This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Charlotte Gallagher and in the early hours of Monday the 16th of January,
these are our main stories.
The speeches, the winners...
And the losers will bring you the biggest stories from the Oscars.
Donald Trump pleads for allies to help secure a key shipping route blocked as a consequence of the US-Israel war with Iran.
We hear from one former US ambassador.
The United States doesn't need the Straits of Hormuz for our energy needs.
So from his perspective, it is a reasonable request that those who are affected by it should.
help.
But will that help from allies be forthcoming?
Also in this podcast.
I'm outside of Uganda and I'm out of danger, at least out of reach of the Ugandan regime.
The Ugandan opposition leader Bobby Wine tells the BBC why he's fled the country.
And we hear all about a club for dull men.
The winners of the most coveted awards in Hollywood have been named.
The Oscars in Los Angeles gave the biggest nod to the political thriller One Battle After Another,
which got six awards, including the prize for Best Picture.
Michael B.
Jordan won Best Actor for the vampire film Sinners, and here he is speaking backstage afterwards.