Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast with at least six people confirmed dead. Also, Trump imposes new tariffs on foreign cars, and the devastation Sudan's civil war has caused to the National Museum.
Chapter 1: What happened with the Egyptian tourist submarine?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson and at 14 hours GMT on Thursday the 27th of March, these are our main stories. A tourist submarine sinks off the Egyptian Red Sea city of Haggadah. At least six people are confirmed dead. President Trump imposes 25% tariffs on foreign car imports.
And Parliament in Israel passes a contentious bill that would increase political influence over the appointment of judges. Also in this podcast, the Ghanaian journalist who won a multi-million dollar court case.
The bigger impact for me is not the money, but is the fact that young journalists are encouraged to believe that no matter how big you are a politician, we also have the capacity to stand toe to toe with you.
And will pigs' livers solve the problem of transplant organs? But we start our podcast in Egypt, where six tourists died when the submarine they were on sank in the Red Sea just four months after the sinking of another dive vessel in the same area, leaving 11 people dead or missing. The Russian embassy in Cairo has said that all the people who died today were from Russia.
I got the latest from our correspondent in the Egyptian capital, Sally Nabil.
What we know is that a submarine has sunk this morning off the coast of the Red Sea Resort of Hergada. It had 45 tourists on board, according to the Russian Embassy in Cairo, that confirmed that all the tourists were Russians. In addition to the Egyptian crew, of course.
What we know so far is that six people are dead and nine are injured and they have been moved to local hospitals to get treatment. We understand that four of them are lying in a critical condition, but we don't know exactly what caused the submarine to sink, but
This incident will raise a lot of questions about safety measures employed by the local authorities in these popular sea excursions, because it's not the first time for a tragedy like that to happen of the Red Sea Coast. Just four months ago, I was in Hurghada as well last November. Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017
A lot of people might be surprised even to discover that there are submarines full of tourists going down to the seabed.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of Trump's new car tariffs?
Well, it's major, major news.
Japan is fourth, South Korea is fifth. Also, wir sprechen über große Spieler, große Handelspartner mit den Vereinigten Staaten. Und unvergesslich war die Reaktion eine von Enttäuschung. Ich meine, die koreanische Regierung hat eine emergency meeting gehalten. Das Ministerium der Verwaltung hat sich mit Repräsentanten der Fahrerindustrie getroffen.
Sie sagen, es wird signifikante Herausforderungen für die koreanische Fahrerindustrie geben, diese Tarife. Ich denke, das ist etwas von einem Unterstatement, um ehrlich zu sein. Sie vorbereiten sich für ihre eigenen Vorgaben. which will be available in mid-April. They say shares, of course, in big Japanese car makers such as Honda and Toyota are unsurprisingly down.
Hyundai shares were also down today. It really is a huge blow for the Asian car industry and particularly, like I say, South Korea and Japan.
Ja, Präsident Trump hat immer eine schwierige Beziehung mit China, aber Südkorea und Japan sind die zweitgrößten Alliierten Amerikas. Das wird die Beziehung strengen, nicht wahr?
Yeah, I mean, I think Donald Trump doesn't really care too much about relationships, even with allies or what were allies. I think from his point of view, he just wants to try and secure what he sees as the best deal for the United States. But Japan's Prime Minister has made the point today that his country is the number one foreign investor. in the United States.
And this is hardly a way to treat a country that invests more than any other country in the world. He is still holding out for some kind of exemption in the future. But he did say, though, that if no exemption could be found, then countermeasures of their own were also on the table.
We have to think about appropriate measures following this announcement. Naturally, we'll consider all options. Japan has made investment and created jobs in the United States paying the highest salaries to workers there. We're the number one country in US investment. In that sense we have to question if it's okay that all countries are treated the same way.
Shigeru Ishiba, der japanische Premierminister. Nick, ist es möglich, dass Donald Trump mit diesem Thema nicht weitergeht?
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Chapter 3: Why is there unrest in Israel over a new judicial bill?
