Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this just after 14 hours GMT on Thursday the 19th of February. The former prince, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, has been arrested in Britain following allegations in the Epstein files. The king's brother is accused of misconduct in public office. He denies wrongdoing.
We'll ask what happens next, assess the impact on the royal family and get reaction from the United States. Also in this podcast, the UN says atrocities in the Sudanese region of Darfur bear the hallmarks of genocide. As a major summit opens in India, how to regulate artificial intelligence.
The future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries or left to the whims of a few billionaires. AI must belong to everyone.
And... Sitting amongst the gorillas came out with a very profound statement. And in those few moments, David Attenborough changed the world's perception of gorillas.
Celebrating the world's most famous living naturalist. It may have seemed unthinkable, but this morning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, once second in line to the British throne, was arrested. The former Prince Andrew, brother to King Charles and the rumoured favourite child of Queen Elizabeth II, is now in police custody, accused of misconduct in public office.
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Chapter 2: Why was Prince Andrew arrested and what are the allegations?
I mean, Prince Andrew was, former Prince Andrew, was close in line to the throne that you would see a member of the Royal Family in a police station. Goodness knows for how long, although I should quickly interject, the maximum you can be held is 96 hours, four days.
Rob Watson. The BBC understands that Buckingham Palace and King Charles were not informed of the arrest in advance. The King has issued a statement saying he learnt about the news with the deepest concern, adding that the law would now take its course and the royal family would give its full and wholehearted support and cooperation.
I asked our royal correspondent, Johnny Diamond, just what this means for the royal family and King Charles himself.
Look at the closing words of the Statement of the King. And two of them are duty and service. And they are the foundation stones of the modern monarchy in Britain and, frankly, of the House of Windsor as well, the house that has held the crown for the last hundred or so years in that name. Now...
What is suggested by the arrest and the investigation, and it is important to remind everybody that former Prince Andrew strenuously denies any financial gain or any sexual impropriety, but what is suggested is... is that a very senior member of the royal family has done the opposite of duty and service.
And not someone who is caught drunk outside a nightclub throwing up or someone who ends up sleeping with somebody else's wife. All of this, you know, goes down the decades for the royal family and people understand they have teenage lives and they have difficult family lives like many do. But someone who has done something very, very different and running expressly against the grain of
of what the royal family is for. So I think that the challenge for the royal family is unlike any that it has faced before. And we will wait and see over the next few weeks and months about how it rides the storm.
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Chapter 3: What are the details of the UN's findings on genocide in Sudan?
Talking of the House of Windsor, it's hard to believe this would have happened in the time of Queen Elizabeth II. Does this raise questions about how she dealt with the scandal?
I think there will be questions amongst historians and analysts and royal commentators about... the strength of a mother's love for what was widely acknowledged to be a favourite son. And there will no doubt be questions about the sort of infrastructure of the relationship between Prince Andrew and the palace.
And that is effectively facilitated by the royal family, which is personified by the monarch, which was the queen, no doubt about it. I don't think there'll be that many people who will spend that much time squabbling over the legacy of the woman who spent six decades as queen...
But there will be questions over every aspect of the palace and the family's relationship with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Chapter 4: How is the AI summit in India addressing global regulations?
And that is the challenge for the family and the crown.
Now, we were trying to work out when was the last time that a senior royal was arrested. It seems to have been King Charles I during the English Civil War. What does this moment mean for the British public?
I think it is a sort of where were you when moment. It's a sort of Kennedy getting assassinated or the space shuttle blowing up. It's a really big moment. Let's not pretend that the whole of the British public are in thrall to the monarchy and are down on one knee or are shushing people as the Christmas message comes out. That's not the case.
But it is a part of the national fabric and it is an elevated part. It is almost an untouchable part. and it has been touched, and that makes it different, very different.
Our royal correspondent, Johnny Diamond. One of the key figures in bringing the Epstein scandal to light was the US-born Virginia Roberts Dufresne. She took her own life last year, but after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, her family issued a statement. Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no-one is above the law, not even royalty.
We extend our gratitude to the UK's Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. I asked our correspondent in Washington, Bernd de Boosman, how news of the arrest had gone down there.
So far, there's been very little reaction from public officials here, including from members of the congressional committee that's been looking into the Epstein files.
