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The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

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    Zelensky: Russia threatens all of Europe

    Zelensky: Russia threatens all of Europe

    President Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, have been meeting in Paris, a day after they both attended commemorations of the Second World War D-Day landings. Mr Biden apologised for delays to the delivery of military aid, caused by some Republicans in Congress, but stressed that the US would not walk away from Ukraine. Also: the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologises for skipping the main D-Day commemoration event in Normandy; and workers at the tech giant Samsung go on strike for the first time.

    • 29 min
    Donald Trump back on the election campaign trail

    Donald Trump back on the election campaign trail

    Hundreds brave Arizona heat to see Donald Trump in his first campaign event since his New York hush-money trial conviction.
    Also in this Podcast: The UN says 35 children have been killed in an attack in central Sudan, World leaders mark D-Day's 80th anniversary, and how wild fish are becoming hooked on methamphetamine and other hardcore drugs.
    The Global News Podcast brings you the best analysis from BBC correspondents in London and around the world.

    • 25 min
    Western leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

    Western leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

    President Biden uses speech in Northern France to liken Ukraine's struggle against Russia to the fight to defeat Nazi Germany in the Second World War. We bring you the best reportage and analysis from BBC correspondents in London and around the world. Also in this podcast: Nepal says it has removed eleven tonnes of rubbish from popular Himalayan climbing routes during this year's clean-up campaign, and a week after Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records, the former president has had some good news from the courts - a more serious criminal case against him in the state of Georgia has been paused.

    • 31 min
    Sudan's RSF paramilitary group accused of village massacre

    Sudan's RSF paramilitary group accused of village massacre

    Resistance groups say the village of Wad al-Nourah was besieged by the Rapid Support Forces on Tuesday before being attacked. Footage on social media shows dozens of bodies lined up for burial. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the heads of oil and gas corporations the "godfathers of climate chaos"; and the AI tool that allows participants to receive advice from their future selves.

    • 30 min
    Rate of global warming at all-time high

    Rate of global warming at all-time high

    Climate scientists also warn that the crucial threshold of one-point-point-five Celsius could be breached within years. That threshold is considered vital to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Also: four women register as candidates for Iran's presidential election, and the contribution of women to the D-Day landings 80 years ago.

    • 30 min
    India election: Modi fails to win outright majority

    India election: Modi fails to win outright majority

    An alliance led by Mr Modi has won enough seats to allow him to serve as prime minister for a third term. His BJP party has far fewer seats than it won in the last election five years ago. Also in this podcast: President Biden announces a new policy on immigration at the border with Mexico, the leaders of the UK's two main political parties, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak, go head to head in a live TV debate, and pilots in Switzerland's Air Force to practice taking off from motorways.

    • 30 min

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