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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and at 14 Hours GMT on Tuesday 28th January, these are our main stories. We hear from our correspondent, who's been on a rare aid trip with the Jordanian military inside Gaza. Hospitals overwhelmed, dead bodies on the streets. What can stop the battle for Goma raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and at 14 Hours GMT on Tuesday 28th January, these are our main stories. We hear from our correspondent, who's been on a rare aid trip with the Jordanian military inside Gaza. Hospitals overwhelmed, dead bodies on the streets. What can stop the battle for Goma raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

And the dramatic rise of the new chatbot, DeepSeek, and the concerns from some that it's a vehicle for Chinese spies.

And the dramatic rise of the new chatbot, DeepSeek, and the concerns from some that it's a vehicle for Chinese spies.

It could be a reality within the next 10 years. We examine the ethical issues. As hundreds of thousands of Gazans continue to walk back to find what's left of their homes in northern Gaza, Jordanian helicopters have begun deliveries of aid to the territory, the first since the ceasefire was declared.

It could be a reality within the next 10 years. We examine the ethical issues. As hundreds of thousands of Gazans continue to walk back to find what's left of their homes in northern Gaza, Jordanian helicopters have begun deliveries of aid to the territory, the first since the ceasefire was declared.

The BBC joined the mission, the first international media organisation to fly into Israeli-held territory in southern Gaza since this ceasefire. Our correspondent Fergal Keane was on board. He's now back at the Alzaka Air Base in Jordan, and he told me what he saw.

The BBC joined the mission, the first international media organisation to fly into Israeli-held territory in southern Gaza since this ceasefire. Our correspondent Fergal Keane was on board. He's now back at the Alzaka Air Base in Jordan, and he told me what he saw.

Fergal, that aid, as you said, went into the south. What do we know about aid getting in for the hundreds of thousands of Gazans returning to Gaza City further north, where the need is going to be huge, isn't it?

Fergal, that aid, as you said, went into the south. What do we know about aid getting in for the hundreds of thousands of Gazans returning to Gaza City further north, where the need is going to be huge, isn't it?

We've been speaking to one of the people who stayed in Jalabia in northern Gaza throughout the conflict. His name is Saib al-Zar, and we asked him what it was like now being reunited with some of his relatives who've returned home.

We've been speaking to one of the people who stayed in Jalabia in northern Gaza throughout the conflict. His name is Saib al-Zar, and we asked him what it was like now being reunited with some of his relatives who've returned home.

Saeb Al-Zar speaking to Nick Robinson. Conditions in Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seem to be getting worse. There's intense fighting going on between the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, the Congolese government and UN troops. Four more South African peacekeepers have been killed, bringing it to a total of 13 over the past few days.

Saeb Al-Zar speaking to Nick Robinson. Conditions in Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seem to be getting worse. There's intense fighting going on between the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, the Congolese government and UN troops. Four more South African peacekeepers have been killed, bringing it to a total of 13 over the past few days.

Up to two million people are in the city, including hundreds of thousands displaced by conflict. Jens Laake is a spokesman for the United Nations Humanitarian Office.

Up to two million people are in the city, including hundreds of thousands displaced by conflict. Jens Laake is a spokesman for the United Nations Humanitarian Office.

Our reporter Emery Makumeno is in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. He told me about the latest fighting in Goma.

Our reporter Emery Makumeno is in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. He told me about the latest fighting in Goma.

And Emery, I'm hearing that the World Food Programme is saying that they've stopped food deliveries. And that is devastating for many people in Goma because a lot of people are living in refugee camps, aren't they?

And Emery, I'm hearing that the World Food Programme is saying that they've stopped food deliveries. And that is devastating for many people in Goma because a lot of people are living in refugee camps, aren't they?