren, spielten stark auf Kampagnen.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday, the 2nd of April, these are our main stories. An Israeli airstrike is reported to have killed at least 19 people at a UN clinic in northern Gaza after Israel announced an expansion of its offensive in the territory.
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Er fuhr nach Wisconsin, um zwei Voter pro Million Dollar zu geben, um eine Petition gegen das, was er als Aktivist-Gesetz genannt hat. Judge Crawfords Unterstützer waren glücklich. Susan Crawford sagt, ihr Sieg zeigt, dass die Gerechtigkeit in Wisconsin nicht gekauft werden kann.
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Unsere Rednerin Normia Iqbal sprach zu uns aus Wisconsin.
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Das war Nomiya Iqbal. Der amerikanische Schauspieler Val Kilmer, bester bekannt für seine Rolle in den größten Hollywood-Movien der 1980er und 90er, inklusive Top Gun und Batman Forever, ist gestorben. Er war 65. Seine Tochter sagte, er hätte Pneumonien. Lizo Mazimba schaut zurück auf sein Leben.
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Myanmar's army admits to opening fire on a Red Cross convoy from China that was bringing aid to victims of Friday's huge earthquake.
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Lizo Mazimba on the life of Val Kilmer, who's died aged 65. Still to come on the Global News Podcast, a radical new approach in the battle to save the rhino from poachers.
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Carlo Ancelotti, der Manager des spanischen Fußballclubs Real Madrid, ist auf Trial verurteilt, verurteilt von Taxifraude. Mr. Ancelotti, der Italiener ist, hat die Angelegenheiten verurteilt und hat im Gericht gesprochen. Guy Hedgcoe ist in Madrid.
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The American actor Val Kilmer, who appeared in Top Gun, The Doors and Batman Forever, has died at the age of 65. Also in this podcast, the Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti goes on trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud and the exponential rise of the one-minute drama. Defeating Hamas in Gaza is proving far tougher than many Israelis thought following the October 7th massacre.
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The BBC's Nomia Iqbal in Washington. There has been quite a lot of reaction on social media. Hillary Clinton, who faced a storm of criticism and media coverage over an email server system she used at her New York home while Secretary of State, linked to the article along with an eyeball emoji and wrote, you have got to be kidding me.
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We begin in Turkey and more protests in the city of Istanbul. Large crowds gathered again to demand the release of the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkey's main opposition presidential candidate. He was arrested last week and charged with corruption. The chairman of his CHP party, Özgür Özel, told the crowds the protest was an act of defiance against fascism.
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Erdogan calls Turkey protests 'evil' as unrest continues
The Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has overtaken the American giant Tesla in total revenue, pulling in more than $100 billion last year. Here's an excerpt from a promotional company video released last year. So how big a turnaround is this? A question for our North America business correspondent, Erin Delmore.
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So why has this turnaround happened? And how much might it be about the owner of Tesla, Elon Musk?
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Japanese weather officials have declared the start of the much-anticipated cherry blossom season.
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The head of the United Nations AIDS programme has warned that there could be nearly 9 million new AIDS infections in the next four years as a result of the Trump administration's decision to cut funding from the UN's global health programme. Speaking in Geneva, Winnie Byanyima said that 2,000 new cases of AIDS-related diseases a day would be diagnosed. Imogen Folks reports from Geneva.
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But the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said the demonstrations had turned violent. Earlier, Turkish police said 1,100 people had been detained following Mr Amarmalou's arrest. Our senior international correspondent Orla Girin spent the day among the protesters.
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The head of the United Nations AIDS program, Winnie Byanyima, ending that report by Imogen Folks. Against this background, let's have a closer look at the effect of the US President Donald Trump's executive order stopping USAID projects worldwide. USAID was the US government's main overseas aid agency, with bases in more than 60 countries and projects in dozens of others.
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Sam Fenwick has been exploring what the abrupt halt to funding means for the lives and livelihoods in some of those places.
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Nigeria continues to record high cases of Lassa fever, a deadly viral disease spreading across West Africa. With no licensed vaccine and limited treatment options, the virus remains a serious concern. Researchers are racing to understand its rapid spread and develop a vaccine. One survivor told the BBC's Makuochi Okafo how he's using his experience to protect others.
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Mohamed Alipate, Nigeria's health minister, ending that report by the BBC's Makuochi Okafo. The French film star Gérard Depardieu has gone on trial in Paris, accused of sexually assaulting two women during filming four years ago. The actor, who's 76, has faced claims of improper behaviour from around 20 women, but this is the first case to come to trial. He has denied all the allegations.
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The star of Jean de Florette and Green Card is the highest profile figure in French cinema to face accusations arising from the Me Too movement. From Paris, Hugh Schofield.
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Hugh Schofield in France. Japanese weather officials have declared the start of the much-anticipated cherry blossom season in the capital, Tokyo. It's a major cultural event in Japan and helps attract foreign tourists. Nathalie Labatte and her daughter, Magelle Paulin, travelled to Tokyo from Paris to see the blossom.
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The trees bloom at different times across Japan. Our East Asia editor, Mickey Bristow, reports now on the history of this important Japanese event and how it's determined.
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That was Mickey Bristow. And that's it from us for now, but there will be another edition later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service and use the hashtag globalnewspod.
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And before we go, hello, Angel, originally from Spain, but now working as a designer in Silverstone in England. And thank you for your kind comments about the podcast. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Liam McSheffrey. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard. And until next time, goodbye.
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That was Ola Girin in Turkey, and as we record this podcast, we are seeing some reports that police and protesters have again clashed in Istanbul. Next to Saudi Arabia, where high-level delegations from the US and Russia worked on Monday to hammer out the details of a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Despite US optimism regarding a deal, Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that no major diplomatic breakthrough should be expected at the moment and that the talks will instead focus on reaching a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner is in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 25th of March, these are our main stories. Large crowds of protesters again marched through the Turkish city of Istanbul in support of the jailed mayor, who's the main opposition presidential candidate.
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Now, you said that the Ukrainians were sounding upbeat before, but Russia's been downplaying hopes of progress, hasn't it?
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That was Frank Gardner in Saudi Arabia. Well, against this background, this was the situation in Ukraine on Monday. Even as the talks continued in Saudi Arabia, missiles rained down in the Ukrainian town of Sumy, damaging residential areas and infrastructure, including a children's hospital. Our correspondent James Landale is in Kiev.
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The United Nations says it's reducing its presence in Gaza because of Israel's renewed bombing campaign. And the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD says its revenue topped $100 billion for the first time last year, overtaking Tesla.
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That was James Landale in Kiev. And just to remind you that we're getting together again with our friends at BBC Ukrainecast on Friday the 4th of April and we would like you to be part of it. Do send your questions about what's happening to globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk and if possible, please record your question as a voice note.
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The number of United Nations international staff in Gaza is to be reduced by about a third after recent Israeli strikes. A spokesman, Stefan Duszarik, said the move, which was a temporary measure, was being taken for security and operational reasons. He stressed that the UN remained committed to helping the people of Gaza.
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Meanwhile, Hamas has posted a video of two hostages as the Israeli military continues its bombardment of Gaza. The hostages were abducted from a music festival during the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Palestinian officials say more than 60 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. In northern Israel, a man in his 70s has been shot dead in what police say was a terrorist attack.
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Our Middle East regional editor Sebastian Usher reports from Jerusalem and begins with the hostage video.
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Also in this podcast, the White House has confirmed that a prominent journalist was sent classified military information by mistake, giving advanced details of a US attack on the Houthis in Yemen.
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That was Sebastian Usher. The White House has confirmed that a prominent journalist was accidentally texted classified military information. A spokesman said the administration was reviewing how Jeffrey Goldberg's phone number was inadvertently added to a chain.
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Earlier, Mr Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, revealed that he had received classified military plans for US strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen from the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. He says it contained precise details of weapons packages, targets and timing two hours before the first bombs struck. A number of messages from the group chat has emerged.
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Let's hear the messages that appear to have been sent by the US Vice President J.D. Vance and Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defence. They've been voiced up by BBC producers, and you'll hear J.D. Vance first.
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The Mike the US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth referred to appears to be Mike Waltz, President Trump's national security adviser. It appears the Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg only published a little bit of the conversation and held some back, saying it was too sensitive. Owen Bennett-Jones asked the BBC's Nomia Iqbal in Washington, D.C., for more on what the military chat has revealed.
