Andrew Peach

A Spanish city has honoured two Senegalese immigrants for their heroism in trying to save a gay man from being beaten to death by a homophobic mob almost four years ago. Ibrahima Diak and Magat Ndiaye were given the status of adopted sons of their city, an informal way of recognising outstanding bravery. The story from Mark Duff.

A Spanish city has honoured two Senegalese immigrants for their heroism in trying to save a gay man from being beaten to death by a homophobic mob almost four years ago. Ibrahima Diak and Magat Ndiaye were given the status of adopted sons of their city, an informal way of recognising outstanding bravery. The story from Mark Duff.

Much food for thought. Mark Duff reporting. The Academy Awards may be later this week, but a film's success isn't just measured by its accolades. Box office numbers play a role too, of course. Chinese animation Norjar 2 has reached a major milestone, raking in almost $2 billion in just four weeks. It's now eclipsed Pixar's Inside Out 2 as the highest-grossing animated film of all time.

Much food for thought. Mark Duff reporting. The Academy Awards may be later this week, but a film's success isn't just measured by its accolades. Box office numbers play a role too, of course. Chinese animation Norjar 2 has reached a major milestone, raking in almost $2 billion in just four weeks. It's now eclipsed Pixar's Inside Out 2 as the highest-grossing animated film of all time.

Here's Ella Bicknall.

Here's Ella Bicknall.

Ella Bicknell reporting. On an earlier Global News podcast, we told you about the upcoming planetary parade, a once-in-a-blue-moon event where all seven planets in our solar system line up in a row. Well, the alignment is happening this week. It's so rare, it'll be decades before stargazers will get another chance to see it. Here's our science correspondent, Pallab Ghosh.

Ella Bicknell reporting. On an earlier Global News podcast, we told you about the upcoming planetary parade, a once-in-a-blue-moon event where all seven planets in our solar system line up in a row. Well, the alignment is happening this week. It's so rare, it'll be decades before stargazers will get another chance to see it. Here's our science correspondent, Pallab Ghosh.

Paolo Gauche, and apologies if you're listening in the Arctic Circle or other northern latitudes where this phenomenon won't be visible. That's all from us for now. There'll be a new edition of Global News to download later. If you'd like to comment on this edition and the stories we included, drop us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk.

Paolo Gauche, and apologies if you're listening in the Arctic Circle or other northern latitudes where this phenomenon won't be visible. That's all from us for now. There'll be a new edition of Global News to download later. If you'd like to comment on this edition and the stories we included, drop us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk.

On X, we are at BBC World Service, and you can use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Ella Bicknell. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Andrew Peach. Thanks for listening, and until next time, goodbye.

On X, we are at BBC World Service, and you can use the hashtag Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Ella Bicknell. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Andrew Peach. Thanks for listening, and until next time, goodbye.

Education systems are different in every country. To explain in the US, we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars here.

Education systems are different in every country. To explain in the US, we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars here.

Education systems are different in every country. To explain in the US, we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars here.

And just explain to us where the scholarship money comes from.

And just explain to us where the scholarship money comes from.

And just explain to us where the scholarship money comes from.

Do you think you appreciate the place you've got there more because of how hard you had to work to get it?

Do you think you appreciate the place you've got there more because of how hard you had to work to get it?