The BBC World Service Global News Podcast explores a variety of significant international events. It reports on Russia's assertion that Ukraine launched a missile strike using US-supplied weapons, and highlights the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. The podcast also examines the war in Ukraine's effects on children, especially in Poland, and addresses the humanitarian crisis in Syria resulting from Turkish airstrikes. Additionally, it discusses the alarming decline of coral in parts of the Great Barrier Reef due to heat stress. Other topics include protests in Georgia and New Zealand, as well as the ongoing quest for extraterrestrial life.
