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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:ppg="http://bbc.co.uk/2009/01/ppgRss" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><!--By accessing this feed you are warranting that you are using these feeds in accordance with the BBC's Terms of Use http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms-of-use/. If you are using these feeds for business or commercial purposes you warrant that you have obtained the necessary licence from the BBC and that BBC services and content are made available strictly in line with the BBC's Distribution Policy--><channel><title>Global News Podcast</title><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn</link><description><![CDATA[<p>The latest from Israel and Gaza and all the top stories from BBC News. Twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends and special episodes. Reports and analysis from around the world.</p>]]></description><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The latest from Israel and Gaza and all the top stories from BBC News. Twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends and special episodes. Reports and analysis from around the world.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>BBC</itunes:name><itunes:email>podcast.support@bbc.co.uk</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:new-feed-url>https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0gn.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><language>en</language><ppg:seriesDetails frequency="daily" daysLive="30"/><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.brand" key="p02nq0gn"/><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.genre" key="C00079"/><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.format" key="PT017"/><ppg:network id="worldserviceradio" name="BBC World Service"/><image><url>http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg</url><title>Global News Podcast</title><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn</link></image><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><copyright>(C) BBC 2024</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:category text="News"/><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating><atom:link href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/downloads.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Yemen strikes: Houthis hit US-owned ship after 'terror' designation</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Houthis target vessel after US re-designates the group as "global terrorists". Also: British PM secures crucial parliamentary vote on plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, and Irish language rappers heading stateside for Sundance.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Houthis target vessel after Washington re-designates the group as "global terrorists"</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Houthis target vessel after US re-designates the group as "global terrorists". Also: British PM secures crucial parliamentary vote on plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, and Irish language rappers heading stateside for Sundance.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1844</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5mv0y.mp3" length="14752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5mv0y.mp3" length="14752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h5mv0y.mp3" length="14752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h5mwj2</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h5mwj2</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5mv0y.mp3" fileSize="14752000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1844"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h5mwj2</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>China's population drops for a second straight year</title><description><![CDATA[<p>China, which once tried to control population growth with a one-child policy, is concerned the decline could seriously harm the world’s second largest economy. Also: Crowds clash with riot police in Russia over a jailed activist, and the drug offering a less invasive treatment for children with blood cancer.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The fall is due to a record low birth rate and deaths linked to Covid-19</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>China, which once tried to control population growth with a one-child policy, is concerned the decline could seriously harm the world’s second largest economy. Also: Crowds clash with riot police in Russia over a jailed activist, and the drug offering a less invasive treatment for children with blood cancer.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1704</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5j5jt.mp3" length="13632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5j5jt.mp3" length="13632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h5j5jt.mp3" length="13632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h5j6rc</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h5j6rc</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5j5jt.mp3" fileSize="13632000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1704"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h5j6rc</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>US calls for a 'de-escalation' in tensions in the Middle East</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, says the course of the Mideast conflict depends on Iran. Also: Pakistan condemns Iran for carrying out a deadly missile strike on Baluchistan, and Chinese scientists clone monkey to speed up medical research.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Washington says it has seized Iranian weaponry from a dhow heading to Yemen</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, says the course of the Mideast conflict depends on Iran. Also: Pakistan condemns Iran for carrying out a deadly missile strike on Baluchistan, and Chinese scientists clone monkey to speed up medical research.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2012</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5dnqb.mp3" length="16096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5dnqb.mp3" length="16096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h5dnqb.mp3" length="16096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h5dnt9</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h5dnt9</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5dnqb.mp3" fileSize="16096000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2012"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h5dnt9</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Donald Trump wins Iowa caucuses</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mr Trump scores an overwhelming victory over his rivals in this first step towards deciding the Republican party's candidate for president. Iran launches deadly missile strikes into Kurdistan, claiming to target an Israeli spy headquarters. And the TV drama Succession wins big at the Emmy awards.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The former president scores an overwhelming victory over his Republican rivals</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mr Trump scores an overwhelming victory over his rivals in this first step towards deciding the Republican party's candidate for president. Iran launches deadly missile strikes into Kurdistan, claiming to target an Israeli spy headquarters. And the TV drama Succession wins big at the Emmy awards.