Oliver Conway

Yeah, now Hamas were criticised after the very first hostage handover of this ceasefire deal. They then moved to a more orderly handover with the four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday. Again, they did the same today with that one soldier. Is it a different group involved in the handover in Khan Yunus because the others were said to be being held by Islamic Jihad?

Nick Beek in Tel Aviv, and Reuters is reporting that Hamas has said it has been informed by the Red Cross that Israel will release Palestinian prisoners later in the day. And later in this podcast, we will return to Gaza and look at the implications of Israel's ban on the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees.

Nick Beek in Tel Aviv, and Reuters is reporting that Hamas has said it has been informed by the Red Cross that Israel will release Palestinian prisoners later in the day. And later in this podcast, we will return to Gaza and look at the implications of Israel's ban on the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees.

But first, Brazil is perhaps best known for its football, carnival and beaches, but now it's making waves in the world of cinema. I'm Still Here is breaking box office records and has become the first film in Portuguese to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.

But first, Brazil is perhaps best known for its football, carnival and beaches, but now it's making waves in the world of cinema. I'm Still Here is breaking box office records and has become the first film in Portuguese to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.

The historical political drama is based on a real story and is touching raw nerves for Brazilians at home and abroad, as Tom Brook reports.

The historical political drama is based on a real story and is touching raw nerves for Brazilians at home and abroad, as Tom Brook reports.

And still to come on the Global News Podcast... A lot of up and down.

And still to come on the Global News Podcast... A lot of up and down.

Is Formula One returning to Africa? M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are tightening their grip on the city of Goma and reportedly taking more territory in the east. The armed group, which the UN says is supported by Rwanda, is advancing south towards another major city, Bukavu.

Is Formula One returning to Africa? M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are tightening their grip on the city of Goma and reportedly taking more territory in the east. The armed group, which the UN says is supported by Rwanda, is advancing south towards another major city, Bukavu.

Efforts to end the fighting are in disarray with the Congolese president, Felix Chisikedi, refusing to attend talks in Kenya. In a televised address on Wednesday night, he was defiant.

Efforts to end the fighting are in disarray with the Congolese president, Felix Chisikedi, refusing to attend talks in Kenya. In a televised address on Wednesday night, he was defiant.

The Congolese president. The UN force in Congo has warned that the fighting risks reigniting ethnic tensions dating back to the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and before. Jason Stearns is a former UN investigator. He spoke to my colleague James Copnell.

The Congolese president. The UN force in Congo has warned that the fighting risks reigniting ethnic tensions dating back to the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and before. Jason Stearns is a former UN investigator. He spoke to my colleague James Copnell.

Jason Stearns, former UN investigator in Congo. Returning to the Middle East now, and the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, is expected to stop work today after being banned by the Israeli parliament. A small number of the agency's workers were sacked after being accused of involvement in the October 7th massacre.

Jason Stearns, former UN investigator in Congo. Returning to the Middle East now, and the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, is expected to stop work today after being banned by the Israeli parliament. A small number of the agency's workers were sacked after being accused of involvement in the October 7th massacre.

The UN says UNRWA's work is irreplaceable and that barring it will hurt the most vulnerable. The Peace Research Institute Oslo has just published a report on the possible consequences of the ban. Its author, Jürgen Jentzehaugen, has been speaking to our Geneva correspondent, Imogen Folks.

The UN says UNRWA's work is irreplaceable and that barring it will hurt the most vulnerable. The Peace Research Institute Oslo has just published a report on the possible consequences of the ban. Its author, Jürgen Jentzehaugen, has been speaking to our Geneva correspondent, Imogen Folks.

Jürgen Jensehaugen of the Peace Research Institute Oslo talking to Imogen folks. Next to some new technology that it's hoped could one day revolutionise food production. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US has created robotic insects that could help artificially pollinate crops in the same way bees do now. Suhan Kim is the researcher behind the project.