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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What led to the EU approving a $100 billion loan to Ukraine?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Celia Hatton, and at 1500 GMT on Wednesday, the 22nd of April, these are our main stories. A possible game-changer for Kiev. A $100 billion loan to Ukraine has been approved by the European Union, after Hungary dropped its veto on the money.
Three container ships have been targeted by Iranian gunfire trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, why the South Korean police are preparing to arrest the mogul who created the K-pop supergroup BTS. Also in this podcast... The Colombian mercenary help, technical facilitation of drones and other kind of firing techniques, helped the RSF take over the city.
A new report says Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates helped Sudanese paramilitary fighters capture the city of El Fasher last year. And how climate change might be affecting your ability to vote.
Something like an earthquake or blood is going to mean that people are not located where they should be located when they need to go to the polling station.
We'll start with the development that could be crucial for Ukraine in its battle against Russia. European Union ambassadors have approved a promised $100 billion loan to Ukraine after Hungary dropped its veto. This marks the end to a long process. Budapest had blocked the money when it stopped getting Russian oil through the Druzeba pipeline, which crosses Ukraine.
Kiev said the pipeline had been damaged. after a Russian strike, but now says the oil has started flowing again. Hungary's departing prime minister, Viktor Orban, had accused Ukraine of deliberately blocking the oil by failing to carry out repairs, an accusation Kiev denies. Karin Karlsbro is a Swedish MP for the Renew Europe group. She welcomed the decision to release the funds.
Ukraine is not only fighting for its own existence. Ukraine is fighting for us. And finally, the European Union could deliver.
But it's painful that some member states have blocked and slowed down the process. But finally, the decision we're taking.
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Chapter 3: How has Hungary's political situation affected Ukraine's oil supply?
would be kept in place. And Iran has essentially said that it will – well, it closed down the Strait of Hormuz again. It was barely open, but to a degree. And there was some will towards opening it, but did so when that blockade was put in place by President Trump. So, I mean, this is one of the obstacles, obviously, towards getting any kind of process towards –
Chapter 4: What incidents occurred involving container ships in the Strait of Hormuz?
talks underway again, any kind of momentum, I don't think will necessarily lead to an immediate escalation. But it just shows the risks that are run when you have a deadlock like this. And there are so many elements that can lead to a sudden escalation and reigniting of the conflict.
So where are we now? We've been talking about whether the talks will happen. We've also been talking about whether outright conflict will take place again. I mean, Donald Trump says the ceasefire will last until peace talks conclude. But if attacks like these continue in the Strait, do you think the ceasefire will hold?
I mean, the ceasefire will hold as long as President Trump feels that it is in his interest and the interests of the U.S. I think it's more likely, well, it's 100% going to be the U.S., which reignites the war. I mean, obviously, with Israel, they started it. So it's not Iran, I think. who are necessarily going to start their barrages of missiles again.
I mean, those were in response to the attacks by the US and Israel. But the trust that obviously is lacking between these two sides over decades of hostility and bad-mouthing each other doesn't seem to be in any sense re-established between them.
And what we've been hearing, the little we've been hearing, to be honest, from the Iranian side, has very much focused on that, saying that any trust there might have been is gone. And they keep on harping on this idea that the US has just shown itself not to be serious.
Their idea of seriousness in negotiations is we sit down and we're there for the long haul and we kind of talk through everything. And obstacles are in place and we know they're difficult, but we try to work through them and build on that. That's not President Trump's style.
But what about Iran's strategy? What is Iran's strategy?
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Chapter 5: How are Colombian mercenaries involved in Sudan's civil war?
Tehran's been putting off a second round of negotiations. Is time in their favor right now? The Iranians are famous for their use of delay tactics.
I think the Iranian leadership believes that. And President Trump, I mean, he was talking about time running out. From his position, President Trump's position, he's essentially saying there is a deal in place. That's the deal the Iranians are going to have to sign up to, come to the table and do it. And we're going to keep a ceasefire until they do that. The Iranians see that as bluster.
They see that as just a beginning part of what should be a long process. They don't seem ready to commit to even the image of
Chapter 6: What impact does climate change have on voter turnout during elections?
of sitting down to a new round of talks until something has been established along those lines. How long they can hold out on that, I think, is a big question. I think they must have felt that President Trump wasn't serious about ending the ceasefire, that it was the likeliest outcome, that it would be extended. But how much longer would he do that for?
How much longer do they think that they can sit it out? And how much more pain do they think that they can have inflicted on them? I don't think they care particularly about their people. As we've seen, they killed thousands of them in the streets. But that is a strategy that seems to be working for them at the moment. Who knows if it will continue to do so for that much longer.
Both sides essentially are playing chicken.
Sebastian Ascher, staying with the war, there's been no formal response yet from Iran on the ceasefire extension at the time of this podcast recording. Our chief international correspondent Lise Doucette is in Tehran, where she's been getting reaction to the prospect of further talks with the US.
So it's a warm spring day and we've come to Sana'i Street, named after an Iranian poet here in central Tehran. And that's just, here's a shoe shop. Let's go in there. The owner's putting out the awning. Salam, salam. Can I ask your first name? I'm Mohamed. Mohamed, and this is your dad? Mustafa. Mustafa, Mustafa. How long have you had this shop? 40 years. 40 years? Wow, family business.
Yes, yes.
How is business now?
It's not really good, but we are happy right now.
You're happy that you can come back to work? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Do you have many customers? Before many, now not. And why? Bad economy. The bad economy, people don't have money. And what about the ceasefire, Atash Bas? We are happy about war. Really? I thought it was your dad. Do you agree? Why are you happy about war? I can't really say that, say the reason.
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Chapter 7: What is the significance of women at the Nuremberg trials?
Here's your shopping list. Yeah. What's it like shopping now during the ceasefire? It's not ceasefire.
I mean, it's supposed to be, but it's not. Well, there's no missiles. It takes so much money for something like a bread like this. It was 35 tumors about three months ago. Now it's three times more. People go through hell right now to be able to pay for a loaf of bread.
If you were to send a message to the negotiators, what would you say?
Stop negotiating as well, because I don't think that it's going to happen something good for us, because the way that Trump is talking about it is just threatening people, you know?
And here's a young man just walking past us, and he is... What are you holding?
It's a walak butter, karaya walak, local herb north of Tehran from Tajweez.
Do you work here in Tehran?
Well, yes. I'm an architect, and also I teach.
What is... The ceasefire is in place. Yes. negotiations may or may not be going on.
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