Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
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BBC World Service
The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
In Rafah in southern Gaza, prayers were held beside the ruins of al-Farouk mosque, destroyed in Israeli bombardments. Also: Israel cofirms the killing in Gaza of three sons of the Hamas leader, Ismail
More than 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate with warnings that the situation will worsen. We hear from the Russian side of the border with Kazakhstan. Also: Chinese President Xi has hosted th
It joins more than 12 other states where abortions have been largely outlawed since the federal right to a termination was removed two years ago. Also: Gaza receives its largest airdrop of aid in six m
Europe's human rights court ruled that their rights were violated by climate inaction. Also: trial begins of 27 people charged in connection with the Panama Papers scandal, and Scrabble gets a makeover
A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle was witnessed by millions across the continent. Also: Trump says let US states decide abortion rights, and scientists say Long Covid blood clues could prompt future trial
It comes despite the group not being recognised as legal residents of Myanmar. Also: We return to the Ukrainian town of Bucha two years after a massacre by Russian troops, Boeing plane forced to land a
Israel's military says it has completed its mission in Khan Younis and its troops will rotate out. Also: IAEA urges restraint after a drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and a Br
The protests in Israel came after the IDF recovered the body in Gaza of an abducted Israeli. Also: Slovakia's presidential election has been won by a nationalist who's sceptical of sending military aid
This week, the remarkable rescue of a reindeer herder from Lapland's frozen wilderness. Also: how music is helping refugees heal from war in Uganda. And how a young sumo wrestler has earned a place in
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called the killing of aid staff in the convoy a "grave accident". Also: thousands evacuated after Russian dam breach, and a missing Californian dog is found over three t
A report says the incident was a grave mistake caused by an identification error. Also, a senior WHO official says the humanitarian situation in Sudan is catastrophic; and flood warnings are issued acr
Joe Biden says US support for Israel will depend on steps being taken to 'address civilian harm' and 'humanitarian suffering' in Gaza. Also: Peru's congress votes against impeaching President Dina Bolu
Nato's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, hails its success as Ukraine pleads for more missiles. Mr Stoltenberg stressed helping Ukraine is not in question. Also: Emergency workers in Taiwan say more
In a rare admission, Israel said its attack on a humanitarian convoy which killed seven aid workers was a tragic error that had occurred due to a misidentification. Also: The French parliament tries it
Israel's promised an independent investigation after the air attack on an aid convoy on Monday. Also: the secrets of how a new pope is elected are revealed, and Greenwich Moon Time? US scientists are a
Israel has expressed deep sorrow over the incident, in which at least seven foreign aid workers were killed. Also: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping hold their first direct talks since last November, and why it
Prime Minister Netanyahu calls the air strike in Gaza on Sunday unintentional. Also, Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal becomes Africa's youngest elected president, and a row about the German national fo
A senior Iranian commander was among at least seven killed in the attack on a consulate building in the Syrian capital. Israel has not commented. Also: Russia denies media reports that its agents are b
Dozens of bodies found as Israeli forces withdraw from al-Shifa hospital. The Hamas-run health service says it's now completely out of service. Also: Turkey's opposition wins big in local elections on
In its strongest-ever showing the CHP is well ahead of President Erdogan's AK party in many urban centres. Also: Israel's prime minister says negotiation and military force is still the best way of sec
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