Trump confronts South African leader with claim of Afrikaners being 'persecuted'

The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several international news stories. These include Donald Trump's confrontation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over claims of white genocide, Benjamin Netanyahu's statement on the Israeli hostages in Gaza, and a police operation in Italy against the Ndrangheta mafia clan. The podcast further explores a potential new method to curtail malaria by administering anti-malarial drugs to mosquitoes. Additional segments cover Venezuela's plans to hold elections in a disputed border region with Guyana, the increasing Asian lion population in India, and a new method using xenon gas to help mountaineers scale Mount Everest.