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Yolande Knell on Global News Podcast
Nir Oz, a kibbutz bordering Gaza where about 400 people lived, is rebuilding after one in four residents was murdered or kidnapped in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, survivor Dalit Aharon said. Dozens of homes have been demolished, while security and political accountability for security failures remain major issues ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election.Jannat Jalil on Global News Podcast
Israel is holding events marking three years since Hamas-led attacks killed about 1,200 people and began the Gaza war. 168 of the 251 hostages taken returned alive, the last through a US-brokered ceasefire deal. Israeli attacks have continued, while Gaza’s Hamas-led health ministry says more than 74,000 people have been killed, two-thirds civilians.Jannat Jalil on Global News Podcast
France’s biggest student protests in decades have spread nationwide, with hundreds of thousands demonstrating Tuesday over crumbling schools, teacher shortages, inadequate funding and overcrowded classes. President Macron held crisis talks with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, while the government blamed France Unbowed for violence, an accusation the party denies.Bethany Bell on Global News Podcast
August Hanning, who led Germany’s Foreign Intelligence Agency until 2005, was arrested on suspicion of espionage, and his former aide Manfred D was also arrested. Prosecutors accuse Hanning of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, while his lawyer rejects allegations reportedly involving Iran’s nuclear program and the Russian military.Jannat Jalil on Global News Podcast
Lionel Messi ended his 22-year international football career by scoring in Argentina’s 3-0 victory over Benin before about 85,000 people in Buenos Aires. He will continue playing for Inter Miami, where his arrival in 2023 has reportedly more than doubled the team’s value and boosted tourism and economic growth in Miami.Jannat Jalil on Global News Podcast
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, 50, has regained consciousness and is speaking after a botched execution attempt last Wednesday, her lawyers say. She remains handcuffed and shackled in hospital with arm injuries and requires critical care, while concerns remain about possible permanent or brain damage.Vincent Dowd on Global News Podcast
Actress Eva Marie Saint has died aged 102, one of Hollywood’s last Golden Age stars and the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for On the Waterfront (1954). She also starred opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and continued acting into her 90s.Anna Aslam on Global News Podcast
Scientists from Scotland and Japan plan to send 10 milliliters of whiskey and wood chips into orbit to study whether fluctuating temperatures and faster day-and-night cycles accelerate ageing and alter flavour. The CubeSat experiment, led in part by the University of Glasgow, will also examine producing ethanol in space for future drugs and other manufacturing.