2025-08-09
33 分钟This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Saturday the 9th of August,
these are our main stories.
The UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting on Sunday in response to Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a peace deal at the White House which aims to end decades of conflict.
President Trump says both sides have vowed to stop fighting each other forever.
As India prepares to face punitive US tariffs,
the leaders of India and Russia reaffirm their country's special relationship.
Also in this podcast... OK, Houston, we've had a problem here.
This is Houston, say again, please.
Houston, we've had a problem.
The NASA astronaut Jim Lovell,
who guided the famous Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth after an explosion on board,
has died at the age of 97.
The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the Israeli government's decision to expand its war against Hamas and to take control of Gaza City,
where a million Palestinians live.
The decision to meet follows widespread condemnation of the plan.
The UN Secretary General's chief spokesman described Israel's proposal as a dangerous escalation.
The head of the European Council, Antonio Costa,
said such a move must have consequences for EU-Israeli ties,