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Myanmar remembers earthquake dead with a minute's silence
Flags are at half-mast in Myanmar and a minute's silence has been observed four days after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which has claimed more than 2,700 lives so far. Even as the figures for the number of dead continue to rise, there was a small piece of good news. A woman in her 60s has been rescued from the rubble of a
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Still to come in this podcast, the European Union says it's ready to retaliate against US trade tariffs that President Trump's expected to announce in the next day or so.
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The biggest troublemaker in the world, that's how Taiwan has described China, as Beijing again carries out big military drills around the island. China says the exercises are a powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence, and President Lai is a parasite. Karen Kuo is a spokesperson for Taiwan's president.
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Beijing sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of China. Our Asia-Pacific editor, Mickey Bristow, told us more about these latest military drills.
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Meanwhile, a team from the BBC's Burmese service has arrived at the epicentre of the quake in Mandalay. Tozar Lin is one of them. Her report has been re-voiced because we couldn't get a quality line.
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That was Mickey Bristow. The international community is being accused of ignoring the deaths of millions of people in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. President Felix Tshisekedi blamed neighbouring states for backing the M23 rebel group. Rwanda has accused Congo of hosting and cooperating with Hutu rebels who oppose the government in Kigali.
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Our Africa regional editor Will Ross told us more about what President Tshisekedi had to say.
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He used quite strong language, didn't he? He has a point, doesn't he, about it being fuelled by neighbours and ignored by the international community?
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That was Will Ross. President Trump says he will be very kind to America's trading partners when he unveils further tariffs. Mr Trump said the import taxes would be announced potentially by Tuesday night, but probably on Wednesday, a day he has described as Liberation Day. The European Union is threatening to retaliate. Our Europe regional editor is Paul Moss.
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And tell us about how they're reacting.
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That was Paul Moss. This month marks 100 years since F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his classic novel, The Great Gatsby.
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Set in 1920s American high society during the Jazz Age on Long Island in New York, it focuses on Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy woman he loved in his youth. It's written through the eyes of Nick Carraway, who moves to the fictional West Egg on Long Island and becomes acquainted with Gatsby.
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The novel has sold 25 million copies worldwide and has been the subject of numerous films and plays over the decades. Nick Robinson spoke to Sarah Churchwell, professor in American literature, and Jane Crowther, who has written a new version of the book, and he began by asking Sarah why the story has such an enduring appeal.
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That was Jane Crowther. And we also heard from Professor Sarah Churchwell. They were speaking to Nick Robinson. I'm Jackie Leonard and until next time, goodbye.
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We also heard from this surgeon in Mandalay who wishes to remain anonymous.
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A surgeon in Mandalay speaking to the BBC. Our correspondent Nick Marsh is in neighbouring Thailand, which was also affected by the earthquake.
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What is the latest situation where you are?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Tuesday the 1st of April, these are our main stories. A woman's been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Myanmar's capital four days after the huge earthquake that left thousands dead.
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That was Nick Marsh. Well, in the city of Maysort on the Thai-Myanmar border, there is a thirst for news about the earthquake, but also a deep distrust of the military junta. Many of those who have moved there have done so because they reject Myanmar's leadership. Some live right on the borderline, in a kind of no-man's land between Thailand and Myanmar.
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They sell their wares at a pop-up market, stuck between the two countries, trying to eke out an existence. Our correspondent Anna Foster has been to visit.
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The UN says about a thousand children have been killed or hurt in Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Israelis have issued more evacuation orders for the Palestinian territory. And China has begun large-scale military exercises to practice for a blockade of Taiwan. Taiwan says Beijing is the world's biggest troublemaker.
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That report was by Anna Foster. The United Nations says about 1,000 children have been killed or wounded in Gaza since Israel renewed its offensive in the Palestinian territory last month. The UN's children's agency, UNICEF, says 322 children have died following the collapse of the two-month ceasefire last week.
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Quoting figures given by the Hamas-run health ministry, it says more than 600 children have been injured. There's been no official response from Israel. Our correspondent Imogen Folks told us more.
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And how much access are aid agencies, aid workers actually getting in Gaza?
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That was Imogen Folks. Well, the Israeli military has issued more evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip, this time for parts of the north. Mike Thompson is our Middle East regional editor, and he came into the Global News Pod studio to tell us more.
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And we've also had reports that Hamas is now saying that its fighters are attacking Israeli soldiers inside the Strip. Is this back to full-blown war?
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Myanmar remembers earthquake dead with a minute's silence
Also in this podcast, on the 100th anniversary of the publication of the American classic The Great Gatsby, we'll hear about a new rendition of the novel.
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So where does this leave the peace process?
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That was Mike Thompson. The Lebanese Shia Muslim group Hezbollah was battered by Israel in the war. Its supporters are still struggling, communities are in ruins and no one knows if there will be any help to rebuild what has been destroyed. Hezbollah's critics see this as a unique opportunity to disarm it and countries say financial support will only come if
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if the Lebanese government acts to curb the power of the group. Now discontent seems to be growing within its ranks. Our Middle East correspondent Ugo Bashega has travelled to southern Lebanon to hear from some of the group's supporters.
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Janhavi Mule from BBC Marathi. Police in Liberia are investigating the cause of a huge fire that destroyed much of the country's parliament. No one was in the building at the time. The police say four people are being questioned, including the speaker Jonathan Fanati-Kofa. He is at the centre of a power struggle. Will Ross reports.
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Several children have died during a crush at a holiday event in southwestern Nigeria. The crowd of about 5,000 people had gathered for a carnival in Basharun in Oyo State. Nigeria's National Emergency Services say they've deployed a team to help provide assistance to the victims. Chris Owoko reports from Lagos.
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In the Syrian capital Damascus, our international editor Jeremy Bowen met Ahmed al-Sharra, who was relaxed during the interview and was wearing civilian clothes. This is his report.
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Chris Ewokor in Nigeria.
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Brazil's Congress has been voting on austerity measures proposed by the left-wing government of President Lula da Silva. The voting comes as the local currency continues to lose value against the US dollar. America's regional editor Leonardo Rocha reports.
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It was supposed to be an eight-day mission, which has now extended to beyond eight months. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station since their spacecraft malfunctioned in June, and now they've been told they'll have to wait until at least the end of March before they can return home. Our science correspondent is Pallab Ghosh.
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So how are they doing physically and mentally? This must be taking quite a toll.
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So they've still got plenty to occupy them.
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Pallab Ghosh. A small record label has reissued what it believes is the oldest recorded country song. The track, Thompson's Old Grey Mule, dates from 1891 and is sung by Louis Vaznier in New Orleans in the United States. The music was first released on a wax cylinder. Now a speciality label, Archeophone Records, has restored and released the record. The quality of the audio is a bit faint.
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The voices we will hear are Richard Martin, the founder of the label Archeophone Records, and the first person we'll hear is John Levin, a wax cylinder collector who discovered it.
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Richard Martin, the founder of Archaeophone Records, and before him John Levin, a wax cylinder collector, and of course Louis Vaznier. And finally, we're off to Lapland, the official home of Father Christmas, also known as Santa Claus. The region covers parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Thousands of tourists visit the region every year, generating significant revenue.
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Our correspondent Erika Benke put on her warmest winter coat and travelled to Rovaniemi, a town in the very heart of Finland's Christmas industry.
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Well, Erica Benke with that report. And just a reminder for all podcast listeners who are on the nice list, on December the 25th, we will be looking back at all the good things that happened this year in the 2024 Happy News Review. Something to look forward to if you deserve it. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later.
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If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Liam McSheffery. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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An out-of-control Indian Navy vessel has collided with a passenger ferry off the coast of Mumbai, killing at least 13 people. And police in Liberia are investigating a fire that has destroyed much of the country's parliament. Also in this podcast, what's believed to be the earliest recording of a country song.
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Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Thursday, the 19th of December, these are our main stories. Syria's new de facto leader has told the BBC that the country is exhausted by war and poses no threat to Western countries or its neighbours.
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Well, after that interview at the presidential palace in Damascus, I asked Jeremy about his thoughts on the interview with the Syrian de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharra, his demeanour, his tone.