Und das war ein großer, großer Problem vor Oktober 7, 2023. Es gab große Demonstrationen, Woche nach Woche, in Israel über den judicialen Überhang, der von Frau Netanyahu geplant wurde. They see it as an attack on democracy, but the checks and balances that the judiciary provides is severely undermined by this.
And I think also it's important to say that there's been a real resurgence of protests against the Israeli Prime Minister in the past few days. This is one of the issues. Another issue was the passing of the budget, a very controversial budget. His moves also to dismiss the head of the internal security agency, Shin Bet, and
Ich meine, das ist ein absoluter Teil der Proteste in den letzten Monaten. Und das füllt die Proteste auf den Straßen weiter, die wahrscheinlich nur noch weitergehen werden.
Yes, what are the latest developments in Gaza?
Overnight, around 10 people in Gaza were killed in Israeli strikes, among them the Hamas spokesperson. Also it's reported that another Hamas official was killed. I mean, since Israel resumed its offensive against Hamas, they've killed several senior members of Hamas and more than 800 people, according to health officials in Gaza.
Wir haben auch zwischen den Evakuierungswarnungen, die von Israel gegeben wurden, eine noch kürzere, für Leute in vielen Städten in Gaza City, die sozusagen sagen, das ist deine letzte Warnung vor militärischer Aktion. Ich meine, in der letzten Woche, seit dieser Versuchung von Israel, gab es mehrere Brötchen, die von Gaza in Israel eingestellt wurden.
Und das hat diese Warnungen in Bereichen, in denen Israel glaubt, dass sie ausgeführt wurden. Und ich denke, das hat auch für das erste Mal diese Proteste geführt, die wir in Nordgasen gesehen haben, wo Menschen denken, dass Hamas Israel vielleicht provoziert, um mehr Angriffe zu bringen, von denen sie traurig sind. Sie fühlen sich, dass Sebastian Usher in Jerusalem.
A new documentary which claims it is setting the record straight on the pro-Palestinian protests that engulfed US college campuses last year has got the backing of the Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon. It's the latest in a series of films highlighting Palestinian grievances, some of which have faced strong resistance and in some instances even calls for outright bans.
Tom Brook reports from New York.
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Chapter 4: What is the controversy surrounding the new pro-Palestinian documentary?
But peaceful isn't the conclusion that a Columbia University Task Force came to. Last year it found some Jewish and Israeli students on campus were the targets of abuse. The encampments, like other films focusing on the plight of Palestinians, may find it faces big challenges in the US.
Another documentary, Noah the Land, which details the Israeli military's efforts to forcibly displace Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank, won an Oscar earlier this month. It was made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective. Around the world the film has received strong reviews, but struggled to get a proper distribution deal.
Earlier this month the mayor of Miami Beach, Stephen Miner, moved to cut public funding to a local cinema showing the film, in effect banning it.
A lot of people have asked me, did you actually watch it, Mayor? And the answer is yes. I legitimately view this as a public safety threat.
The mayor had second thoughts and later decided not to revoke public funding to the cinema. But the fact remains, the filmmaking community in general is fearful of what will happen to freedom of expression in this new Trump era. New York-based film director Ira Sachs.
People are scared. They fear being themselves. They fear violence. They fear retribution.
Manche in der Filmindustrie sagen, dass eine Form von resistentem Film in der Trump-Ära entstehen könnte und dass The Encampments Teil davon ist. Kay Pritzker hat The Encampments-Dokumentar gedreht und er hofft, dass andere Filmmacher inspiriert werden.
Ich hoffe, dass sie diesen Film sehen und die Braverie finden, ihre eigenen Filme zu machen und sich nicht zu kritisieren, die Wahrheit zu erzählen, ihre eigene Wahrheit zu sprechen.
In these polarized times and with tensions over the Middle East remaining high, the challenge films like The Encampments face is reaching beyond its expected audience. Opinion on the Israel-Gaza war is so entrenched that for the most part The Encampments may end up just preaching to the converted.
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