Yemen's humanitarian crisis
Global News Podcast

Yemen's humanitarian crisis

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 202625 min
  • News bulletin
  • Politics

Our senior international corrrespondent Orla Guerin reports from Yemen where fighting has intensified between government forces and Houthi rebels. Also: Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong steps into the limelight as rumours swirl over the health of the North Korean leader. Demonstrators stage peaceful protests across Venezuela calling for the safe return of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. President Trump is ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit. New York city council votes to ban the use of horsedrawn carriages in Central Park after a long campaign by activists who say the animals suffer. A retired decorator becomes...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Mars and in the early hours of Friday the 23rd of October these are our main stories. We have a special BBC report from Yemen, a country at war and in the middle of a humanitarian

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crisis as malnutrition takes its toll. We hear from North Korea, where with the Supreme Leader said to be sick, we're seeing his sister step into the limelight. Could she replace him?

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And thousands of Venezuelans are out on the streets calling for the safe return of the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado. Also in this podcast, Nepal becomes the first country to benefit from a new UN fund to help deal with the impact of climate change and...

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