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Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west
That was the BBC's international editor, Jeremy Bowen. Well, Ahmed al-Sharah's Islamist group, Hayat Tariq al-Sham, is now trying to lead the formation of a new national administration. HTS had run Idlib almost like a mini statelet, with taxes, public services and a military force. But they have also faced protests over what's seen as an authoritarian rule.
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So can the way they govern Idlib give us clues about how they're planning to lead the rest of Syria? Our Middle East correspondent Hugo Bashega reports.
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The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharra, says his country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or the West. In an interview with the BBC in Damascus, he called for sanctions on Syria to be lifted. Al-Sharah, who has now discarded his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jalani, led the lightning offensive that toppled the Assad regime less than two weeks ago.
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That was Hugo Bashega. Well, following the rapid developments in Syria, the BBC World Service has launched a special audio news and information service for people in Syria and surrounding countries. It will be mainly in Arabic, but there will also be some English programming. The service is on 24 hours a day on 93.0 FM and on medium wave for eight hours a day on 720 and 639 kilohertz.
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Research by the BBC suggests that Palestinian news outlets have found it much more difficult to reach an audience through Facebook during the Israel-Gaza war. A comprehensive analysis of the social media platform's data shows that newsrooms in Gaza and the occupied West Bank suffered a sharp drop in audience engagement after October 2023.
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The BBC's cyber correspondent Joe Tidy told Tim Franks more about the findings.
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He is the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, also known as HTS, the dominant group in the rebel alliance. He said HTS should be delisted as a terrorist organisation. It is designated as one by the UN, the US, EU and UK, among many others. It started as a splinter group of al-Qaeda, from which it broke away in 2016.
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Joe Tidy speaking to Tim Franks. Rescuers in India have been searching for survivors after a crowded ferry capsized following a collision with a Navy speedboat. Video footage shows the smaller vessel circling the ferry before colliding head-on. The Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Police have been involved in the search for survivors.
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Janhavi Mule from BBC Marathi is following developments from Mumbai.
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So what are the authorities doing now?
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And as you say, the search is still ongoing. What sort of conditions are the rescuers working in?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard, and at 14 hours GMT, these are our main stories. The US Defence Secretary has denied that President Trump has betrayed Ukraine by pushing for a peace deal with Russia. Meanwhile, Germany has accused Mr Trump of making concessions to Russia on Ukraine before peace talks have even started.
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That was Yolande Nell. Just how concerned should we be about the advent of artificial intelligence? Very, says the former chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt. He's been speaking on the subject at the AI conference in Paris. He told my colleague Amol Rajan why the rapid development of the new tech is so groundbreaking and challenging for humanity.
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On Wednesday, the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said it was unrealistic to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders and he downplayed the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO. But today he insisted the US isn't betraying Ukraine and it's time to move towards a negotiated settlement.
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That was Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google. Researchers in Australia say a warming planet is changing the behaviour of crocodiles. A study of 200 wild crocodiles found that as temperatures have risen, so too have the reptiles' average body temperatures. Simon Atkinson reports from Cairns.
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Let's return now to US politics. Well, sort of. President Trump has made no secret of his desire to take over Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. And since his re-election, he's also said he wouldn't rule out using military force to seize it. Now, a satirical petition has appeared online offering to buy the US state of California for Denmark. Harry Bly reports.
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And that was Harry Bly. Now, before we go, in our last edition, our science editor, Rebecca Murrell, was reporting on a major archaeological discovery, a 2,000-year-old Roman basilica found beneath an office block in the heart of London.
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And we were so excited about it, we completely forgot to mention that the person showing her around was the marvellous Sophie Jackson from the Museum of London Archaeology team. Sorry, Sophie, and thanks. MUSIC I'm Jackie Leonard and until next time, goodbye.
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So what does all this mean for NATO and its position on Ukraine? Our correspondent Jonathan Beale is in Brussels at the NATO meeting.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
And a breakthrough has been reported in talks to get the Gaza ceasefire deal back on track. Also in this podcast, a man has driven a car into a crowd of pedestrians in the German city of Munich in what officials suspect was a deliberate attack.
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And just briefly, what else can we be expecting to see from this meeting?
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That was Jonathan Beale in Brussels. So how is Ukraine reacting to the discussions about its future? Here's the view of Timofey Milovanov, who's a former economy minister.
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Our correspondent in Kiev, James Waterhouse, is following developments.
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What can President Zelensky do now to make sure that he stays in the conversation?
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
And researchers in Australia say a warming planet is changing the behaviour of crocodiles. We begin with Ukraine. As the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion approaches, there's been a flurry of activity from the US about ending the conflict.
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Well, meanwhile, James, we have seen some reports that the Ukrainian military are saying that there were 140 Russian drone attacks last night. What can you tell us?
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James Waterhouse in Kiev. As we record this podcast, details have been coming in of an incident in the southern German city of Munich where a car has been driven into a group of people at a trade union rally. Officials say 28 people were injured, some very seriously. Speaking at the scene, Bavaria's state premier, Markus Söder, said it was most likely an attack.
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Our correspondent Damien McGuinness is monitoring events from Berlin.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
As you'll have heard in our last edition, Donald Trump has had a long phone call with President Putin of Russia and says he plans to meet him in person, reversing years of the US isolation of the Russian leader. Mr Trump has also spoken on the phone to President Zelensky. The news of these conversations has been front and centre at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
There are elections in Germany in, what, 10 days from now? And immigration is a key issue, isn't it?
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
Damien McGuinness. China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for around 30% of the global total. But new research shows that the country's coal plant construction surged last year to its highest level in almost a decade. This appears to conflict with President Xi Jinping's promise that carbon emissions would peak before 2030. Here's our China correspondent, Laura Becker.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
That was Laura Bicker. Still to come, a warning from the former chief executive of Google about artificial intelligence models being misused by terrorists and rogue states.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
Boris Pistorius of Germany accused the US president of making concessions to Russia before peace talks had begun. He said the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO should remain, as well as the issue of losses of territory.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
Hamas has said it will now release three Israeli hostages on Saturday and is committed to the ceasefire deal with Israel. The announcement follows mediated talks in Cairo. The group had said it would postpone the release, accusing Israel of breaching the terms of the ceasefire. Israel has said it will resume the war against Hamas if the hostages aren't released.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
Our correspondent Yolan Nel is in Jerusalem and has been following the story.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
So we've heard from Israeli media. Are we getting anything from the Israeli government about what's been coming out of Cairo?
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China says it won't bow to pressure from Trump tariffs
And why is it important? What's it for?
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China says it won't bow to pressure from Trump tariffs
And to carry out this study, the mouse in question watched a lot of videos, didn't it?
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China says it won't bow to pressure from Trump tariffs
I have to ask now, did the mouse have a favorite clip?
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
That was Paul Ndiaye on the Rwandan border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Argentina has announced its withdrawing from the World Health Organization. President Javier Mele is an admirer of Donald Trump, who pulled the U.S. from the U.N. health agency last month. Imogen Folks reports from Geneva.
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That was Imogen, folks. Now, it might not surprise you to hear that sunshine seems to make people generally feel better. Perhaps more surprising is that mornings tend to be a good time for your mood. A large-scale new study carried out by researchers at University College London shows that people feel that they're best during certain times of the day and on certain days of the week.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
One of those researchers, Daisy Fancourt, explained to Celia Hatton what they uncovered.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
So do you find you're in a good mood in the mornings or the evenings? The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned the US against ethnic cleansing in Gaza. He was responding to President Trump's plan for the US to take ownership of the territory and for Palestinians to leave.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
That was Daisy Fancourt from University College London.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
So will you be following the latest advice on your laundry?
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Mr Guterres told a meeting in New York that the world was seeing the chilling, systematic demonisation of an entire people.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Italy's Justice Minister has said that his country had no choice but to free a Libyan military officer wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court because of flaws in the arrest warrant. Osama Najim, also known as al-Masri, was released and flown to Libya two days after being detained in Turin last month. Davide Chiglioni reports from Rome.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Former migrant David Yambio ending that report by Davide Ghiglioni. In Georgia, a journalist who's been on hunger strike in jail for the past three weeks has been taken to hospital. Amzia Moghlobeli, the founder of two independent online news publications, was arrested last month and charged with assaulting a police officer. There's been a strong international reaction.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
The idea that the US could take over Gaza and more than 2 million people be permanently displaced has sparked condemnation around the world. Hamas has described the proposals as ridiculous and absurd. But President Trump insists that everybody loves his plan for Gaza, which would see it become the Riviera of the Middle East.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
The EU Human Rights Commissioner and 14 foreign embassies in Georgia have called for her release. Critics say the journalist's detention highlights Georgia's rapid democratic decline. The BBC's Rehan Dimitri travelled to her hometown of Batumi in western Georgia and sent this report.
