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Chapter 1: How are world leaders responding to the economic impact of the Iran war?
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson and it's 16 hours GMT on Wednesday the 1st of April. These are our main stories. Stock markets rise as President Trump promises the end of the war with Iran within the next three weeks. We get access to the views of people living inside Iran. Also, India's census of its population of 1.4 billion gets underway.
Russian government doesn't want people to access things on the internet, free speech, doesn't want people to access western media. Russia clamps down on the social media messaging app Telegram.
As we record this podcast, President Trump is due to address the nation about progress on the war with Iran. Mr. Trump says he's achieved his aim of destroying all of Iran's nuclear capabilities and has promised an end to the conflict within two to three weeks.
Because of the effect of the US-Israeli war with Iran on the global economy, many countries are already facing economic difficulties and are being forced to bring in measures to try to reduce the impact of rising energy prices. The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the latest world leader to outline a plan responding to the energy crisis, while also referencing long-term shifts in alliances. It is now clear that the impact of this war will affect the future of our country.
In the coming weeks we will announce a new summit with our EU partners. And I can tell you that at that summit the UK will not just ratify existing commitments made at last year's summit. We want to be more ambitious. Closer economic cooperation. Closer security cooperation. A partnership that recognises our shared values, our shared interests and our shared future.
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Chapter 2: What measures is Australia taking to address rising fuel prices?
In Australia, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged it's difficult to feel positive with the biggest spike in petrol and diesel prices in history. And he urged Australians to use less fuel while outlining new measures.
Today we cut the fuel excise in half, cutting the tax on every litre of petrol by 26 cents. Those savings have started showing up at your petrol station. For our truckies, we have cut the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero.
Both these measures will be in place for the next three months. We are working to bring the price of fuel down, to make more fuel here and to keep it on shore. Using our strong trading relationships with our region to bring more petrol, diesel and fertilizer to Australia. Our business editor Simon Jack looks at how countries can prepare for a period of sustained high prices.
They've got to tackle this head on. Clearly we're seeing a major energy disruption, despite the fact that oil prices have fallen quite sharply today. In fact, they've reached $119 a barrel. They're down at around $103 right now. So you've been seeing big swings in recent days. Nevertheless, some of the supply chains of things like jet fuel, fertilizer, etc. are going to start, and petrol and diesel, are going to start filtering through. Very interesting. Depends where you are in the world as to how...
Kuinka vahva näkökulma näistä on? Olet kuullut, että siellä on Australiassa, että yrittäjät pystyisivät menemään vähemmän. Olet kuullut samanlaisia asioita EU-palveluissa. Työpaikalla, jos voit, menetelmät vähemmän, paljon vähemmän, paljon hieman moderatiivisempia viestejä EU-palveluissa, joissa ihmiset ovat kuitenkin olleet sanoneet, että olet Karenina, mutta pysy sinun kaupungin tavoitteisiin samaan. Jos sinulla on puoli tankkia petroliä, älä lisätä sen täysin, kun sinulla ei olisi normaalisti.
And also on airlines, for example. Again, Asia, very dependent on Gulf energy. We've seen some emergency measures at Korean Airlines, some surcharges in airlines in Australasia. And we've seen some creeping messages in Europe and the UK saying, we're good for now, but six weeks out from now, the pressure points begin to build. Because those tankers that set sail with things like jet fuel before the conflict are arriving in European refineries now. So if you like, the gap in the...
Supply chain begins from now. As I say, markets taking some comfort from the fact that Donald Trump says he wants to end this in a couple of weeks. And airlines are saying, you know, we're pretty good till mid-May maybe. But everyone's sort of saying, we're monitoring this, we're keeping our eye on it, and where we can, we'll protect consumers. Nick Marsh, our business correspondent based in Singapore, has been looking at the impact across Southeast Asia.
You've got countries across Southeast Asia who are arguably impacted even more than Australia. So I'm thinking about countries such as Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand as well. All of these countries rely heavily.
Heavily on Middle Eastern oil and gas. I mean in the Philippines reserves dwindling by the day. So you've got all kinds of fuel rationing being put in place. Directives from the government not to use air conditioning too much, for example. And we've just had Indonesia, which up until now wasn't quite as badly affected as the rest of Southeast Asia.
