This news podcast delivers a roundup of global events. The podcast begins with reports on a BBC investigation revealing that most victims of a deadly Israeli airstrike in Lebanon were civilians, followed by updates on the situation in Jenin, including forced evacuations and a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Further segments cover the upcoming Belarusian election, deemed a sham by opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, and a Pakistani social media influencer sentenced to create monthly animal rights videos. Finally, the podcast discusses the ongoing fallout from the UK phone-hacking scandal, with actor Hugh Grant advocating for a new criminal investigation despite his settlement. The podcast concludes with a call to action for listeners to submit questions for a future Q&A episode.
