This BBC World Service news podcast covers several global events. It begins with reports on a proposed US-Russia-Ukraine peace deal, where Europe's role is limited despite requests for security guarantees, and the concerns of Ukrainian President Zelensky. The podcast then shifts to reports on a hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, a deadly crush at a Delhi train station during the Kumbh Mela festival, and an outbreak of looting in Bukavu, DR Congo, following rebel advances. Finally, it discusses the three-month ban on world number one tennis player Yannick Sinner for doping and the potential phasing out of the US one-cent coin due to high production costs. The podcast concludes with a segment on the impact of wildfires on the Hollywood film industry and the decline in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice.