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and some members of Israel's government have called for the plan to be adopted as official policy. Our first report comes from Jerusalem and our Middle East correspondent, Lucy Williamson.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
That report by Rehan Dimitri in Georgia. A team of American researchers have finally discovered what baby turtles do after entering the sea, answering a question that has puzzled scientists for decades. Jacob Evans has the details.
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That was Jacob Evans. Now, Global News podcast listeners are hygienic and fragrant people. Of course you are. So how often should you wash your clothes so that they stay clean? In France, a government ecological agency, ADEME, has suggested that households are doing laundry too often, using extra water and powder, and clothes sometimes shed residue microplastics.
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Its advice has prompted a conversation in France about the right frequency to wash. Here are some of their suggestions. Underwear, wear once and wash. A cotton top, four to five times. A dress, four to six times. And jeans, between 15 and 30 times. Evan Davis spoke to Laura de Barra, the author of Garment Goddess, a book about looking after and increasing the lifespan of clothes.
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So what does she think of the French advice?
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Low and slow, you heard her. Laura de Barra, the author of Garment Goddess. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, or indeed you have any thoughts about the frequency of laundry, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk.
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You can also find us on X at Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Chris Hansen. The producer was Liam McSheffrey. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard and until next time, goodbye.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Egypt and Jordan have rejected Mr Trump's suggestion that they should house displaced Palestinians. For more now on how Gazans themselves feel about Donald Trump's proposals, here's our Gaza correspondent, Rushdie Abu-Aloof, who fled the territory with his family. He spoke to us from Cairo.
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That was our Gaza correspondent, Rushdie Abu-Aloof. Well, Tuesday's announcement from Mr Trump was his first major policy intervention on the Middle East since returning to the White House. The plan has been discussed further by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Republicans in Washington. Meanwhile, members of the Trump administration have been questioned about the details.
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The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while on a trip to Guatemala, insisted that President Trump's idea wasn't meant to be hostile, saying he only wanted Palestinians to leave the territory temporarily while Gaza was rebuilt.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
We heard more from our correspondent Tom Bateman on Capitol Hill.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
And was there a direct answer to the suggestion that U.S. soldiers might find themselves in Gaza?
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
That was Tom Bateman. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has issued a statement warning that any proposal that involves deporting people from occupied territory would be against international law. So could the plans be legal? A question for our diplomatic correspondent, Paul Adams.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Thursday, the 6th of February, these are our main stories. The UN Secretary General has warned against ethnic cleansing in Gaza following President Trump's proposal to take control of the territory and displace its entire population.
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
And what impact might all of this have on the ceasefire, which is at a very, very delicate stage?
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UN Secretary-General warns US against 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
That was Paul Adams. Beijing has strongly denied claims by the Trump administration that illegal drug shipments from China constitute a national emergency in the US. In a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization about tariffs imposed by Washington, China describes the American allegations as unfounded and false. Jonathan Josephs reports.
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That was Jonathan Josephs. Just two days after the M23 rebel group, which is backed by Rwanda, said it was declaring a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They have resumed fighting and captured a mining town in the east of the country.
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The UN says almost 3,000 people are thought to have been killed in recent fighting in and around Goma, DR Congo's largest eastern city, after it was seized by the rebels. We heard more from our correspondent Paul Njie, who's on the Rwandan border with the DRC.
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Beijing has filed a formal complaint against Washington at the World Trade Organization, dismissing claims by Mr. Trump that China's fueling an illegal drugs emergency in the US and a row in Italy over the decision to free and repatriate a Libyan war crime suspect wanted by the International Criminal Court.
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Now, meanwhile, I know it's very hard to verify all the information that's coming out. We know that there was a jailbreak in recent days in Goma. And we have heard horrific reports that women prisoners have been raped and murdered. What can you tell us?
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
In its latest statement on the health of Pope Francis on Saturday, the Vatican said that the pontiff had a peaceful night in hospital and was resting. The Pope, who is 88, is being treated for pneumonia. Our correspondent Sarah Rainsford is at the Vatican.
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That was Sarah Rainsford at the Vatican. In Romania, there was a big protest on Saturday in the capital Bucharest in support of Colleen Georgescu, the far-right candidate who came first in last year's presidential election, which was subsequently annulled.
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Mr. Georgescu was detained last week and charged with being a member of a neo-fascist organisation and attempting to overthrow the constitution. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe was at the rally.
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When we say he's anti-globalist, tell us a bit more about what his positions are, what it is he's for.
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
As you say, last year's election was annulled and Mr Georgescu was charged with membership of a neo-fascist organisation. Might he yet be the winner in May? What might happen?
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help as he deals with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, Mr Zelensky is due to meet King Charles. There will also be a meeting of European leaders and the Canadian Prime Minister. But first, a chat with Keir Starmer in Number 10. Mr Zelensky spoke of the welcome he had received and thanked the Prime Minister and Britain.
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That was Nick Thorpe in Bucharest. A funeral has been held for the first president of Namibia, Sam Nyoma, with African leaders past and present gathering in the capital, Windhoek. The key figure in the country's independence struggle died last month at the age of 95. Our Africa regional editor, Will Ross, reports.
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Will Ross. As Hollywood prepares for its biggest night of the year, the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, some are predicting that Anora, a dark fairy tale involving a sex worker in New York, stands a very good chance of taking home several trophies. But it's not just the film that's getting attention. It's also the location, the Russian-speaking community of Brighton Beach in New York.
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Tom Brook went to Brighton Beach to meet Anora's location manager.
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And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service and use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Zabihullah Qurush.
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The producer was Oliver Berlau. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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It's understood that Britain and Ukraine have agreed a loan of around $2.8 billion to support Kiev's defence capabilities. Our correspondent Joe Pike spoke to us from outside No. 10 Downing Street.
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And what do they hope that European leaders will achieve?
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 2nd of March, these are our main stories. A warm welcome for the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London after the angry clash with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday.
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
That was Joe Pike. And Keir Starmer also spoke to Presidents Macron and Trump on Saturday evening. Meanwhile, the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutter, has said that he's spoken to Volodymyr Zelensky since the White House meeting and has urged him to find a way to restore his relationship with his US counterpart. He was speaking in a BBC interview with Lewis Vaughan Jones.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is once more teetering on the edge. The first phase was due to expire on Saturday and it's not clear what happens next. Israel has been angered by what it's called a cruel Hamas propaganda video that's been published showing five hostages embracing each other before two of them were released.
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The NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter, meanwhile, says he's sure the US is committed to peace in Ukraine. And after decades of armed struggle, the Kurdish separatist group PKK has declared a ceasefire. Also in this podcast, tens of thousands of Romanians have marched in support of a far-right politician whose presidential election victory last year was annulled.
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Our correspondent in Jerusalem is Paul Adams and he's seen the video.
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
And just briefly, where are we with the ceasefire negotiations?
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
That was Paul Adams in Jerusalem. After decades of armed struggle, the outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey. The movement's jailed leader, Abdullah Ercalan, who's been in solitary confinement since 1999... called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. Amberin Zaman is a Turkish journalist and chief correspondent for the Almonita news website.
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Celia Hatton asked her how important she thought this latest announcement was.
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
And the father of Namibia's independence is laid to rest. Smiles, cheers, waving and a prime ministerial hug. A warm welcome for President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street on Saturday evening. The mood in sharp contrast with the anger seen during his encounter with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the White House on Friday when he was berated for seeming insufficiently grateful for U.S.
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So lots of risks, but also quite a bit of hope, I would say. Amber Enza Mann, chief correspondent of the news website El Monitor.
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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London
The locations of a bittersweet tale of doomed romance that could be on its way to Oscars success.
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The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has become the first president to be criminally sentenced, but he won't face jail. The judge overseeing the case, Juan Merchan, imposed an unconditional discharge. Mr Trump was convicted last year of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his 2016 presidential campaign.
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But we'll hear how Iran's once youthful population is now ageing rapidly.