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Chapter 3: How is the conflict affecting daily life for people in Iran?
I mean, the problem we have at the moment is we don't quite know exactly what Donald Trump's ambitions are for this war. He seems to have moved away from the idea of regime change, and he seems also to have moved away from the idea of completely removing all trace of Iran's nuclear program.
Even though clearly the Americans believe that the damage that is being done will make it impossible for Iran to reconstitute any kind of weapons program in the near future. But as always with Donald Trump, you're never quite sure. And we'll have to wait until he speaks much later today to find out if he can put any more flesh on that particular bone. Do you think there's an element of reassuring people in the US and indeed financial markets in the timing of this?
Siellä on aina sellainen elementti, ja hän näyttää näitä näkökulmia hyvin lähellä. Petrol on nyt amerikkalaisissa puutteissa saanut $4 kalliota. Se on melko tärkeä näkökulma.
But the rhetoric that he has employed in the last few days does rather suggest that he wants this to be over sooner rather than later. And he's prepared, if necessary, to walk away from some of his sort of maximalist goals in the process. And talking about walking away in a newspaper interview with the British newspaper, Mr. Trump has said he's thinking of leaving NATO. Do you think that shows his dissatisfaction with Western allies?
I think it's clearly a fit of peak over the reluctance of many of those allies to get more closely involved and supportive of the war in Iran. I mean, the Trump administration seems to blithely ignore the whole premise for the NATO alliance, which was that it was a defensive alliance where members would spring to the defense of members when they were attacked.
And of course it is America that has done the attacking in this case. And that accounts for the extreme reluctance of a lot of European NATO allies to get more intimately involved. Paul Adams. And we have more analysis of the economic impact of the conflict on our YouTube channel. Just search for BBC News on YouTube and you'll find Global News Podcast in the podcast section. There's a new story available every weekday.
So, what do we know about the situation inside Iran itself? Daily bombardments have hit the country's infrastructure and civilians alike. More than 3,000 people are reported to have been killed. It's been difficult getting information out of Iran because of the internet shutdown since anti-government protests began in December. BBC Persians Gonchi Habibiazad gathered these recent voices.
I feel like I've been in a purgatory for a month. I can't do anything and everything is up in the air. I'm so tired of the war. I want them to continue striking. I'm tired of this situation. I want the government to go. I got more details about the views of Iranians from Gonchi Habibiezad.
Jotkut ovat todennäköisesti erittäin huolta. He eivät tiedä, mitä tapahtuu, mitä Donald Trump sanoo, onko se loppu, vai onko se jatkuvasti. Eli nämä ihmiset, joiden puhun, ovat vain pieni osa mitä tapahtuu maailmassa. Se on hyvin vaikeaa kontaktia ulkomailla.
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Chapter 4: What challenges does India face in conducting its population census?
So it normally happens once in 10 years. The last one was in 2011. But because of the pandemic and then election scheduling, it could not happen. So that is why this is considered a very key moment for India to get a snapshot of what's happening in the country. And what about the questions on Barasan? I mean, will there be questions about caste, you know, the old social system in India that still exists?
In about a century, for the first time, they are going to ask about caste. It's a social hierarchy based on religion. So they want to know how many people from different castes are there, because India also has what you call affirmative action, reservation in educational institutions and government jobs and in various sectors.
Now if they know what kind of caste group they are living below poverty line or above poverty line, that can help the government planners to come out with policies to benefit such caste groups. It will also tell you what kind of caste groups are dominant and how many people are there. So it is a Ja Barisan Ethirajan.
Moscow is introducing new measures to further control online access in Russia. The main target is the social media messaging app Telegram, founded by two Russian brothers who then moved abroad, which is widely used across the country. There have been long-standing tensions with the Russian government, because Telegram has refused to hand over user data to the authorities.
James Copnell spoke to Russian IT specialist Alexander Izevnin, who is in Moscow, about the level of internet access enjoyed by most Russians. Russian government doesn't want people to access things on the internet, free speech, doesn't want people to access western media. And we are already in that situation of internet regulation in Russia, that the government could do random things on how they throttle, how they block.
How they restrict access to Western resources. So that's why situation with internet is unpredictable for ordinary users.
