Zelensky sacks key aide as pressure on him grows
Summary
This BBC Global News Podcast covers Ukraine’s political turmoil, including a presidential aide’s dismissal and calls for wartime elections. It reports on Israel opening bids for West Bank housing, the abrupt end to US-South Korean military drills, and a study showing children’s lungs recover quickly from pollution. The episode also addresses the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, a SpaceX rocket retrieval, and a global competition for the strongest giant water lily.
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Headlines: Ukraine, West Bank, South Korea, pollution, water lilies
Ukraine: Zelensky sacks aide, Fedorov calls for elections
West Bank: Israel opens bids for new settlements in E1 area
Gaza: Missing persons and families' anguish
London: Children's lungs recover after emission zone
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South Korea: US-SK military drills cut short by Trump
Somalia: Aid cuts worsen malnutrition crisis
SpaceX: Starship rocket drifts off Christmas Island
Competition: World's strongest giant water lily
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