2025-05-22
27 分钟This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Bernadette Keogh and at 13 hours GMT on Thursday the 22nd of May, these are our main stories.
Two Israeli embassy staff have been killed in Washington DC.
Israel's foreign minister blames anti-Semitism and anti-Israel incitement linked to the war in Gaza.
North Korea's leader condemns the capsizing of a brand new warship as a serious accident.
Record rainfall in eastern Australia, a natural disaster is declared.
Also in this podcast, China's staking its claim to the Arctic and...
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A new screening trial for women with dense breast tissue.
We begin in Washington, D.C.,
where an investigation is underway after two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed on Wednesday evening outside the Capitol Jewish Museum.
The victims, who the embassy has named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram,
were leaving the American Jewish Committee's annual Young Diplomats reception.
This was the moment the suspect was removed from the building.
There was condemnation from the mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser.
The horrific incident is going to frighten a lot of people in our city and in our country,
and I want to be clear that we will not tolerate this violence or hate in our city.
We will not tolerate any acts of terrorism,
and we're going to stand together as a community in the coming days and weeks to send the clear message that we will not tolerate anti-Semitism.