Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: Why is the US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany?
I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 2nd of May, these are our main stories. 5,000 US troops will be ordered home from Germany following a spat between the two countries' leaders. And are we any closer to an Iran deal? We'll hear from President Trump. Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever, or do we want to try and make a deal? Let me go to the option. Do you want to go blast the hell out of them and finish them forever? I'd prefer not.
Myös Cuba sanoo, että uusia sanktioita, joita USA on tehty, ovat yhteinen palkka. Gazaan rauhoitujen ja rauhoitujen rauhoituminen liittyy palestiinalaisille. Myös tämän podcastin kanssa. Se on ollut melkoinen ordeo. En ole varma, että ei ole olemassa Hollywood-stari. Ja se ei kuulosta, kuin jokainen muu, joka on joutunut Oscarin kanssa, on joutunut tekemään tätä.
The Hollywood ending for a missing Oscar.
President Trump has been threatening to punish some European countries for refusing to help with the war in Iran. And when the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz commented that the US was being humiliated by Tehran, it seemed to have hit a nerve. Earlier this week, Mr Trump hinted he might pull thousands of US troops out of Germany. And on Friday, the chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed this in a statement. It's been voiced by one of our producers.
The Secretary of War has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 troops from Germany. This decision follows a thorough review of the department's force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theatre requirements and conditions on the ground. We expect the withdrawal to be completed over the next 6 to 12 months. I asked our North America correspondent Peter Bowes if this was about Mr Trump being offended by the German Chancellor.
Well, the Pentagon statement that we've just heard suggests a wider review of troop requirements, but we can't ignore the spat between Donald Trump and Friedrich Mertz over the war in Iran. The Chancellor's reservations about the conflict are well known. They have been for a long time, from the beginning of the war two months ago.
He actually met with Donald Trump at the White House in March. This was just days after the conflict started. And he expressed concern that an extended war could do great damage to the global economy. In recent days he has been more critical, saying that the US was being humiliated by the Iranian leadership. He also criticized Washington's lack of strategy. Mr. Trump responded to that, saying that the German chancellor didn't know what he was talking about.
Ja se oli sitten, vain muutama päivä aiemmin, että hän vältti vähentämään numeroa Yhdysvaltoja, jotka olivat paikallaan. Ja hän sanoi, että päätökset olisivat tehty melko pian. Ja se on ollut melko pian, vain 48 tuntia nyt. Pentagon on osoittanut tämän muutoksen. Ja mikä voisi olla vaikutus turvallisuuteen, ei vain Euroopassa, mutta myös Yhdysvaltojen?
No, 5 000 Yhdysvallan puolustus on todennäköisesti paremmin symbolinen kuin strateginen, vaikka symbolismi on tietenkin tärkeää. Se on todennäköisesti parempi, luulen, että lisätä enemmän kysymyksiä yhdessä yhdistyksissä Washingtonin pitkäaikaisuudessaan NATOon ja se voisi näyttää vahvistamisen Russiaa.
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Chapter 3: What impact will the troop withdrawal have on US-Germany relations?
By reducing overseas commitments, though, he would be appealing to his base. Unless it leads to very clear security setbacks, it's unlikely to become, I think, a major domestic political issue. And you mentioned there, Peter, overseas commitments. And the biggest one now is obviously Iran, and President Trump is under pressure to decide what to do. He said in a letter to the US Congress that hostilities are terminated, but he's also told journalists the war could start up again.
Haluaisimmeko mennä ja vahvistaa heitä ja lopettaa heitä aina vai haluaisimmeko yrittää tehdä ratkaisu? Ne ovat mahdollisuuksia. Haluaisitko mennä ja vahvistaa heitä ja lopettaa heitä aina vai haluaisimmeko yrittää tehdä ratkaisu?
And I'm tempted to say to that, well, probably only he knows what he's going to do next. Whenever he is asked if he is going to resume the bombing, he says to reporters, why should I tell you? And I think that is a response that emphasizes that he is keeping his options open, all of his options. He could try to intensify the economic stranglehold on Iran through the blockade of its ports. He could try to move to open up the Strait of Hormuz or partially open it through U.S. intervention there.
Both options could involve playing the long game, but I think the reality is, with domestic politics in mind, Donald Trump doesn't have a lot of time to end this war if he is not going to risk the consequences at the polls in November.
Peter Bowes. Tensions are also ramping up between the US and the EU over trade. President Trump has announced he'll be increasing tariffs on imported European vehicles to 25%. The tax is currently set at 15%, but Mr Trump claims the bloc is not complying with the terms of a trade deal struck last summer. The European Commission has responded, saying it's implementing the deal in line with standard practice.
The US trade war with the EU has been one of the big issues of the Trump administration. And in Florida on Friday, Mr. Trump took aim at his French counterparts. So I'd call up like, as an example, France. I spoke with Macron. Emmanuel.
Ja hän sanoi, että Donald, miten voittaisit? Sinun ei voi tehdä sitä. Ja minä sanoin, että en voi tehdä sitä. Ja hän sanoi, että minä voin tehdä sitä. Ja minä sanoin, että sinulla on ratkaisu.