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1836</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5bcl1.mp3" length="14688000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5bcl1.mp3" length="14688000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h5bcl1.mp3" length="14688000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h5bd9f</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h5bd9f</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h5bcl1.mp3" fileSize="14688000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1836"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h5bd9f</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>US cargo ship hit by Houthi missile</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Houthis say all US and British ships taking part in what they call the aggression against Yemen would be targets. Also: Hamas releases a video purportedly confirming the deaths of two more Israeli hostages, and a new culturally sensitive version of the Prince of Persia video game is released.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The vessel reported no injuries or serious damage and is continuing its journey</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The Houthis say all US and British ships taking part in what they call the aggression against Yemen would be targets. Also: Hamas releases a video purportedly confirming the deaths of two more Israeli hostages, and a new culturally sensitive version of the Prince of Persia video game is released.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:08:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1940</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h565lc.mp3" length="15520000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h565lc.mp3" length="15520000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h565lc.mp3" length="15520000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h565vw</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h565vw</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h565lc.mp3" fileSize="15520000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1940"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h565vw</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Ukraine says it shot down Russian spy plane</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Analysts say it would be a "major blow to Moscow's air power", if confirmed.  Also: Bernardo Arevalo is finally sworn in as Guatemala's new president after hours of delays, and the singer Zayn Malik, formerly of One Direction, releases a song in Urdu.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Analysts say it would be a "major blow to Moscow's air power"</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Analysts say it would be a "major blow to Moscow's air power", if confirmed.  Also: Bernardo Arevalo is finally sworn in as Guatemala's new president after hours of delays, and the singer Zayn Malik, formerly of One Direction, releases a song in Urdu.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1813</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h53p20.mp3" length="14504000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h53p20.mp3" length="14504000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h53p20.mp3" length="14504000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h53s2t</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h53s2t</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h53p20.mp3" fileSize="14504000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1813"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h53s2t</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Denmark proclaims a new King</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In an historic moment, tens of thousands watch Frederik X blink back tears as he takes the throne from his mother who ruled for 52 years. Also: The security forces in Ecuador launch an operation to regain control of prisons taken over by violent drug gangs, and Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland reaches the town of Grindavik, setting some houses on fire.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Frederik X succeeds his mother Margrethe who abdicated for health reasons</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>In an historic moment, tens of thousands watch Frederik X blink back tears as he takes the throne from his mother who ruled for 52 years. Also: The security forces in Ecuador launch an operation to regain control of prisons taken over by violent drug gangs, and Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland reaches the town of Grindavik, setting some houses on fire.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:06:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1942</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4zzqw.mp3" length="15536000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4zzqw.mp3" length="15536000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h4zzqw.mp3" length="15536000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h501g9</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h501g9</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4zzqw.mp3" fileSize="15536000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1942"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h501g9</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Pro-sovereignty leader wins Taiwan's election</title><description><![CDATA[<p>William Lai, the man described as 'a troublemaker' by China, will lead the Democratic Progressive Party for a third consecutive term. Also: President Biden says he has sent a private message to Iran about the Houthis in Yemen following US airstrikes against the group and, can real translators be replaced by Artificial Intelligence?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Beijing issues a statement warning that the territory is 'part of China'</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>William Lai, the man described as 'a troublemaker' by China, will lead the Democratic Progressive Party for a third consecutive term. Also: President Biden says he has sent a private message to Iran about the Houthis in Yemen following US airstrikes against the group and, can real translators be replaced by Artificial Intelligence?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1955</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4wmbf.mp3" length="15640000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4wmbf.mp3" length="15640000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h4wmbf.mp3" length="15640000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h4wnbn</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h4wnbn</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4wmbf.mp3" fileSize="15640000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1955"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h4wnbn</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Trapped tourists saved from flooded caves</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Five people were rescued from a system of underground lakes in southern Slovenia. Also: scientists say they've decoded a baby's cry. And, the mouse that's been caught tidying up a garden shed.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Five people were rescued from a system of underground lakes in southern Slovenia. Also: scientists say they've decoded a baby's cry. And, the mouse that's been caught tidying up a garden shed.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1608</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4q8l5.mp3" length="12864000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4q8l5.mp3" length="12864000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h4q8l5.mp3" length="12864000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h4qc7f</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h4qc7f</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4q8l5.mp3" fileSize="12864000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1608"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h4qc7f</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Biden: US will respond if Houthis continue 'outrageous behaviour'</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Washington says the Houthi armed group in Yemen has fired a missile at a ship in the Gulf of Aden in apparent retaliation for Western airstrikes. Also: Israel says Qatar has helped broker a deal that would see medicines reach hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Israel letting more aid into Gaza, and the World Health Organisation declares Cape Verde free of malaria, calling it a significant milestone in the fight against the disease.