Mitä ajattelet tällä hetkellä tällaisista yhdessä tekemisistä Telegram-messauksesta? Mitä luultavasti tapahtuu? Mielestäni teknisesti mitään uutta ei tapahtunut, koska Telegram on blokkannut, kuten se oli viisi vuotta sitten. Ja ihmiset already know how to use Telegram, how to avoid Telegram blockings.
Joten ihmiset käyttävät sen edelleen. Kaikki, jotka haluavat käyttää sen, käyttävät sen edelleen. Vaikein tapauksena on se, että ruotsin hallitus voisi kertoa Telegramiin teröristiturvallisuuden tai vaarallisuuden tai jotain todella huonoa. Se on telegramiin kommunikaatio tai telegramiin myyntiä tai tehtäviä tehtäviä.
Se tulee olemaan russiaan ilmaisuus. Se tulee olemaan teröristinen kriisi. Sanoit, että jokainen, joka haluaa käyttää sitä, voi käyttää. Onko se yleensä tapauksena, että ihmiset ovat saaneet löytää heidän kauttaan hallituksen restriksioita teknologiasta? Content blocking aloitti Ruotsissa noin 15 vuotta sitten. Alussa se oli hyvin lyhyt.
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Chapter 5: How is Russia controlling online access and social media?
When soldiers enforced curfews and restrictions. But that operation drew sharp criticism, with reports that soldiers were using excessive force, unlawfully detaining and harassing civilians. Security experts warn the military is trained for combat, not for the kind of community-based policing.
...needit to build trust. And so some are skeptical about their return. And there's also history to contend with. The apartheid regime used the military to enforce their rule, a legacy that still shapes how some South Africans view soldiers on their streets today. Tämä paikka, Sodom ja Gomorra, ei ole mitään. Ei ole mitään.
Gang violence is not unique to this community. In Cape Town police admit they are overwhelmed, as shootings linked to gangs continue to claim lives.
with bystanders, including children, often caught in the crossfire. Joint police-military operations could become more common, at least until the deep drivers of crime, poverty and unemployment are addressed. Here's defense expert Dr. Guy Lam.
The worry is that there isn't really a dedicated plan to try and address why crime is so violent in these sort of places. So we're likely to see this happening into the foreseeable future because this plan of addressing what are the root causes of crime in these high crime areas is not in place.
The government says the troops have received additional training for this mission. And for some residents living with daily gunfire, the calculation is simple. Any sense of safety, however temporary, may be better than none.
Apple is celebrating its 50th anniversary after decades of the tech giant giving the world computers, phones, watches, headphones and much more. The company's success is often attributed to its product's sleek design and Apple's focus on innovation. But as David Pogue, who's written a book about the company, told Justin Webb, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes.
Luulen, että Tim Cookin, CEO Tim Cookin asia on aina ollut, että en ole tuotantokykyinen. En koskaan ole Steve Jobs, joka ilmoittaa uusia inventioita, mutta mitä voin tehdä, on rikkoa kaikki juuri siitä, mitä meillä on. Joten hän, esimerkiksi, rakennettiin Apple's ability to make his own chips. Hän kasvoi numeroa iPhones available.
Ja Tim Cook on tehty Apple-palveluun, Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV ja kaikki sellaista. Hän on myös ollut erittäin varma Donald Trumpin kanssa, eikö hän? Jotkut, jotka eivät tykkää Donald Trumpista, ovat yllättyneet. En tiedä, onko se Donald Trumpin läheisyys tai Donald Trumpin manipulaatio.
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Chapter 6: What actions is South Africa taking to combat organized crime?
In other words, Trump was threatening these devastating tariffs that would have driven up the cost of an iPhone to $3,000. So my take on it is Cook did an extremely pragmatic, practical, almost manipulative maneuver and handed Trump a trophy.
I don't know if people can have their own opinions about whether it was worth it to violate his own personal principles to do that, but it did work. The tariffs never happened. What has Apple got wrong?
Apple's history is strewn with failure. The Apple I was not much of a seller. They sold 150 of those. The Apple II was a huge hit. Six million introduced the whole world to personal computers. But then the next three failed. Apple recently spent $10 billion and a decade working on the Apple car.
