Sudan government demands international ceasefire guarantees

The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a summary of the day's leading international news stories. These include the Sudanese government's demand for international guarantees regarding a ceasefire with paramilitary forces, reports of renewed conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, and an explosion at an Indonesian school mosque. The podcast also covers China's launch of its most advanced aircraft carrier, new EU visa rules for Russian citizens, the rescue of the French glassware company Duralex from bankruptcy, and a new brain-scanning technique for babies in the UK. It concludes with a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, featuring a commissioned musical piece.