This BBC Global News Podcast explores a variety of pressing international stories. It delves into Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's response to the Hamas attacks, examines Ukraine's reaction to a recent phone call between German and Russian leaders, and highlights a humanitarian crisis at a South African gold mine where illegal miners are trapped. The podcast also covers protests in Abkhazia over a controversial real estate deal with Russia, the illegal trade in exotic insects, and a study revealing that people struggle to tell the difference between AI-generated poetry and that written by humans. Additionally, it features a segment on the dangerous journeys faced by Afghan refugees fleeing their homeland.