Why is President Putin visiting India?

普京总统为何访问印度?

Global News Podcast

2025-12-05

30 分钟
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Russia's leader visits India for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. India's prime minister is under pressure to stop buying Russian oil over accusations the trade is financing the war. Also: The New York Times is suing the Pentagon over its attempt to make journalists sign a pledge to only report authorised information. A study by the Gates Foundation has found that the number of preventable child deaths is due to rise this year for the first time this century. We go to New Orleans to examine the controversy surrounding an operation to arrest undocumented immigrants. A US senator gives us his view on President Trump's comments in which he describes America's Somali community as "garbage". The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC Wild Service.

  • The New York Times is suing the Pentagon over its attempts to make journalists sign a pledge to only report authorised information.

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  • a study has found that the number of preventable child deaths is due to rise this year for the first time this century.

  • And the latest from the US as immigration officials have begun an operation in New Orleans to arrest undocumented immigrants.

  • The latest city to be targeted by President Trump's crackdown.

  • This is title aid immigration enforcement.

  • Whether we do that on foot in vehicles in the air or on the water, this is what we do.

  • So whether it's walking a beat, we're all about making America safe.

  • And the tech giant Metta says it has begun to remove the accounts of under-16s from its platforms in Australia ahead of the country's social media ban for children.

  • As many of the world's leaders call for a solution to peace in the war in Ukraine,

  • the Russian president remains steadfast in his position.

  • Vladimir Putin is starting a two-day visit to India,

  • his first since his country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

  • On his way there, President Putin said Russia wanted control of all of Ukraine's Donbas region,

  • and that if negotiations failed, they would take it by force.

  • He also insisted that the Europeans should stop hindering the peace process.

  • While the war in Ukraine is expected to loom large over his discussions with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

  • India is a major buyer of Russian oil,

  • revenues that help sustain Moscow amid the costs of the war and Western sanctions.