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Iranian-backed Houthis follow through on pledge to continue targeting ships</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Washington says the Houthi armed group in Yemen has fired a missile at a ship in the Gulf of Aden in apparent retaliation for Western airstrikes. Also: Israel says Qatar has helped broker a deal that would see medicines reach hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Israel letting more aid into Gaza, and the World Health Organisation declares Cape Verde free of malaria, calling it a significant milestone in the fight against the disease.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1953</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4ryb3.mp3" length="15624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4ryb3.mp3" length="15624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h4ryb3.mp3" length="15624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h4s01s</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h4s01s</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4ryb3.mp3" fileSize="15624000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1953"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h4s01s</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Houthis vow retaliation for Western strikes in Yemen</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It comes after the US and Britain hit 16 strategic Houthi positions overnight. Also: Israel rebuffs South Africa's accusations of genocide at the UN's top court, a huge ring of galaxies challenges thinking on cosmos and can passkeys replace passwords?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>It comes after the US and Britain hit 16 strategic Houthi positions overnight</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It comes after the US and Britain hit 16 strategic Houthi positions overnight. 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Also: Trump blasts New York judge as fraud trial ends, and a huge ancient city is found in the Amazon.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2270</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4kbdv.mp3" length="18160000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4kbdv.mp3" length="18160000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h4kbdv.mp3" length="18160000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h4kbhy</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h4kbhy</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4kbdv.mp3" fileSize="18160000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2270"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h4kbhy</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>US and UK finalise strike plans against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In preparation for strike action on the Iranian-backed Houthis, the UK government and the Pentagon held briefings on Thursday evening. 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Israel dismisses the case as baseless. Also: China warns voters in Taiwan -- two days before they go to the polls to elect a new president. And Bitcoin goes mainstream in the US:  will that help end the wild volatility of cryptocurrencies?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>International Court of Justice hears claim lodged by South Africa</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>International Court of Justice hears genocide claim lodged by South Africa. Israel dismisses the case as baseless. Also: China warns voters in Taiwan -- two days before they go to the polls to elect a new president. And Bitcoin goes mainstream in the US:  will that help end the wild volatility of cryptocurrencies?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:46:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1636</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4drs4.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4drs4.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h4drs4.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h4dtsg</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h4dtsg</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h4drs4.mp3" fileSize="13088000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1636"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h4dtsg</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>UK to bring in law to quash wrongful Post Office convictions</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Between 1999 and 2015 hundreds of local post office managers in UK were convicted of theft and fraud over money that only appeared to be missing because of faults in a new IT system. Also: Ecuador's president declares war on armed gangs after days of violence, and ancient DNA sheds new light on how multiple sclerosis developed.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The legal step followed public outrage after a TV drama was aired</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Between 1999 and 2015 hundreds of local post office managers in UK were convicted of theft and fraud over money that only appeared to be missing because of faults in a new IT system. Also: Ecuador's president declares war on armed gangs after days of violence, and ancient DNA sheds new light on how multiple sclerosis developed.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1845</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h48c1m.mp3" length="14760000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h48c1m.mp3" length="14760000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h48c1m.mp3" length="14760000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h48cft</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h48cft</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h48c1m.mp3" fileSize="14760000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1845"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h48cft</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>"Neutralise" armed groups - Ecuador president</title><description><![CDATA[<p>President Noboa gave the go-ahead to the military after drug gangs took over a TV station. Also: protests and strikes cause havoc for commuters in Germany, and bribery and match fixing in Chinese football.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>President Noboa gave the go-ahead to the military after drug gangs stormed a TV station</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>President Noboa gave the go-ahead to the military after drug gangs took over a TV station. Also: protests and strikes cause havoc for commuters in Germany, and bribery and match fixing in Chinese football.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:34:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1936</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h44vfv.mp3" length="15488000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h44vfv.mp3" length="15488000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h44vfv.mp3" length="15488000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h44x1n</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h44x1n</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h44vfv.mp3" fileSize="15488000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1936"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h44x1n</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Gunmen storm Ecuador TV studio during broadcast</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Footage shows armed men wearing masks surrounding journalists in the Guayaquil-based newsroom. Also: US judges sound sceptical of Trump's immunity defence, and one of the biggest names in Indian classical music, Rashid Khan, dies aged 55.