Alex Ritson

Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption allegations. And more than 1,400 people have been arrested, including several journalists. Mark Lowen told me about what happened to him.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption allegations. And more than 1,400 people have been arrested, including several journalists. Mark Lowen told me about what happened to him.

Because I've heard your reports from previous days where you've been speaking to people in the streets in Istanbul and they were telling you that they were worried about police coming and knocking on their doors in the morning just for being out on the streets protesting.

Because I've heard your reports from previous days where you've been speaking to people in the streets in Istanbul and they were telling you that they were worried about police coming and knocking on their doors in the morning just for being out on the streets protesting.

Mark Lowen. Next, an evolutionary success story. US researchers have uncovered an unlikely mutation that happened millions of years ago that separates horses from other mammals by giving them such athletic ability. Biologist Gianni Castiglioni from Vanderbilt University in the US explained to Roland Pease what they found.

Mark Lowen. Next, an evolutionary success story. US researchers have uncovered an unlikely mutation that happened millions of years ago that separates horses from other mammals by giving them such athletic ability. Biologist Gianni Castiglioni from Vanderbilt University in the US explained to Roland Pease what they found.

And that's all from us for now. But there'll be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag globalnewspod. This edition was produced by Alice Adderley and was mixed by Adrian Bargova.

And that's all from us for now. But there'll be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag globalnewspod. This edition was produced by Alice Adderley and was mixed by Adrian Bargova.

The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Alex Ritson. Until next time, goodbye.

The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Alex Ritson. Until next time, goodbye.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson and at 14 hours GMT on Thursday the 27th of March, these are our main stories. A tourist submarine sinks off the Egyptian Red Sea city of Haggadah. At least six people are confirmed dead. President Trump imposes 25% tariffs on foreign car imports.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson and at 14 hours GMT on Thursday the 27th of March, these are our main stories. A tourist submarine sinks off the Egyptian Red Sea city of Haggadah. At least six people are confirmed dead. President Trump imposes 25% tariffs on foreign car imports.

And Parliament in Israel passes a contentious bill that would increase political influence over the appointment of judges. Also in this podcast, the Ghanaian journalist who won a multi-million dollar court case.

And Parliament in Israel passes a contentious bill that would increase political influence over the appointment of judges. Also in this podcast, the Ghanaian journalist who won a multi-million dollar court case.

And will pigs' livers solve the problem of transplant organs? But we start our podcast in Egypt, where six tourists died when the submarine they were on sank in the Red Sea just four months after the sinking of another dive vessel in the same area, leaving 11 people dead or missing. The Russian embassy in Cairo has said that all the people who died today were from Russia.

And will pigs' livers solve the problem of transplant organs? But we start our podcast in Egypt, where six tourists died when the submarine they were on sank in the Red Sea just four months after the sinking of another dive vessel in the same area, leaving 11 people dead or missing. The Russian embassy in Cairo has said that all the people who died today were from Russia.

I got the latest from our correspondent in the Egyptian capital, Sally Nabil.

I got the latest from our correspondent in the Egyptian capital, Sally Nabil.

A lot of people might be surprised even to discover that there are submarines full of tourists going down to the seabed.

A lot of people might be surprised even to discover that there are submarines full of tourists going down to the seabed.