Trump and Netanyahu meet again in push for Gaza ceasefire

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Julia McFarlane and in the early hours of Wednesday 9 July, these are our main stories.

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  President Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been holding another meeting in the White House to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.

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  The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two of the Taliban's top leaders,

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  accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan.

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  King Charles has said the relationship between the UK and France is vital

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  for preserving peace in Europe,

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  as France's President Macron attends a state banquet at Windsor Castle.

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  Also in this podcast, it's a best-selling memoir which spawned a star-studded movie,

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  but is the story just too good to be true?

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  We hear from an investigative journalist who says the sort path isn't all it claims.

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  And as we record this podcast,

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  President Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been meeting again to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza,

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  a day after the two leaders had dinner at the White House.

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  Earlier, Mr. Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff,

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  suggested an agreement between Israel and Hamas was close.

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  Our North America correspondent, Peter Bose, reports.

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  This latest meeting between President Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister appears to be a last-minute addition to Benjamin Netanyahu's schedule during his visit to Washington.

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  Earlier at a cabinet meeting,

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  Mr Trump said the plan was to talk almost exclusively about Israel's war in Gaza,

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