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Staff were forced to lie on the floor as the live feed was cut</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Footage shows armed men wearing masks surrounding journalists in the Guayaquil-based newsroom. 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Also: the US continues its diplomatic efforts in Israel as 57 deaths are reported in one central Gaza hospital overnight, and South Korea bans the killing and selling of dogs for food.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Last year was the hottest on record, with this year tipped to be even hotter</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Last year was officially the warmest ever recorded, according to the European climate monitoring organisation, Copernicus. Also: the US continues its diplomatic efforts in Israel as 57 deaths are reported in one central Gaza hospital overnight, and South Korea bans the killing and selling of dogs for food.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1722</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3zptv.mp3" length="13776000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3zptv.mp3" length="13776000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3zptv.mp3" length="13776000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3zt1g</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3zt1g</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3zptv.mp3" fileSize="13776000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1722"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3zt1g</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Blinken arrives in Israel amid fears the Gaza conflict could escalate in the region</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is expected to reiterate calls to Israel to do more to reduce civilian deaths in Gaza. Also: one of the legends of international football, Franz Beckenbauer, has died aged 78, and the scientists who say they had a "conversation" with a humpback whale!</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Reports from Gaza say nearly 250 people were killed in the last 24 hours</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is expected to reiterate calls to Israel to do more to reduce civilian deaths in Gaza. Also: one of the legends of international football, Franz Beckenbauer, has died aged 78, and the scientists who say they had a "conversation" with a humpback whale!</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1472</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3v3f4.mp3" length="11776000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3v3f4.mp3" length="11776000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3v3f4.mp3" length="11776000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3v3lf</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3v3lf</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3v3f4.mp3" fileSize="11776000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1472"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3v3lf</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Hezbollah says a senior commander has been killed by Israel in Lebanon</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Wissam-al-Tawil was the deputy head of the militant group’s elite Radwan force. It comes on the day the US Secretary of State is due in Tel Aviv.  Also: A US moon mission takes off for the first time in more than 50 years, and Oppenheimer and Succession sweep the Golden Globe Awards.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Wissam-al-Tawil was the deputy head of the militant group’s elite Radwan force</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Wissam-al-Tawil was the deputy head of the militant group’s elite Radwan force. It comes on the day the US Secretary of State is due in Tel Aviv.  Also: A US moon mission takes off for the first time in more than 50 years, and Oppenheimer and Succession sweep the Golden Globe Awards.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1789</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3rg1z.mp3" length="14312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3rg1z.mp3" length="14312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3rg1z.mp3" length="14312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3rhh7</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3rhh7</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3rg1z.mp3" fileSize="14312000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1789"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3rhh7</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Dozens killed in Israeli strike on Jabalia</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Witnesses say the IDF hit homes in a densely populated refugee camp in northern Gaza.  Also: Sheikh Hasina wins a fifth term as prime minister of Bangladesh, in an election boycotted by the opposition. And, the first Afghan woman to fly a passenger jet tells us about her experience as a refugee.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Witnesses say the IDF hit houses in refugee camp</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Witnesses say the IDF hit homes in a densely populated refugee camp in northern Gaza.  Also: Sheikh Hasina wins a fifth term as prime minister of Bangladesh, in an election boycotted by the opposition. And, the first Afghan woman to fly a passenger jet tells us about her experience as a refugee.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:53:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1957</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3lzfr.mp3" length="15656000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3lzfr.mp3" length="15656000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3lzfr.mp3" length="15656000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3lzq2</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3lzq2</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3lzfr.mp3" fileSize="15656000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1957"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3lzq2</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>US grounds Boeing 737 planes after mid-air emergency</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Federal Aviation Authority says Boeing 737 Max 9 jets must be inspected before flying again, after part of a plane's fuselage blew off during a US flight. The same Boeing models were grounded after deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia five years ago. Also: The Israeli army says it's broken Hamas's military structure in northern Gaza. And a palace linked to Alexander the Great re-opens to visitors after 16 years.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>They need inspecting after part of a fuselage blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The Federal Aviation Authority says Boeing 737 Max 9 jets must be inspected before flying again, after part of a plane's fuselage blew off during a US flight. The same Boeing models were grounded after deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia five years ago. Also: The Israeli army says it's broken Hamas's military structure in northern Gaza. And a palace linked to Alexander the Great re-opens to visitors after 16 years.