2025-05-19
25 分钟This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Bernadette Keogh, and in the early hours of Monday 19th May, these are our main stories.
The former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
With Gaza on the brink of famine,
Israel says it will allow basic amounts of food into the territory
as it extends its ground offensive against Hamas.
Near-complete results from the second round of Romania's presidential election show the pro-EU candidate has won.
Also in this podcast,
the singer Elton John says he'll fight plans in Britain to exempt AI firms from copyright laws.
The danger is for young artists,
they haven't got the resources to keep checking or fight big tech
if there is a lawsuit or anything like that.
It's criminal and I feel incredibly betrayed.
The former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
A statement from his office said he had an aggressive form of the disease.
Mr Biden, who's 82, left office in January.
Concerns about his age and health,
highlighted by a calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump last June,
forced him to abandon his re-election campaign.
I heard more from our correspondent Nomia Iqbal about the statement on Mr Biden's health.