In recent days, there's been a lot of back and forth about the way the files and the redactions were handled.
And we've seen prominent individuals stepping away from public life or resigning from their position as a result of those files.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of China's renewable energy advancements?
I think it's also worth mentioning that House Democrats here have requested an interview with Andrew citing a 2011 email exchange and accusations made by survivors, as well as some recent photographs that
Chapter 6: What impact will Andrew's arrest have on the royal family?
came out in the files. But they have no power to compel him to come. And Republicans that control the committee haven't signaled a willingness to do so. So I think there'll be renewed calls from those Democrats and from the U.S. public that Andrew also come to the U.S. to answer questions from lawmakers here. Bernd De Boosman Jr. in Washington.
And we have more on the arrest of the former Prince Andrew on our YouTube channel. Search for BBC News on YouTube and look for Global News in the podcast section. Hosted by India, it's billed as the first AI summit of the global south. Addressing the gathering, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said all of humanity should be allowed to enjoy the benefits of artificial intelligence.
The future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries or left to the whims of a few billionaires. AI must belong to everyone. We must replace hype and fear with shared evidence and close knowledge gaps.
But the official opening of the summit has been overshadowed by the withdrawal of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He cancelled his keynote address after growing scrutiny over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. I heard more about his absence from our technology editor Zoe Kleinman, who's at the summit in Delhi.
It's been a big surprise because there were rumours that he was going to pull out, which were then denied. And I know he's here in India. He's in the country and he's been visiting tech hubs this week. So for it to be announced by the Gates Foundation, really with a couple of hours notice is quite extraordinary. Now, they haven't said anything.
that it has anything to do with his association with Jeffrey Epstein. But reading between the lines and standing here in a massive press room with the assorted media, it's quite clear that that's what everybody really wants to talk to him about. And the reason that was actually given was that he didn't want to distract from the summit.
And I think quite possibly it would have been a distraction, but pulling out has also caused a big distraction.
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Chapter 7: What led to the sentencing of a British couple in Iran?
And what does this mean for the summit as a whole? Because it's already been criticised over how it's been managed. And there was another cancellation from the boss of NVIDIA. Yes, that's right. Jensen Huang is another high profile no-show. He was supposed to be here and hasn't arrived.
I mean, look, it is an absolutely enormous gathering of not only representatives from lots of countries, but also the world's biggest tech firms. There are It's had to be 50,000 people here and there's huge exhibition halls where everybody's showing off their tech and trying to promote their country as being the place to come for the AI revolution. They're looking for investment, aren't they?
But I think it's fair to say. that the government probably isn't enjoying so much some of the headlines that are coming out of Delhi this week. You know, there was a bit of embarrassment yesterday when an Indian university was ordered to pack up and leave the exhibition after showing off a robot dog that it said it had developed and it later turned out had been made in China.
So I think there's certainly a lot of drama going on here, but I'm not sure that it's quite the drama that the Indian government had in mind. Meanwhile, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the summit alongside the French president and a couple of tech bosses, and he called for children's safety on AI platforms.
Are the people gathered there going to come up with any kind of regulation over AI? You know, I've been covering this story now for so many years and I've heard over and over again various declarations and pledges and commitments and concerns about the safety of this technology and the way in which it could be either misused deliberately or accidentally to cause harm to people.
And what I have not yet to see is anyone actually putting the brakes on with this tech that is developing so fast. I think there is a lot of regulation around in the world.
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Chapter 8: How is David Attenborough's legacy being celebrated as he turns 100?
There's no sort of sense of global governance. India is very much hoping that it's going to have impact here, but whether we will see anything more than yet another declaration remains to be seen. If there is one, and there usually is, it should arrive on Friday. Our technology editor Zoe Kleinman. Still to come in the podcast...
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You're listening to the Global News Podcast. More than 100,000 people have been killed in Sudan since the civil war began nearly three years ago. But the UN says atrocities committed by one side, the paramilitary rapid support forces, bear the hallmarks of genocide.
A fact-finding mission says the RSF went on a three-day killing spree in the western region of Darfur after capturing the city of Al-Fasha following a brutal 18-month siege. The UN report says civilians from non-Arab groups were killed, abused and raped by the largely Arab RSF. Mona Rishmawi is one of the UN investigators.
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