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:16:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1940</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3hkgj.mp3" length="15520000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3hkgj.mp3" length="15520000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3hkgj.mp3" length="15520000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3hkx6</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3hkx6</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3hkgj.mp3" fileSize="15520000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1940"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3hkx6</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Art student's lost work recovered thousands of kilometres away</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Grace Hart's artwork was accidentally thrown away, only to end up in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Also: the jewellery store owners in Hawaii helping to restore precious items damaged in wildfires. And, the teenage darts player, 'Luke the Nuke', taking the sport to new audiences.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Grace Hart's artwork was accidentally thrown away, only to end up in a Pakistani city</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Grace Hart's artwork was accidentally thrown away, only to end up in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Also: the jewellery store owners in Hawaii helping to restore precious items damaged in wildfires. And, the teenage darts player, 'Luke the Nuke', taking the sport to new audiences.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1683</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3blhc.mp3" length="13464000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3blhc.mp3" length="13464000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3blhc.mp3" length="13464000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3bmqm</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3bmqm</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3blhc.mp3" fileSize="13464000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1683"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3bmqm</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Biden launches blistering attack on Trump</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The president accuses him of using language reminiscent of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, in his first election campaign speech of 2024. Also: Residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod are being moved to safety because of the persistent threat of Ukrainian attacks, and the Nigerian film that's winning big audiences and breaking a box office record.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The president says he is a threat to US democracy</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The president accuses him of using language reminiscent of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, in his first election campaign speech of 2024. Also: Residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod are being moved to safety because of the persistent threat of Ukrainian attacks, and the Nigerian film that's winning big audiences and breaking a box office record.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:55:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1948</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3d04l.mp3" length="15584000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3d04l.mp3" length="15584000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h3d04l.mp3" length="15584000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3d0sg</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3d0sg</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h3d04l.mp3" fileSize="15584000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1948"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3d0sg</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Israel outlines post-war plans for Gaza</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant proposes a post-war plan for Gaza as UN aid agencies say their efforts to deliver aid in the region are being hindered by security risks and checkpoint delays. Also: Opinions divide in South Africa over the release from prison of the Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius after serving eight and half years for killing his girlfriend. New images of Neptune and Uranus reveal they are not the colours we thought they were, and could Artificial Intelligence serve as your virtual therapist?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Israel's defence minister has outlined proposals for governing Gaza once the war is over</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant proposes a post-war plan for Gaza as UN aid agencies say their efforts to deliver aid in the region are being hindered by security risks and checkpoint delays. Also: Opinions divide in South Africa over the release from prison of the Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius after serving eight and half years for killing his girlfriend. New images of Neptune and Uranus reveal they are not the colours we thought they were, and could Artificial Intelligence serve as your virtual therapist?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1945</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h39w59.mp3" length="15560000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h39w59.mp3" length="15560000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h39w59.mp3" length="15560000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h3b3kg</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3b3kg</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h39w59.mp3" fileSize="15560000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1945"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h3b3kg</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>North Korea 'provided Russia with missiles for Ukraine war'</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The White House says newly declassified intelligence shows Russian forces used one such missile just last week.  Also: Islamic State claims responsibility for twin bomb explosions that left 84 dead in Iran, and Elvis Presley is set to be brought back to life virtually as part of a new immersive concert experience in London.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The White House says the information comes from newly declassified intelligence</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The White House says newly declassified intelligence shows Russian forces used one such missile just last week.  Also: Islamic State claims responsibility for twin bomb explosions that left 84 dead in Iran, and Elvis Presley is set to be brought back to life virtually as part of a new immersive concert experience in London.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1948</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h35ft9.mp3" length="15584000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h35ft9.mp3" length="15584000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h35ft9.mp3" length="15584000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h35fzx</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h35fzx</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h35ft9.mp3" fileSize="15584000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1948"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h35fzx</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Funeral held for senior Hamas leader</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mourners gather in Lebanon after Saleh al-Arouri's assassination. Also: documents that name people connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released, and how a 13-year-old became the first person to defeat Tetris.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Mourners gather in Lebanon after Saleh al-Arouri's assassination</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Mourners gather in Lebanon after Saleh al-Arouri's assassination. Also: documents that name people connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released, and how a 13-year-old became the first person to defeat Tetris.