The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a series of international news stories. The podcast begins with a report on the dire situation in Gaza, where flooding threatens 800,000 people, and aid is blocked. It then covers Australia's social media ban for under-16s and the legal challenges it faces, followed by a hopeful update on polar bear DNA adaptation to climate change. Further segments include the extraction of a Venezuelan opposition leader, growing social freedoms in Iran, the impact of a cyclone on Tapanuli orangutans in Indonesia, and a tribute to the late author Joanna Trollope. The episode concludes with a report on the French video game Clair Obscur's success at the Game Awards.
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