Global News Podcast
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
Thu, 30 Jan 2025
President Trump's nominee for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has faced tough questioning at his first confirmation hearing in the US Senate. Also: scientists say asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janet Jalil, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 30th of January, these are our main stories. U.S. senators have been questioning President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a heated confirmation hearing.
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are reported to be continuing their advance after capturing most of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Israel says it's received a list from Hamas of eight hostages due to be freed from Gaza on Thursday.
Also in this podcast, scientists say samples collected from an asteroid have given them new clues as to how life began here on planet Earth.
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