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1703</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h31lvf.mp3" length="13624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h31lvf.mp3" length="13624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h31lvf.mp3" length="13624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h31pkp</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h31pkp</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h31lvf.mp3" fileSize="13624000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1703"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h31pkp</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Iran vows a harsh response after scores killed in blasts near general's tomb</title><description><![CDATA[<p>There were two explosions near the tomb of the Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 by a US drone. Also: Ukraine and Russia in "biggest prisoner swap" so far; Francoise Bornet - the woman in the famous Paris kiss photo dies aged 93.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Many others were injured by the explosions in the Iranian city of Kerman</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>There were two explosions near the tomb of the Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 by a US drone. Also: Ukraine and Russia in "biggest prisoner swap" so far; Francoise Bornet - the woman in the famous Paris kiss photo dies aged 93.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1749</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2wzw1.mp3" length="13992000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2wzw1.mp3" length="13992000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2wzw1.mp3" length="13992000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2x0yx</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2x0yx</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2wzw1.mp3" fileSize="13992000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1749"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2x0yx</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Iran blasts: At least 73 killed</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hundreds of people were walking near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US. Also: Tensions rise in Lebanon following the killing of a deputy leader of Hamas, and why humans may be more attuned to the emotions of chickens than was ever thought.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>More than 170 are thought to be injured, after explosions hit a commemorative procession</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Hundreds of people were walking near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US. Also: Tensions rise in Lebanon following the killing of a deputy leader of Hamas, and why humans may be more attuned to the emotions of chickens than was ever thought.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2135</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2shgb.mp3" length="17080000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2shgb.mp3" length="17080000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2shgb.mp3" length="17080000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2slfn</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2slfn</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2shgb.mp3" fileSize="17080000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2135"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2slfn</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Hamas deputy leader killed in Beirut blast</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Saleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Gaza war began in October. Also: Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard president, and a Chinese teenager is alive after US "cyber-kidnapping".</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Lebanon's PM has accused Israel of trying "to drag Lebanon into confrontation"</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Saleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Gaza war began in October. Also: Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard president, and a Chinese teenager is alive after US "cyber-kidnapping".</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:53:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2017</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2ntv6.mp3" length="16136000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2ntv6.mp3" length="16136000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2ntv6.mp3" length="16136000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2nvb1</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2nvb1</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2ntv6.mp3" fileSize="16136000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2017"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2nvb1</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>All 379 passengers escape Japan Airlines fire after collision</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Five people died on the other coastguard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport which was preparing to deliver aid to areas hit by Monday's earthquake. Also: Fury in Somalia as Ethiopia strikes a port access deal which effectively recognises breakaway Somaliland, and the sixteen year old World Championship darts sensation everyone is talking about in the UK.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Five people died on the other plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Five people died on the other coastguard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport which was preparing to deliver aid to areas hit by Monday's earthquake. Also: Fury in Somalia as Ethiopia strikes a port access deal which effectively recognises breakaway Somaliland, and the sixteen year old World Championship darts sensation everyone is talking about in the UK.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1854</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2m59j.mp3" length="14832000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2m59j.mp3" length="14832000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2m59j.mp3" length="14832000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2m6c3</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2m6c3</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2m59j.mp3" fileSize="14832000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1854"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2m6c3</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The controversial plans triggered nationwide protests in Israel last year against Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Also: thousands in shelters overnight after Japan earthquake, and fancy owning a cuckoo clock museum?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Critics say reforms would have undermined the country's democracy</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The controversial plans triggered nationwide protests in Israel last year against Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Also: thousands in shelters overnight after Japan earthquake, and fancy owning a cuckoo clock museum?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1961</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2h387.mp3" length="15688000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2h387.mp3" length="15688000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2h387.mp3" length="15688000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2h3ml</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2h3ml</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2h387.mp3" fileSize="15688000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1961"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2h3ml</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Thousands flee after powerful earthquake in Japan</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The seven-point-six magnitude tremor brought down buildings and triggered a tsunami alert. Also; a celebrated Nobel Laureate is jailed in Bangladesh and, why there are new copyright rules for Mickey Mouse.