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Mr Trump, who has always denied wrongdoing, appeared by video link from Florida. Before the judge delivered his sentence, Mr Trump was allowed to speak in his own defence. Here's part of what he had to say to the court in New York.
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Ethiopia hasn't had a stock market for half a century since it was shut down after Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown during the socialist revolution. On Friday, the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially launched its new stock exchange, or ESX. It's part of efforts to liberalise and revive the economy. This report from Jewel Kiriungi in Nairobi.
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Jewel Kiriyungi. A new study has found that Iran's once-youthful population is ageing rapidly and could shrink by 50% by the end of the century. Mike Thompson reports.
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Mike Thompson Justices in the Supreme Court in Washington have signalled that they're leaning towards upholding a law that will result in the banning of social media app TikTok. They heard from lawyers representing TikTok, from content creators and the US government on a law that would require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok in the US or cease operations on the 19th of January.
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President-elect Trump, who will return to the White House the next day, now argues against the ban. Lily Jamali in Washington told us more.
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So how could it come into place? What would the mechanism be?
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Now, of course, President-elect Trump, who returns to the White House quite shortly, isn't in favor of the ban.
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Our correspondent, Neda Tawfiq, who's in New York, told us what happened in court.
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Lily Jamali in Washington. Spain has introduced legislation to stop people being prosecuted for blasphemy. The Governing Socialist Party argues that blasphemy charges rarely succeed but are used by extremist and fundamentalist organisations to try to silence artists and activists. Here's our Europe regional editor, Paul Moss.
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That was Paul Moss. One of the world's great musical instruments has gone on show in London. It's a Stradivarius violin made by the Italian craftsman in 1714. The violin, specifically known as the Joachim Ma Stradivarius, will be auctioned in New York next month with an estimated value of $12 to $18 million. Helena Newman is the chairman of Sotheby's Europe.
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That was Helena Newman of Sotheby's Auction House. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Massoud Ibrahim Khayel.
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The producer was Liam McSheffrey. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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But he could appeal. Do we have any indication of whether he's going to?
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That was Neda Tawfiq in New York. Russia has said that President Putin is open to talks with Donald Trump when he returns to the White House. welcoming what it calls his readiness to solve problems through dialogue. Mr Trump has repeatedly promised to bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine, but hasn't provided any details on how he would do that.
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His approach marks a change from that of President Biden, who's not believed to have spoken directly to Mr Putin since his full-scale invasion in 2022. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford has this report from Kiev.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 11th of January, these are our main stories. Donald Trump will become the first U.S. president with a criminal record after being sentenced for fraud. In a rambling statement to the court, he repeated his claim he is being persecuted by political opponents.
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Sarah Rainsford in Ukraine. The authorities in Los Angeles have issued a powerful warning against looting and other criminal activity in areas abandoned by people fleeing the wildfires raging in and around the city. As we record this podcast, over 150,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes by the authorities, leaving the empty properties vulnerable to opportunistic criminals.
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A nighttime curfew has been imposed in some areas. Robert Luna is the Los Angeles County Sheriff.
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Night-time curfew imposed in fire-hit areas of Los Angeles
Officials also said that anyone flying unauthorised drones will face prosecution after a firefighting plane was taken out of action after being hit by one, hampering efforts to contain the fires. Ten people are known to have died so far. Peter Bowes, our correspondent in LA, told us about the weather conditions and the difficulties the firefighters face.
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And we heard that there's a curfew being announced to prevent looting. How serious is the looting situation?
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We've had a lot of distraught people, but there's anger as well, isn't there?
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Police in Los Angeles say they will rigorously enforce a curfew to prevent further looting of properties evacuated because of the wildfires. And Washington has increased its bounty on the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, on the day he was sworn into office. Also in this podcast. A violin that could go for as much as 18 million dollars.
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That was Peter Bowes in Los Angeles. Next to Venezuela.
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Wearing the yellow, blue and red presidential sash, Nicolás Maduro was sworn in on Friday for a third term. The oath came six months after disputed elections, which the opposition and much of the international community say he lost. The opposition say Mr Maduro's swearing in amounts to a coup d'etat. These people expressed their concerns about the future.
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Maduro can't go on anymore. Mr Maduro's inauguration came a day after the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, was arrested after addressing a protest rally. She has now been released. Beginning his new term, President Maduro is defying international pressure and condemnation led by the United States, which has now increased her award, leading to his arrest.
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We heard more from Guillermo Olmo of BBC Mundo.
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Now, a lot of foreign dignitaries boycotted the inauguration, didn't they? Who was there?
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There have been some protests, haven't there? Give us an idea of just how visible the opposition is.
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Guillermo Olmo of BBC Mundo. In Israel, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next US president is seen by many Israeli settlers as an opportunity to press ahead with the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements there have almost doubled in the past five years and are now home to more than half a million people.
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Most countries in the World Court in The Hague see the settlement as illegal under international law. But Israel disputes this, and the country's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, greeted Donald Trump's election by saying that 2025 must be the year of sovereignty in the territory, which many Israelis refer to by its biblical name of Judea and Samaria.
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Our Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson has this report.
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So there are agencies, there are countries there. What are the social media companies doing there?
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
And just finally and just briefly, for the UK government, isn't part of the problem of irregular migration that it's increased since the UK left the EU?
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
Rob Watson. A British explorer has become the first woman to cross Canada's freezing Baffin Island solo. Camilla Hempelmann-Adams, who's 32, completed the 240-kilometer trek a day faster than expected. Anissa Kadri has more.
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Still to come, Germany's top general says the country needs some form of conscription to defend itself.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
The United Nations has warned that bakeries will run out of flour in Gaza in a matter of days. The Israeli authorities blocked aid deliveries to the territory four weeks ago, after Hamas refused to accept changes to the original ceasefire agreement. Kazem Abu Khalaf is the spokesperson for the UN Children's Agency in Jerusalem, UNICEF, and he described the situation in Gaza.
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Well, now she's been found guilty and handed a four-year prison sentence to suspended. She probably won't serve time behind bars and instead will wear an electronic tag. More crucially, she's been banned from running for political office for five years, making her ineligible for the 2027 presidential election. Our correspondent Hugh Schofield was outside the court in Paris.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
Kasim Abu Khalaf. Our Russia-Editor Steve Rosenberg has been watching in Moscow.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
But I understand there have been talks with the US on other joint projects. So relations haven't broken down, have they?
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
Stockmarkets in Asia fell on Monday morning ahead of President Trump's planned announcement of another wave of tariffs. Business leaders around the world are nervously waiting for what Mr. Trump has called Liberation Day this coming Wednesday. But for company leaders trying to plan their firm's future, the unpredictable nature of America's trade policy is a real challenge.
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Maura Fogarty is our business presenter in Singapore.
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More of Fogarty, our business presenter in Singapore. Germany's top general has told the BBC that the country needs to return to some form of conscription if Germany is to be able to defend itself properly. General Karsten Breuer said that the threat of Russian aggression beyond Ukraine was real and Germany needs to abandon its historic aversion to military strength and adjust to a new reality.
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Our correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Münster Military Base.
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That was Sarah Rainsford. Now, can a 30-second rocket flight be seen as a success? Well, the first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed shortly after blast-off in Norway, but the German start-up behind it says it was still progress. The launch was a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy. Stephanie Zachrisson has this report.
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This edition was mixed by Volodymyr Mozechka. The producer was Tracy Gordon. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard and until next time, goodbye.
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Well, Mr. Bardell has not been the only one to react to this news. Tell us about what's been going on, what people are saying both inside and outside France.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
Relief-Teams are grappling with a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar following Fridays massive earthquake. The World Health Organization says two dozen hospitals have been destroyed or damaged. Myanmar's military rulers now say that more than 2,000 people are known to have died. The final figure is expected to be much higher.
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Aid efforts have been hampered by damage to roads, bridges and railways. There are power blackouts and unreliable communication services. Foreign aid and rescue teams are now starting to arrive, with a Chinese team pulling four people alive from the rubble in Mandalay on Monday.
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Alexander Mathieu, who is the regional director for Asia Pacific for the International Federation of the Red Cross, says survivors of the earthquake are living in desperate conditions.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Monday, the 31st of March, these are our main stories. The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzlement and blocked from running in the next French election. Some people are still being pulled alive from buildings in Myanmar three days after the earthquake.
