BBC World Service

The US is set to deploy navy destroyers, aircraft and troops to restore navigational freedom in the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran warns any interference could end the ceasefire. 🎧 #GlobalNewsPod bbc.in/499BNRa

This group of school children in the US were able to stop their bus after the driver passed out at the wheel. 🎧 School bus trips changing people's lives bbc.in/4eUIavm

The view from Israel on the power balance between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu 🎧 #GlobalNewsPod bbc.in/4nqhu8h

Nearly 200 journalists have been killed outside conflict zones in the past 5 years — many targeted for investigating corruption and crime. Ecuadorian reporter Fernando Villavicencio was one of them. Now his daughters continue his work despite ongoing threats 🎧 bbc.in/4teCvnv

Indonesia is in shock after police raided a child daycare centre, where an alleged culture of abuse involving at least 53 child victims was exposed.

President Trump is criticised by senior figures in his Republican Party, as he doubles down on a plan to withdraw more than 5000 US troops from Germany. 🎧 #GlobalNewsPod bbc.in/4thWEZT

Should schools ditch screens? 🎧 Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world bbc.in/3P8Y76K

A new bill in Uganda could jail citizens for receiving foreign funding without approval. 🎧 Essential stories form Africa explained bbc.in/4t4KB1K

Does cutting game time boost the bottom line? 🎧The daily drama of money and work from the BBC bbc.in/4tObp7Y

Is nuclear power back in fashion? 🎧 Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that bbc.in/3QyNsTd

An elderly woman has been rescued from a dangerous area by Ukrainian drone operators, with the help of an unmanned vehicle. 🎧 Are drones the future of warfare: bbc.in/3OYN28j

Louise Butcher runs marathons topless to show her double mastectomy scars with pride. She says it's about power not pity and tackling the stigma of losing your breasts to cancer. 🎧 #GlobalNewsPod bbc.in/42afiry

We meet Lamis al-Hashimy, whose startup turns agricultural like palm leaves waste into eco tableware. 🎧The daily drama of money and work from the BBC bbc.in/4um4Kld

Can you steal another country’s rain clouds? 🎧 Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world bbc.in/3QHyDxQ

Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels, including oil and gas tankers and cargo ships, are still stuck around the Arabian Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz. 🎧 Why the Strait of Hormuz matters bbc.in/4cIPjNY

Three food writers on how their jobs matter more than ever in times of global uncertainty. 🎧 The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food bbc.in/4tGX1hz

How populists are driving against the politics of Net Zero. 🎧 A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling bbc.in/3P7MEUW

The US Defence Department says 5,000 military personnel stationed in Germany will leave their bases over the next 6-12 months. 🎧 #GlobalNewsPod bbc.in/4tHhfrz

In Johannesburg, Pastor Jane creates a church for those sidelined by traditional faith. 🎧 A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling bbc.in/4t5YXio

The impact of war and peace, with experts from Spain and Kenya. 🎧 Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion share the stories of their lives bbc.in/4vr7aQS