European leaders to join Trump-Zelensky meeting

The BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international stories, including European leaders joining the Ukrainian president in Washington for talks with Donald Trump, a national strike in Israel demanding a hostage release deal, and condemnation of an alleged execution by Sudan's paramilitary group. The podcast also features a look back at the life of actor Terence Stamp, reports on the devastation in Gaza, concerns over the deportation of Afghan allies in the U.S., Hong Kong's criticism of countries offering refuge to pro-democracy activists, a historic decree to preserve the Great Mire Forest in Central America, the spread of MRSA in gyms, and controversy over a botched restoration of a Virgin Mary statue in Spain.