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And I've read that it could be weeks, months even before it's properly understood just how much damage has been done and rebuilding can begin even. And yet, it's only a matter of weeks before the monsoon is expected to start, isn't it?
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That was Rebecca Henschke. Well, the families of those still trapped under a collapsed building in Bangkok spent another night anxiously waiting for news. 18 people are known to have died there since the unfinished tower block came tumbling down on Friday. More than 70 others who have been working at the site are thought to be buried under the rubble.
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Our correspondent Anna Foster joined rescue teams working overnight at the scene.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
National mourning has been declared, but the military authorities are continuing to wage war. Musik Musik Musik Musik Musik Let's begin in France. When the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was accused of embezzling EU parliamentary funds for her party national rally, she said if convicted it would be her political death.
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French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years
Anna Foster in Bangkok. The UK government is hosting a two-day summit on tackling illegal migration. Over 40 countries, including China and the US, have representatives attending, as well as social media companies Meta, X and TikTok. The Labour government has emphasized the need for international cooperation and has struck deals with Germany and Iraq.
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But despite this, the number of people reaching the UK in small boats increases.
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The opera tenor who will sing the national anthem at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
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Last August, the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor was found in a hospital in Kolkata where she worked. The woman, who can't be named for legal reasons, had been resting after a 36-hour shift when she was attacked. Her rape and murder sparked an outcry and a wave of protests in India. Today, a court has sentenced Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer, to life imprisonment for the crime.
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Roy says he's been set up, as our correspondent in India, Samir Hussain, explained.
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Some of his targets include illegal immigration, slashing environmental regulations, and eliminating diversity policies from the military. From Washington, the BBC's Nomia Iqbal sent this report.
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I gather that there was a huge police presence outside the court. Tell us a bit more about reaction to the case.
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Samira Hussain, the football team Botafogo, Brazilian and South American champions, has been forced to remove a symbol from their main sponsor on their shirt because it became associated with a powerful criminal gang. The symbol, used by the gambling company V-Bet, is a hand gesture making a V sign, which is also now used across Brazil to show support for the CV gang.
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Last month, three teenagers were killed at a seaside resort in northeastern Brazil after being spotted by criminals doing the V sign while posing for a picture. Our America's regional editor, Leonardo Rocha, told Andrew Peach why this seemingly meaningless hand gesture had become so offensive.
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That was Leonardo Rocha. Today, the third Monday in January, is sometimes known as Blue Monday, considered by some to be the most depressing day of the year, the combination of bad weather, broken New Year's resolutions and unhappiness at work. And if you're feeling it, apparently there's a good chance you're stuck in a groundhog career, where you are repeating the same work over and over.
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Dr David Oxley has written a book about it.
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So if you feel that you are stuck in a groundhog career and need a change of scene, how about applying for a job in one of the most remote places on the planet? Frankie McCamley has the details.
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Frankie McCamley. Just days before his inauguration as US President, Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency and now so has his wife. The Trump coin and Melania coin tokens both quickly soared in market capitalisation to several billion dollars. Meme coins are often seen as a means of speculative trading.
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The project was co-ordinated by CIC Digital LLC, an affiliate of the Trump organisation, which has previously sold Trump-branded shoes and fragrances. Joe Tidy is our cyber correspondent and he explained really patiently how crypto schemes work.
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So no intrinsic value at all, but we were hearing numbers like billions being bandied around. Why is he doing it?
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Potentially, is there a conflict of interest here?
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That was Joe Tidy. And that brings us right back to where we began, Donald Trump's imminent inauguration. As per tradition, the ceremony will end with the National Anthem, and the singer chosen to perform it is the opera tenor Christopher Marchiot. Tim Frank spoke to him ahead of his big moment.
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That was Christopher Marchio, and you can hear much more about the inauguration in a special edition of the Global News Podcast in a few hours. But that's it from us for now. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at Global News Pod.
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This edition was produced by Judy Frankel and mixed by Nora Houle. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard. And until next time, goodbye.
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That report by Nomia Iqbal. So just how interested are ordinary Americans in today's handing over of power to Donald Trump? Another of my BBC colleagues, Justin Webb, has been finding out.
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Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and at 14 hours GMT on Monday the 20th of January, these are our main stories. Washington is gearing up for Donald Trump's second inauguration as US President. The ceasefire in Gaza is holding into a second day. Much needed aid trucks are coming into the territory.
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Some views from people at a diner in Maryland just outside Washington, D.C. The fragile ceasefire in Gaza is in its second day. On Sunday, three Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners.
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Their release was the first of several due to take place over the next six weeks, if the ceasefire holds, until a total of 33 hostages are returned and about 1,900 Palestinians freed in exchange. Adam Manet is the cousin of Tzaki Idan, one of the Israelis who's on the list of hostages to be released in this ceasefire deal. He described his mixed feelings today.
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Our correspondent Mark Lowen is outside the Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv.
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Obviously there is a great deal of concern to protect the privacy of these three women. Have we actually heard anything from them yet?
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And an Indian man found guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata has been sentenced to life in prison. Also in this podcast, do you fancy a job in the Antarctic?
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Yes, within Israel, obviously, there is a great deal of joy and relief, but also the shape of this deal still has many critics.
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That was Mark Lowen in Tel Aviv. In Gaza, the sound of daily Israeli bombardment has now stopped, for the moment at least. Mahmoud Rostom is a third-year student in Gaza who became a citizen journalist during the war. He described the feeling after the ceasefire took effect.
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And humanitarian aid is once again moving across the border into Gaza. Up to 600 trucks a day are expected. Sam Rose is acting director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza.
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As we record this podcast, Inauguration Day is getting underway in Washington. Freezing temperatures mean that the ceremony will now be held indoors, and following the oath of office, President Trump will then address the nation. In his final rally on Sunday, he promised to sign a series of executive orders on his first day in office.
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UNRWA's acting director in Gaza, Sam Rose. Still to come...
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And this came out during a news conference, a Q&A, as part of the visit by Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington. What does Israel want to see?
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And Mr. Trump, during that Q&A, he said that Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. He said if the talks with Iran aren't successful, I think Iran will be in great danger. As you say, this has come as quite a surprise to most people who weren't anticipating direct talks at all. How might Iran react?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 1st of March, these are our main stories. Raised voices and the acrimonious breakdown of Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with Donald Trump at the White House.
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The head of the Africa Centre for Disease Control, Jean Kaseya, has warned that pandemics originating from Africa would be harder to contain with less support from the West. HIV programmes funded by USAID are closing down following the termination of their grants by the new US administration. Our Africa correspondent Mayani Jones reports.
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That was Mayani Jones. The ancient practice of bell ringing is being given a boost by Italian Gen Zers. That's late teens and twenties if you don't follow these things. Italy has a centuries-old tradition of manual bell ringing with different regions sometimes having their own distinctive style.
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One of them is the Ambrosian technique and a group of young bell ringers is determined to keep it alive. Carla Conti reports.
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That was Carla Conti. Soundtrack to a coup d'etat is one of five films nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary at the ceremony this weekend. It looks at American and Belgian involvement in the politics of the Congo at the end of the colonial era in the early 1960s. And unusually, it relies heavily on jazz music to tell that story. Vincent Dowd has been speaking to the film's producer.
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That report by Vincent Dowd. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Just use the hashtag Global News Pod.
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This edition was mixed by Zabihullah Qurush. The producer was Stephanie Prentice. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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Subsequently, President Zelensky left the White House, reportedly told to leave on Mr Trump's instructions. Our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg spoke to Helena Humphrey in Washington about the Kremlin's response.
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The Vatican says Pope Francis, who's been in hospital with double pneumonia for two weeks, has had another breathing crisis. And a warning that future pandemics will be harder to contain because of aid cuts by Western governments. Also in this podcast... The final call for a tech pioneer as Microsoft says it's shutting down Skype.
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That was Steve Rosenberg in Russia. Well, following that meeting in Washington, President Trump published a statement on his Truth Social network, which we've voiced over.
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People have been quick to react online, with some calling the tone like playground bullies, others calling it an ambush. Some expressed fear. Elon Musk, though, retweeted someone thanking Mr Trump for standing up for the American people. Tom Bateman has been watching from Washington.
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The US, though, still wants Ukraine's rare earth metals, so it's not just going to shrug it off, is it? I mean, what happens next?
