Nick Miles

Last month, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also said they would withdraw from the landmine convention because of the increased Russian threat. Meanwhile, Finland has experienced a boom in defence technology companies since the start of the war in Ukraine.

And amid the current geopolitical tensions between President Trump's administration and the European Union, there's a renewed focus on the role of the tech sector in helping Finland improve its defence capabilities. Maddy Savage reports from Helsinki.

And amid the current geopolitical tensions between President Trump's administration and the European Union, there's a renewed focus on the role of the tech sector in helping Finland improve its defence capabilities. Maddy Savage reports from Helsinki.

Maddy Savage in Finland. Baseball equipment is beautifully simple. A white leather ball and a wooden bat. It's been played in roughly its current form since the 1880s. But with the 2025 season now underway, Major League Baseball could be on the brink of a drastic change. A handful of players have had great success with the new shape bat.

Maddy Savage in Finland. Baseball equipment is beautifully simple. A white leather ball and a wooden bat. It's been played in roughly its current form since the 1880s. But with the 2025 season now underway, Major League Baseball could be on the brink of a drastic change. A handful of players have had great success with the new shape bat.

It is believed to be the first significant evolution in bat design for more than 100 years. Peter Goffin has been looking into the science behind what's being called the torpedo bat.

It is believed to be the first significant evolution in bat design for more than 100 years. Peter Goffin has been looking into the science behind what's being called the torpedo bat.

And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later on. 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 Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Liam McSheffrey.

And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later on. 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 Global News Pod. This edition was mixed by Caroline Driscoll. The producer was Liam McSheffrey.

The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Nick Mars. Until next time, goodbye.

The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Nick Mars. Until next time, goodbye.

We're on day five now after the earthquake struck on Friday. The chances of finding survivors becomes less and less likely. That doesn't mean that people will stop trying. It doesn't mean that international rescue teams aren't going in. But obviously as more time goes by, the likelihood of these people being found alive diminishes significantly.

We're on day five now after the earthquake struck on Friday. The chances of finding survivors becomes less and less likely. That doesn't mean that people will stop trying. It doesn't mean that international rescue teams aren't going in. But obviously as more time goes by, the likelihood of these people being found alive diminishes significantly.

Well, I'm actually looking at that vast mound of rubble that was supposed to be a government office building which was under construction when it came down in a matter of seconds on Friday. There's actually still plenty of work going on here. There's diggers, huge cranes wherever you look.

Well, I'm actually looking at that vast mound of rubble that was supposed to be a government office building which was under construction when it came down in a matter of seconds on Friday. There's actually still plenty of work going on here. There's diggers, huge cranes wherever you look.

They're shifting these enormous slabs of concrete and trying to take away all the twisted metal that still remains of this mound of debris. It's still about four or five stories high. There's lots happening here, but it's become a generally accepted fact now that this operation is less about search and rescue of survivors and more about search and recovery of bodies.

They're shifting these enormous slabs of concrete and trying to take away all the twisted metal that still remains of this mound of debris. It's still about four or five stories high. There's lots happening here, but it's become a generally accepted fact now that this operation is less about search and rescue of survivors and more about search and recovery of bodies.

And Bangkok's governor was actually here just a couple of hours ago And he was talking about the removal of bodies. He was saying that, you know, scanners weren't picking up any more signs of life. They were just detecting bodies. So an investigation has been launched. Companies who were involved in the construction of this building have been placed under investigation.

And Bangkok's governor was actually here just a couple of hours ago And he was talking about the removal of bodies. He was saying that, you know, scanners weren't picking up any more signs of life. They were just detecting bodies. So an investigation has been launched. Companies who were involved in the construction of this building have been placed under investigation.

We saw some steel samples being taken away from the construction site for analysis. And the Thai government wants answers by the end of the week. But that's kind of the focus where I am now in Bangkok, Jackie.