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Global News

The best stories, interviews and on the spot reporting from around the world including highlights from News hour, The World Today and World Briefing. Up to 30 minutes compiled twice a day from the 24 hour News coverage from the BBC World Service.
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40 Episodes
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Israel to open humanitarian corridors into Gaza

The Israeli military says it's resuming airdrops of aid to Gaza. Humanitarian corridors will also be established. Also: the Indian Supreme Court issues new guidelines to tackle a rise in student suicides.
26 Jul 7PM 31 min

US and Israel leave Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

The United States has joined Israel in recalling its negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha. The US envoy, Steve Witkoff, has accused Hamas of showing a lack of desire to reach a deal. Also: the wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies aged 71.
24 Jul 8PM 29 min

WHO demands full access for aid into Gaza

The World Health Organization has demanded full access for aid into Gaza as well as a ceasefire, describing the situation there as "man-made mass starvation". Also: gaps in our knowledge of ancient Rome could be filled by AI.
23 Jul 8PM 36 min

Aid agencies warn mass starvation in Gaza is spreading

Dozens of aid agencies accuse Israel of withholding food and say mass starvation in Gaza is spreading. Also: Donald Trump secures a trade deal with Japan, and a couple reunite with their love letters - 60 years later.
23 Jul 10AM 29 min

Israeli officials deny that famine is taking hold in Gaza

Israel has acknowledged there's been a significant drop in the amount of aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza, but insists the military has not identified famine in the territory. Also: the British heavy metal star, Ozzy Osbourne, has died aged seventy-six.
22 Jul 9PM 30 min

33 die of starvation in Gaza, say Hamas health officials

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry say 33 people have died of starvation in the past 48 hours. Also: former US police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor sentenced. Plus: Pakistan cracks down on keeping lions as pets.
22 Jul 10AM 31 min

Israel launches ground and air assault on Gaza's Deir al-Balah

Aid agencies say the Israeli military's ground and air assault on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza has intensified. Also: air force jet crashes into a school in Bangladesh, and a camel learns to walk again with false leg. Image: Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in…
21 Jul 10AM 32 min

Dozens of Gazans die in shooting near to aid convoy

Dozens of Gazans die near to an aid convoy; Israel says its troops fired warning shots but rejects Hamas death figures. Also: D-Day veteran "Papa" Jake Larson dies at 102, and how Russia indoctrinates Ukrainian children.
20 Jul 8PM 32 min

Syria deploys troops to enforce fragile ceasefire

The Syrian government says it has halted sectarian clashes in Sweida despite signs it's struggling to enforce the ceasefire. Also: more than 30 die in Vietnam when a tourist boat capsizes, and the young poets of Gaza.
19 Jul 8PM 32 min

Trump sues newspaper over Epstein story

Donald Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal over a report claiming he wrote a "bawdy" note to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Also: a Coldplay concert embrace goes viral, and bats make a woman homeless.
18 Jul 9PM 31 min

Patterns of injury in a Gaza war hospital

British surgeon documents injuries inflicted on wounded Palestinians. Also: Gaming recruitment strategy in Ukraine, oldest ever ice offers glimpse of early Earth and boy band debut for North Korean defectors.
18 Jul 10AM 30 min

Dozens killed in Iraqi shopping centre fire

Dozens die in a fire at a shopping centre in the Iraqi city of Kut, opened only five days ago. Also, Syrian government forces pull out of Sweida province, and a Malian photographer whose work is displayed on local buses.
17 Jul 10AM 27 min
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