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We begin this podcast with the clash in the White House heard around the world. What began as a much anticipated meeting to discuss a route to a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine ended with President Trump and his Vice President J.D. Vance berating President Zelensky and accusing him of gambling with World War III. Here's some of it.
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That was Tom Bateman. Reaction has been swift. The former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev posted on X that, and I quote, the insolent pig finally got a slap down in the Oval Office and Donald Trump is right. The Kiev regime is gambling with World War III. But European leaders have been expressing their support for Ukraine and Mr Zelensky.
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The presidents of the EU Commission and Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, issued a joint statement on social media telling the Ukrainian president, you are never alone. President Emmanuel Macron of France, who saw Mr Trump earlier this week, said Russia was clearly the aggressor and it was important to respect the people who've been fighting since the beginning.
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The UK Trade Minister Douglas Alexander said he found the exchanges in the Oval Office deeply troubling and sobering, adding that the world was in uncharted waters. Our correspondent Rob Watson told us more.
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There's been a lot of diplomacy going on this week at the White House. What do you think the international reaction to this is going to be?
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That was Rob Watson. And there has been a statement from Downing Street. A spokeswoman said that the British Prime Minister has tonight spoken to both President Trump and President Zelensky. He retains unwavering support for Ukraine and is doing all he can to find a path towards a lasting peace based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.
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The Prime Minister looks forward to hosting international leaders on Sunday, including President Zelensky. The Vatican says Pope Francis has suffered what they called an isolated breathing crisis and received medical assistance to help him breathe. The 88-year-old has been in hospital with pneumonia for two weeks. Claire Gengrave is the Vatican reporter for the Religion News Service.
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She spoke to Julian Marshall.
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Zelensky told to leave White House after clash with Trump
Claire Gengrave, Vatican reporter for the Religion News Service, and she was talking to Julian Marshall. It was the first major player of its kind, and now Skype will hang up for the last time in May. The owner, Microsoft, said that the move is to focus on its Teams software. Stephanie Prentice has this report.
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Still to come in this podcast... The Gen Z bell ringers, keeping an ancient tradition alive. The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the US and other governments to review their decisions to cut funding for international aid. Mr Guterres said cuts to the main overseas aid agency, USAID, would harm the United States' own interests.
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David Sillitoe on the career of Gene Hackman. The social media influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have arrived in the US after having a travel ban imposed by the Romanian authorities lifted. The pair, who have joint US-UK citizenship, are facing charges of rape and human trafficking in Romania, which they deny.
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Romanian officials say the Trump administration requested the Tate brothers be allowed to travel to America. From Bucharest, Andrew Harding reports.
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And the US President also rode back on previous comments that the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was a dictator when asked by my colleague Chris Mason.
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That was Andrew Harding. Since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have steadily cracked down on freedoms. Women in particular have almost been erased from public life, banned from education, showing their faces or even speaking loudly in public. A key way of enforcing law and order is a vast surveillance network with 90,000 CCTV cameras across the capital, Kabul.
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From licence plates to men's facial expressions, Everything is being watched. Luke Jones spoke to Majuba Naruzi from the BBC Afghan service, who was given exclusive access to the surveillance centre, interviewing members of the Morality Police.
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Addressing journalists after the talks, President Trump said his UK counterpart was a tough negotiator, but the pair had made lots of progress on ending the war in Ukraine.
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Majuba Naruzi from the BBC Afghan service. Nearly 2,000 years after a man died in bed during the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, scientists have discovered that his brain turned to glass in an extremely hot cloud of ash. They say it's the only known case of glass forming organically. Our science correspondent Georgina Ranard reports.
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Georgina Ranard. A woman from central England has celebrated her 105th birthday with a makeshift rave at her care home. Hilda Jackson told the BBC she drank champagne and danced to drum and bass and she'll keep on dancing. This report from Graham Satchell.
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105-year-old Hilda Jackson ending that report from Graham Satchell. And happy birthday, Hilda. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you would like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service.
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Use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Philip Ball. The producer was Ella Bicknell. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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And the Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK was committed to European defence.
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Our UK political correspondent Rob Watson was watching.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Friday the 28th of February, these are our main stories. President Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer say they've had productive talks at the White House with the focus on Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Trump hosts UK's Keir Starmer at the White House
And there were other issues discussed as well, of course, the UK very keen to avoid US tariffs. Did Mr. Starmer get what he wanted?
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Trump hosts UK's Keir Starmer at the White House
And of course, Mr. Starmer hand-delivered an invitation from the king. That seemed to please the president, didn't it?
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That was Rob Watson. The imprisoned founder of the Kurdish rebel group the PKK has called for his group to lay down its arms and end its four-decade struggle against the Turkish state. Abdullah Erdogan said the PKK, which is banned by Turkey and its Western allies, should dissolve itself as an organisation.
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His statement was read out first in Kurdish, then a member of the pro-Kurdish DEM party, Pervin Buldan, read it in Turkish.
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Trump hosts UK's Keir Starmer at the White House
Mexico has extradited almost 30 alleged drug gang members to the United States, including two founder members of the brutal Los Zetas cartel. And explosions and gunfire have been reported in the Congolese city of Bukavu at a rally held by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
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His call opens the door to the ending of the long conflict in southeastern Turkey, which has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. Emily Withers is a journalist in Istanbul, and she's been speaking to the BBC's James Menendez.
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That was Emily Withers in Istanbul. The United States has announced that 29 alleged drug cartel members have been extradited from Mexico. Among them are Rafael Caro Quintero, accused of torturing and murdering a US official 40 years ago. Our Mexico correspondent, Will Grant, reports.
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The imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has issued a statement urging his PKK rebel movement to disarm and end its four-decade-long fight against the Turkish state. The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump have both hailed their talks at the White House as a major success.
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That was Will Grant. Explosions and gunfire have rocked the city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a mass rally held by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group, leaving at least 11 people dead and around 60 others injured. Videos posted on social media showed bloodied bodies lying on the ground and people fleeing the scene. Our Africa editor Will Ross reports.
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That was Will Ross. Still to come...
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A woman celebrates her 105th birthday with a rave.
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Now, in our last edition of the Global News podcast, we brought you the news of the death of the American actor Gene Hackman and his wife, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa. The couple were found dead at their Santa Fe home in New Mexico on Wednesday. One of their dogs was found dead too.
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No cause of death was given, but the police now say that the situation is suspicious enough to merit investigation. The BBC's Emma Vardy is in LA.
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At a news conference afterwards, the US President said he thought there would be a Ukraine peace deal and a US-UK trade deal. The pair seemed to get off to a positive start before the talks proper even began when the British Prime Minister delivered a letter signed by King Charles inviting Mr Trump for a second state visit to the UK.
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Torsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin. Now, it's long been thought that the staple diet of squirrels was mainly seeds, nuts, fruits and acorns. But now scientists in California have made a remarkable discovery, observing ground squirrels hunting, killing and eating voles.
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Dr Jennifer Smith, the lead author of the study in Contra Costa County, California, told Evan Davis what she observed.
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Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare's chief executive, was shot dead outside a hotel in Manhattan earlier this month. Our correspondent, Neda Tawfiq, spoke to us from outside the court in New York.
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Behavioural biologist Dr Jennifer Smith.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
A group of care home residents set a new record as the world's oldest choir.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
President Macron has promised to rebuild the French island territory of Mayotte, where a cyclone caused widespread destruction last Saturday. He's on a visit to the territory to assess the destruction wrought by the storm. More than 30 people are known to have died and thousands are still missing. Mr Macron promised to tackle the crisis as quickly as possible.
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Our correspondent Mayenne Jones is in Mayotte.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
Thousands are still missing, aren't they? Are there still hopes of finding survivors?
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
Mr Macron is there. We've heard a little from him. He was promising to tackle the crisis as quickly as possible. Tell us a bit more about what he's doing and what sort of response, what sort of welcome he's received there.
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That was Mayani Jones in Mayotte. To Nigeria next and an update on a deadly crush that we told you about in a previous edition of the podcast. The police now say 35 children are known to have died and six others are critically injured. It's thought more people than expected turned up at the high school in Ibadan after organisers had promised free food and money.
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The BBC's Chris Sawako reports from Abuja.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
Chris Ewokor. In football, the takeover of Everton by the Texas-based Friedkin Group has been completed. The deal is thought to be worth in excess of £400 million or $500 million and makes Everton the 10th club in the Premier League to be under majority American control. It also ends a turbulent time for Everton and its supporters, as the BBC's chief football writer Phil McNulty explains.
