The BBC World Service Global News Podcast offers a brisk overview of key global events from December 31st. It opens with a poignant report about six newborns who lost their lives in Gaza due to the freezing conditions in refugee camps. This is followed by a UN report accusing Israel of war crimes related to attacks on hospitals. The podcast also covers a deadly plane crash in South Korea, Ukraine's reported drone strike on a Russian helicopter, the finalized divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and severe flooding in Spain. Lastly, it provides updates on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and reflects on Russia, twenty-five years after Yeltsin's resignation. Overall, listeners gain insights into various significant global occurrences and their human toll.