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The seven-point-six magnitude tremor brought down buildings and triggered a tsunami alert</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The seven-point-six magnitude tremor brought down buildings and triggered a tsunami alert. Also; a celebrated Nobel Laureate is jailed in Bangladesh and, why there are new copyright rules for Mickey Mouse.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1694</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2fltk.mp3" length="13552000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2fltk.mp3" length="13552000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2fltk.mp3" length="13552000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2flyf</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2flyf</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2fltk.mp3" fileSize="13552000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1694"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2flyf</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Israeli military is making adjustments to its deployment in Gaza</title><description><![CDATA[<p>IDF says some reserve units will be withdrawn from Gaza Strip. Also: Queen of Denmark announces abdication live on TV, and celebrations around the world to mark 2024.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Meanwhile UN warns there is a risk of famine in Gaza without immediate food supplies</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>IDF says some reserve units will be withdrawn from Gaza Strip. Also: Queen of Denmark announces abdication live on TV, and celebrations around the world to mark 2024.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2001</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2cfbr.mp3" length="16008000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2cfbr.mp3" length="16008000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2cfbr.mp3" length="16008000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h2cfrz</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h2cfrz</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2cfbr.mp3" fileSize="16008000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2001"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h2cfrz</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Ukraine launches retaliatory attacks on Russia</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's one of the biggest waves of air strikes since Russia started the war, with the main target being Belgorod in the southwest. Also: Protests in the capital of South Darfur following a deadly bombing blamed on the Sudanese Armed Forces, and could a British Army officer have become the world's fastest woman to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>At least eighteen people are killed and dozens wounded</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It's one of the biggest waves of air strikes since Russia started the war, with the main target being Belgorod in the southwest. Also: Protests in the capital of South Darfur following a deadly bombing blamed on the Sudanese Armed Forces, and could a British Army officer have become the world's fastest woman to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1865</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2843x.mp3" length="14920000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2843x.mp3" length="14920000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h2843x.mp3" length="14920000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h285g6</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h285g6</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h2843x.mp3" fileSize="14920000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1865"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h285g6</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Mobile coverage reaches remote Norwegian town</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how a settlement in Norway is taking a unique approach to mobile phone etiquette, after getting signal for the first time. Also: the man who composes music on TikTok to tell short stories. And we look ahead at what's to come in the worlds of sport and music in 2024.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how a settlement in Norway is taking a unique approach to mobile phone etiquette, after getting signal for the first time. Also: the man who composes music on TikTok to tell short stories. And we look ahead at what's to come in the worlds of sport and music in 2024.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1865</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h175dq.mp3" length="14920000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h175dq.mp3" length="14920000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h175dq.mp3" length="14920000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h175tr</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h175tr</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h175dq.mp3" fileSize="14920000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1865"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h175tr</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Massive Russian attacks on Ukraine kills dozens</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The US President Joe Biden says the stakes of the war extend far beyond Ukraine, affecting the entirety of NATO and European security. Also: The authorities in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray are warning it's at risk of a catastrophic famine, comparable to the one in the nineteen eighties, and what's in store for space exploration in 2024 and beyond?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The largest aerial assault since the war began wreaks huge material damage</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The US President Joe Biden says the stakes of the war extend far beyond Ukraine, affecting the entirety of NATO and European security. Also: The authorities in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray are warning it's at risk of a catastrophic famine, comparable to the one in the nineteen eighties, and what's in store for space exploration in 2024 and beyond?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:17:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1954</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h24rjq.mp3" length="15632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h24rjq.mp3" length="15632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h24rjq.mp3" length="15632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h24rmc</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h24rmc</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h24rjq.mp3" fileSize="15632000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1954"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h24rmc</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Russia strikes Ukraine with huge air attack</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Kyiv says 158 drones and missiles were fired targeting cities across the country. Also: A peace initiative develops in Cairo as the Israelis continue strikes on Gaza, and why lovers of luxury in Switzerland may soon have to say farewell to foie gras.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Kyiv says 158 drones and missiles were fired targeting cities across the country</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Kyiv says 158 drones and missiles were fired targeting cities across the country. Also: A peace initiative develops in Cairo as the Israelis continue strikes on Gaza, and why lovers of luxury in Switzerland may soon have to say farewell to foie gras.