US downplays claims Hamas is violating ceasefire deal

The BBC Global News Podcast for October 16th covers several international stories, including the ongoing struggle in Gaza and concerns about the ceasefire, France's political crisis and the survival of the government after no-confidence votes, the humanitarian crisis and the impact on children in Sudan due to the civil war, South Africa's debate on healthcare access for undocumented migrants, and protests in Peru sparked by government corruption and lawlessness. The podcast also includes a report on Virginia Giuffre's allegations against Prince Andrew and a tribute to the late Kancha Sherpa, a member of the first team to scale Mount Everest, and discusses the environmental impact of a viral firework display in Tibet.