With more on the US tariffs on European vehicles, here's our business correspondent Michelle Fleury. Obviously we have this signal of intent from the president with this post on Truth Social, but we still have to wait for the official document from the Department of Commerce and others.
That kind of formally announces the mechanism under which such trade tariffs would be implemented. A lot of them were, or at least this idea of blanket tariffs was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court. That being said, there are sectoral tariffs that are currently being explored by the administration. So whether it would fall under that, we just at this point don't know. And I think that's where, as ever, the fine print matters.
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Chapter 4: How are new US sanctions affecting Cuba?
The response has been very strong, right in front of the United States embassy. Millions of Cubans across the entire country and here, hundreds of thousands in their anti-imperialist stand. So who will be the target of the new US sanctions? Our Cuba correspondent is Will Grant.
It's pretty interesting in the sense that it is very generalized. I mean, the wording says to any foreign person operating in the energy defense related material metals and mining, financial services or security sector of the Cuban economy or any other sector of the Cuban economy. Huge amount of movement and wiggle room there in the interpretation of what that could mean. So that led, I think...
Kiitos puheenjohtaja.
and simply making it more uncomfortable for any entity, any individual who intends to do business with the Cuban government, which of course remains the main player in the economy on the island. And of course normal Cubans are suffering. I remember you were there and you were reporting on hospitals and people giving birth in darkness because there were power outages. Is it still like that now in Cuba?
Kyllä, se pysyy todella huonosti. Tänä vuonna on ollut hieman vahvaa, kun russin öljytankerin tullut, joka käsitti noin 730 000 tukia öljyä, ja se on auttanut asioita hyvin lyhyellä aikavälillä, mutta tietenkin se ei ole loppujen lopullinen ratkaisu. Oikein mielenkiintoista on tietenkin, että Trumpin hallitus laittaa näitä uusia asioita maailmanjoukkueen.
We heard in the people's voices there on the streets that they were turning out in support of the government of that. But of course people are very, very tired of this situation. They don't want to be in a constant hostile footing with the United States. They feel like their own government has failed to invest in time with the crumbling infrastructure and so on, particularly in the energy sector. And yes, it remains extremely bleak on the island.
Luulen myös, että se pysähtyy turistit menemään, ja se vähentäisi isän paljon rahaa.
Kyllä, turismi on ensimmäinen jälkeenpäin ekonomi. Se on suunnitelma. Se on ensimmäinen ekonominen moottori. Se tuottaa ulkomaalaisia. Se tuottaa paljon pieniä yrityksiä. Tämä on ollut niin monimutkainen, erityisesti kovissa, mutta myös yli. Se on jatkuvasti hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman hieman.
That was Will Grant. Now to the curious case of the missing Oscar. It disappeared after Pavel Talankin, the director of the Academy Award winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin, was forced to put the statue into a plane's hold in case he used it as a weapon. And then the airline Lufthansa said they couldn't find it. Our world news correspondent Jo Inwood has the details.
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Chapter 5: What health crises are Palestinians facing in Gaza?
Jätä arkisatamaan. Sanotaan nyt vaikka, että otat puolisosi kanssa yhteisen asuntolainan. No se, että säätätte pullokuitit pahimman varalle, auttaa vähän. Yhteinen henkivakuutus auttaa paljon. Laske hinta ja turva puolisosi jo tänään. if.fi kautta henkivakuutus.
Henkivakuutuksen Yhteistyöliiton jäsenelle myöntää Kaleva-vakuutus, jonka asiamiehenä toimii IF-vakuutus. Klaas Olssonin asiakaskuulutus. Valoisia uutisia kaikille asiakkaillemme. Nyt 30 prosentin alennus aurinkokennovaloista. Esimerkiksi puutarhalyhdyistä, parvekevaloista tai automaattisista valoketjuista, jotka sopivat melkein minne tahansa. Klaas Olsson.
Millainen kesäremppaaja olet? Selvitä se osoitteessa tikkurilo.fi ja voit voittaa tuhat euroa rempparahaa. Valitse terassillesi kestävä tikkurilovaltti plus terassiöljy. Säännöllinen käsittely sillä ja terassi kestää kauniina vuosikymmenestä toiseen.
This is the Global News Podcast. In Gaza, rats, fleas and other pests are increasingly spreading diseases among displaced Palestinians. After two years of war, most of the two million people living in the strip are now in makeshift camps with poor hygiene and sanitation. A recent survey by international aid groups found rodents were frequently seen in 80% of displacement sites. Here's our Middle East correspondent, Yolan Nell.
Täällä näkyy kaikki suuja, jotka tulevat kaikkialla Gazan alueella. Imwadir on kolmas vanha. Pohja-alueella, jossa hänen perheensä elää, on rauhassa suuja. Se on suurin suuja. Se on suurin suu. Se on suurin suu.
Kun olemme nukkumaan, he käyvät yhdessä meidät, he käyvät yhdessä meidät ja jopa vettä. Meillä on myös hieman vettä.