They never got there on that one. So most of the things Apple does, you never hear of, because they get cancelled before they reach the finish line. So its future is what, do you think? I think its future is very solid, if only because...
Two and a half billion people are carrying around Apple devices right now. 31% of every man, woman and child on earth. Apple has a long runway. It can tread water for a couple of years before anything bad starts to happen. And Apple won't do that.
David Pogue, author and broadcaster, who's written Apple the first 50 years. And finally, the lineup for this summer's World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States is now complete after the final six nations qualified overnight. The Democratic Republic of Congo team secured a spot for the first time since 1974, and Iraq booked a place in the competition after a 40-year gap. This was the reaction on the streets of Baghdad.
From jubilation for Iraqis to devastation for Italy, who for the third time in a row failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing on penalties to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Here's some reaction from Italian fans.
Me emme ole valmiita hyvällä maailmalla. Me emme ole valmiita, kun se on tärkeää. Me emme ole valmiita, kun täytyy antaa lisää. Me emme ole valmiita, kun on tärkeää. Mitä voin sanoa? Järjestelmä on rottunut. Kompleettisesti rottunut. Onko järjestelmä rottunut vai joukkue ei tullut? Järjestelmä ei tullut.
We knew that the team has its limits, but like this, you know, not going to the World Cup three times in a row, Sweden, North Macedonia and Bosnia. What else can I say? Daniele Fisichella is an Italian football journalist, and he told Laila Nathu what he made of those fans' comments.
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Chapter 7: What were the results of the final qualifying matches for the men's football World Cup?
Emme saaneet saada sitä, mutta toivottavasti, jos olet Italiassa ja tulet penaltipäästöön, niin sinä olet paikalla, jossa on n.66 maailmassa, Bosnia ja Herzegovina, joista he tarvitsevat koulutusta. Mutta jos tulet paikalle, niin se tarkoittaa sitä, että asiat ovat menneet väärin ja että on tehty vaikeuksia jo aiemmin.
Mitä on tullut väärin, kun Italiassa on päässyt tähän positiiviseen? Italiassa emme voineet pysyä kohti muutoksista. He eivät muuttaneet koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta koulutuksen kautta
eivät edes pelata Italiassa. Siinä on vain kolme outoa, jotka ovat italiallisia. Se on todennäköisesti seurannut hyvin vahvaa koulutuskampanjaa. Koska näistä jatkuvista menestyksistä maailmassa on maailmankuva, italialliset, jotka eivät ole edes kasvaneet, ovat kuitenkin olleet italiassa maailmassa. Mitä se tekee italiallisessa yhteiskunnassa?
Joukkue on tullut vähemmän ja vähemmän suomalaisia, ja se on oikea kuvitella, missä nuorten yhdistelmät ovat. Italiassa on suurin piirtein parantunut monissa muissa koulutuksissa, kuten Jannik Sinnerin yhdistelmänä maailmassa.
Kimi Antonellin kaksi Formula 1 Grand Prixä, baseball-järjestöjen, viimeisten olympikoiden. Ja mielestäni tämä on hyvä. Tämä on terveellistä. Se näyttää tietenkin, että nuorten ihmiset lähestyvät toisia sportteja, jotka mahdollisesti tarjoavat parempaa infrastruktuuria ja parempaa projektia.
whereas football is lagging behind, but it's a systemic issue. If you do go and watch football in Italy, the stadiums are crumbling, they're old, and to build new stadiums it takes such an amount, such an effort and such bureaucracies that sometimes investors just want to step away, and that obviously doesn't increase participation. And the problem is that the World Cup is such a defining moment for generations,
These are really moments where everyone comes together and they define our lives and they have been deprived of that. Daniela Fisikella and the World Cup gets underway in June.
And that's it from us for now. If you want to get in touch, you can email us at globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod. And don't forget our sister podcast, The Global Story, which goes in-depth and beyond the headlines on one big story. This edition of the Global News Podcast was mixed by Alana Bowles. The producer was Charles Sanctuary. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Valerie Sanderson. Until next time, bye-bye.
Maistuvia tarjouksia arkeen ja juhlaan. K-Marketista. Oman kylän kaupasta.
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