Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war

The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a series of international news stories. These include reports on the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, where concerns of torture and brainwashing of Ukrainian prisoners are raised, and the implications of this exchange on potential peace talks. The podcast also covers the award of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival to an Iranian film made in secret, an overview of South Korea's concerns over China's maritime restrictions in the Yellow Sea, and Hungary's opposition leader challenging Viktor Orban. Additional stories include an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed nine children, the spread of disinformation by Brazilian farming influencers, the economic impact of a rare caterpillar fungus in Nepal, and a software engineer's solution to Boggle's highest possible scoring combination.