In social media videos, Palestinians in the war-torn territory show the new daily battles they're facing. Against rats, weasels and other pests. There have been attacks on the sick, elderly and children. We woke up to her screaming at 2 a.m. Samah Adabla, who's also displaced in Gaza City, recalls the night her four-year-old daughter Mayasin was bitten.
When my husband turned on the torch, the weasel ran away. I looked at her hand and it was all blood. Everything was bloody. After the girl came back from the hospital, she developed a fever and vomiting. Samah and her husband now stay awake in shifts to keep watch over their two children.
Gaza Hospitals are also seeing a surge in skin diseases caused by fleas, mites, lice and bed bugs. According to the World Health Organization, they've treated over 110,000 cases this year, putting further strain on the broken healthcare system.
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Chapter 6: What recent discoveries have scientists made about Anne Boleyn?
Now with summer approaching, pest infestations and the public health crisis look set to get worse. And Garzens, worn down by two years of war, say that the situation is becoming intolerable.
Now, if you think that buying a crusty, freshly baked baguette is one of the most famous daily rituals for people in France, you might be disappointed. At least on days like May the 1st. It was International Labour Day, a significant national public holiday in France, and by law only essential services such as hospitals and hotels may open. But is that a bit outdated? The government thinks so.
It's embarked on a rule change allowing bakeries to remain open. However, there seems to have been a bit of a turnaround, leaving a lot of bakeries confused about who can actually serve customers. Ed Butler has been speaking to Patricia Orly, an employee of the Maison Collet bakery in central Paris. They said that the bakery could be open, but just the family could work.
Okay, so the boss is allowed to work on May the 1st, but you're not as a member of staff. Yeah, but me, I'm on his family. I'm his stepdaughter. You're the stepdaughter, so you can work, but other people can't work. No. Right. So now they're going to change the rules? They said that they changed the rules and everyone can work, but at the last minute they sent a mail saying,
To say that we can't open and we can't work. We shouldn't, I think... You shouldn't make your workers come in. Is that what you're saying? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I will check. Monsieur Collet? Soit-déjà, aujourd'hui, on est censé travailler que la famille. Yeah, only family.
Only the family was allowed to work. So was it incredibly busy and very hard? The boss wasn't happy. He was stressed because he didn't know what he was doing. Yeah. How were your customers? Were they annoyed? Today we have a lot, a lot, a lot of tourists because all the bakeries in the street are closed. So we are only the one open in the street.
We were only four people to work and there is a lot of people who are running from here and here and here and here. It was difficult. So tell me, what would you like to see happen? Because the unions say they don't want to change the rules. The government now says it does want to change the rules. What do you think should happen?
We want the law change and that we can open and we can let others work paid double. You would happily pay them twice the normal rate just so they can open on May the 1st, yeah? Yeah, yeah. We are ready to pay them double to work. We asked our employees yesterday if you want to work. Everything want to work and pay double. They were all delighted, but they're not allowed.
We want to change this law and let them work. There is a lot of tourists. They want to try, they want to ask, they want to see. And all shops are closed. So it's a pleasure to have different nationalities here asking bread, asking if we are opening. So it's difficult for us. That was Patricia Orli.
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Chapter 7: What happened at the Flatpack World Championships?
while a portrait currently known as an unidentified woman was most likely her. But their methodology is also contested, one art historian arguing you can't treat works of art as if they're modern photographs.
Harriet Bradshaw. And finally, a struggle that will unite many of us, putting together flat pack furniture. We've all been there. It might take us several hours and involve some swearing or a lot of swearing, but believe it or not, constructing cost-effective furniture can be done in minutes by some people. On Friday, the fastest of them took part in the Flat Pack World Championships in London. Mark Ashdown was watching.
From rows over dowels and brackets to lost instructions, building flat pack furniture can be a test for even the strongest relationship. The world's best professionals have taken it to the next level, facing off at Excel London to determine the best of the best. Two, one, go, begin.
In front of a live audience, two groups of four finalists were tasked with building a Billy bookcase, an icon of the IKEA range, with the fastest four progressing to an ultimate showdown, constructing a bedside table. There was tension, there was drama, and plenty of head scratching. The winner of the coveted Golden Hex Key Medal, Hayley McCauley from Wigan, who was delighted to retain her title. She'd won the first ever Flat Pack Championship last year.
Haley on saavuttanut yli 8 minuuttia ja 20 sekuntia. Haley on saavuttanut yli 8 minuuttia ja 20 sekuntia.
Well done, Hayley. And that was Mark Ashdown reporting. And that's all 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 globalnewspod.
Don't forget our sister podcast, The Global Story. This edition of the Global News Podcast was mixed by Darcy O'Brie and the producer was Stephen Jensen. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Charlotte Gallagher. Until next time, goodbye.
Klaas Olssonin asiakaskuulutus. Valoisia uutisia kaikille asiakkaillemme. Nyt 30 prosentin alennus aurinkokennovaloista. Esimerkiksi puutarhalyhdyistä, parvekevaloista tai automaattisista valoketjuista, jotka sopivat melkein minne tahansa. Klaas Olsson!
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