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That was Phil McNulty. A group of care home residents in Britain, many with dementia, have set a new Guinness World Record for being in the world's oldest choir. The average age of the group is 94 and they were crowned after performing at a Christmas carol concert in Stratford-upon-Avon in central England.
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The singer, Tony Christie, who is best known for his song Is This the Way to Amarillo, performed as the warm-up act. But at 81, he was too young to be in the choir. The BBC's Phil Mackie was in the audience.
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And you mentioned the overlapping federal and state cases. Tell us a bit more about the significance of federal charges.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
That report by Phil Mackie. And that's it from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you'd like to comment on this edition or the topics covered in it, do please send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Javid Ghilani. The producer was Liam McSheffrey.
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Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard, and until next time, goodbye.
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This was the formal arraignment. What happens next? Talk us through the process and the sort of timeframe we're looking at.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
That was Neda Tawfiq in New York and staying in the U.S. where the last outstanding criminal case against Donald Trump has been thrown into disarray. That's after the prosecutor bringing the case, Fannie Willis, in the state of Georgia, was disqualified. Our correspondent in Washington, Rowan Bridge, explained what the case against Mr Trump was about.
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And why did it end up in the Court of Appeal for Georgia?
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Friday, the 20th of December, these are our main stories. Luigi Mangione, who's accused of killing the head of America's biggest health insurance company, has appeared in court in New York for the first time after being extradited from Pennsylvania.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
I introduced you by saying that the case had been thrown into disarray, but where does this actually leave things?
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
Rowan Bridge in Washington. The French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, has praised the courage of Gisèle Pellicot following a mass rape trial in which her ex-husband and 50 other defendants were found guilty. Dominique Pellicot was jailed for 20 years for organising the repeated drugging and rape of his former wife by dozens of strangers over a decade.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
The Prime Minister said everyone in society should take up the struggle of Giselle Pellicot to eradicate violence against women. Ms Pellicot says she does not regret making the trial public and throughout she has received widespread support. Our Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield sent us this report on the last day of proceedings.
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The French Prime Minister has praised the courage of Giselle Pellicot, the woman at the center of the mass rape trial that has ended with the convictions of her husband and 50 other men. And President Putin says he's ready to compromise on the war in Ukraine. Our Russia editor talks us through his end-of-year news conference.
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It lasted about four and a half hours. In Moscow, President Putin used his end-of-year news conference and phone-in, as he always does, to try to reinforce his authority. He said Russia had become much stronger since it invaded Ukraine in 2022, and there had been progress in what the Kremlin always calls the special military operation.
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Our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg gave us this assessment from Moscow.
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
He also spoke about the killing of a senior Russian general in Moscow, didn't he?
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Now, obviously, you were there, Steve, and you've seen many of his speeches over the years. What's your assessment? Do you pick out anything that's changed?
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Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
That was Steve Rosenberg in Moscow. In November, there were two mysterious acts of vandalism under the Baltic Sea. Two fibre-optic cables were severed, one linking Finland with Germany, the other connecting Sweden and Lithuania. The German defence minister declared it must have been an act of sabotage and quickly suspicion zeroed in on a Chinese ship, a bulk carrier, which had been in the area.
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On Thursday, the Chinese authorities, who said they're conducting their own investigations on the vessel, invited officials from four of the affected European countries on board to observe those investigations. Torsten Benner is the director of the Berlin-based think tank the Global Public Policy Institute and has been looking into the security of submarine cables.
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Tim Franks asked him first, what does he make of the visit to the Chinese ship?
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A surprise discovery about the diet of squirrels. We begin in New York. The man accused of gunning down the head of America's biggest health insurance company has made his first court appearance in the city after being extradited from Pennsylvania. Luigi Mangione is facing new US federal charges, including murder with a firearm and stalking, in addition to previous state charges.
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The Ukraine War: What happens next?
From the BBC World Service, this is a special collaborative edition of the Global News Podcast with our colleagues from UkraineCast. I'm Jackie Leonard and in the studio we have UkraineCast presenter Vitaly Shevchenko and our chief international correspondent Lise Doucette and in Kiev we have James Waterhouse. We are recording this edition at 16 hours GMT on Friday the 7th of March.
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Well, the day of that catastrophic Oval Office meeting, President Zelensky had gone to the White House to discuss, among other things, a rare minerals deal, and that prompted questions too.
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Well, back to James Waterhouse in Kiev. James, what is it that Ukraine's got that the US wants?
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Vitaly, though, could the US deal be beneficial in any way to Ukraine? We also had one listener, Carol, in the UK. She asked if Europe could make their own separate deal with Ukraine for rare minerals.
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Well, let's look at the impact on the global economy. We had a question from Bruce.
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Well, for this question, we thought we'd go to our Asia business reporter, Suranjana Tiwari.
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And our thanks to Sir and Janet Awari and our Asia business team in Singapore. Back to you now, Lise, because we've had some questions about how US policy might change towards other adversaries. Caroline in Switzerland asked, how can a Trump administration be against Iran but supportive of Russia?
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Lise, thank you. Well, we also have this question from Lukash.
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And we want to hear from all three of you, but we better speak to James first because I think we're going to lose you otherwise, James. And Ashley from Scotland also wants to know whether there could be a situation where we see UN peacekeepers on the ground and how the UN would be involved. What does a peace look like?
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The Ukraine War: What happens next?
James, thank you. That was James Waterhouse in Kiev and we will let you go now. Vitaly, though, the same question to you. What will a piece look like? What could a piece look like?
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And Lise, we know that events are changing. They're changing quickly all the time. Meetings are taking place. Talks are being held. When we look back on the events of the past week, does this feel like a pivotal moment?
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The Ukraine War: What happens next?
And that's it from us for now. Thanks to Lise Doucette, James Waterhouse and of course Vitaly Shevchenko and to you for all your questions. If you don't already subscribe to UkraineCast, you should and you'll find it wherever you get your BBC podcasts. There will be a regular Global News podcast later. If you'd like to get in touch, please do. Our email address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk.
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You will also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Daffod Evans. The producers were Ella Bicknell, Ben Carter, Ryan Johnson and Tim Walklate. Our editor is Karen Martin. I'm Jackie Leonard and until next time, goodbye.
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The Ukraine War: What happens next?
That's 1,108 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Events are moving very fast and we'll be putting your questions to our experts and trying to unpick some of the issues that have come to the fore in the last week. Now, we want to get through as many questions as possible. So let's begin with Denise.
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And Lise, everything's been changing so quickly. Weapons already have been stopped from crossing the Polish border. Intelligence is no longer being shared. What else can the US do to withdraw support?
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That brings us to our next question. Let's go to Alex in Shanghai.
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And not just ammunition, can Europe step in to fill the gap, please? No, not quickly.
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And James, we've had questions from listeners Angela and Wendy about lead times on manufacturing weaponry. How long could this increased support from Europe, especially from Germany, take to get to Ukraine's front line?
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Now, for the last three years of war, America has been Ukraine's largest donor. The decision to freeze military aid follows that very public disagreement in the Oval Office between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. James, if we begin with you, what if the U.S. never restarts its military support? Would a Ukraine surrender be the most likely outcome?
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Well, we also have many questions about how the events in Ukraine are being seen within the United States and what the American public think of President Trump's decisions and indeed the pace at which he is making them. Let's go first to James in Oxford in central England.
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And before we go to our experts, we thought we'd share some views from our American listeners.
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We've also had questions on whether the other branches of US government can curtail President Trump's policies on Ukraine. We called up our North America correspondent, Anthony Zerker, who is also presenter of another BBC podcast you should subscribe to, AmeriCast, and he sent us this voice note.
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And Lise, both Lee and James made the comparison to Afghanistan. Do you see similarities?
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And as you say, it's not just tariffs. There are other issues that are problematic for the Chinese economy.
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So how do you think that they will try to approach that? How do you think they're going to try and counter the problems that they're facing right now?
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And why did the court rule that he should be released from custody?
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So it is all very complicated, Mickey. Just explain what happens next.
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And if he's convicted on the very, very serious charges that he's facing, what might be the implications?
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How significant was the use of the French Mirage jets?
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And there have been reports that private companies are being urged to restrict or are restricting intelligence to Ukraine. What can you tell us?