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:17:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1839</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h22z0h.mp3" length="14712000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h22z0h.mp3" length="14712000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h22z0h.mp3" length="14712000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h232rk</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h232rk</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h22z0h.mp3" fileSize="14712000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1839"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h232rk</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Venezuela orders military exercises as dispute with Guyana escalates</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Tensions have risen since Venezuela renewed a claim to the the oil-rich Essequibo region, which for decades has been part of Guyana. Also: Congolese church leaders say they've found numerous cases of irregularities during the recent elections, and why 2023 was a bumper year for discoveries of new species around the world.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The action is in response to Britain sending a warship to support Guyana</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Tensions have risen since Venezuela renewed a claim to the the oil-rich Essequibo region, which for decades has been part of Guyana. Also: Congolese church leaders say they've found numerous cases of irregularities during the recent elections, and why 2023 was a bumper year for discoveries of new species around the world.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1954</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1zs02.mp3" length="15632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1zs02.mp3" length="15632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1zs02.mp3" length="15632000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1zs0l</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1zs0l</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1zs02.mp3" fileSize="15632000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1954"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1zs0l</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>China tells nationals in part of northern Myanmar to leave</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Beijing warns of escalating risk to its citizens as the conflict between the Burmese military and rebel groups intensifies. Also: Rights groups say the Indian government is continuing to target journalists by putting spyware on their phones, and we look at an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest sing-a-thon.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Beijing warns of escalating risk to its citizens as conflict intensifies</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Beijing warns of escalating risk to its citizens as the conflict between the Burmese military and rebel groups intensifies. Also: Rights groups say the Indian government is continuing to target journalists by putting spyware on their phones, and we look at an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest sing-a-thon.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1543</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1y2kl.mp3" length="12344000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1y2kl.mp3" length="12344000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1y2kl.mp3" length="12344000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1y3fh</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1y3fh</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1y2kl.mp3" fileSize="12344000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1543"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1y3fh</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Maersk to resume sailings through Red Sea</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Danish shipping giant has scheduled several dozen container vessels following the deployment of a US-led naval alliance to safeguard international trade. Also: A high level US delegation is in Mexico to discuss the migration crisis, and we hear from the man behind the book Around The World In 80 Games.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The Danish shipping giant has scheduled several dozen container vessels</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The Danish shipping giant has scheduled several dozen container vessels following the deployment of a US-led naval alliance to safeguard international trade. Also: A high level US delegation is in Mexico to discuss the migration crisis, and we hear from the man behind the book Around The World In 80 Games.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1946</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1vf9s.mp3" length="15568000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1vf9s.mp3" length="15568000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1vf9s.mp3" length="15568000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1vfbk</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1vfbk</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1vf9s.mp3" fileSize="15568000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1946"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1vfbk</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Israel expands its ground offensive in Gaza</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Israel claims to have carried out strikes on at least 200 Hamas targets in 24 hours as the military expands its offensive. Also: dozens of barnacle-encrusted packages of cocaine wash up on beaches in Australia, and the impact of book bans on school children across the US.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Israel claims to have carried out strikes on at least 200 Hamas targets in 24 hours</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Israel claims to have carried out strikes on at least 200 Hamas targets in 24 hours as the military expands its offensive. Also: dozens of barnacle-encrusted packages of cocaine wash up on beaches in Australia, and the impact of book bans on school children across the US.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1750</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1t78x.mp3" length="14000000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1t78x.mp3" length="14000000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1t78x.mp3" length="14000000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1t8yz</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1t8yz</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1t78x.mp3" fileSize="14000000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1750"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1t8yz</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Israel warns war in Gaza will continue for months</title><description><![CDATA[<p>IDF is reportedly extending ground operations to central Gaza. Also: Daihatsu pauses car production over safety scandal, and what experiences will A.I. bring us in 2024?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>IDF is reportedly extending ground operations to central Gaza</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>IDF is reportedly extending ground operations to central Gaza. Also: Daihatsu pauses car production over safety scandal, and what experiences will A.I. bring us in 2024?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1664</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1qc25.mp3" length="13312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1qc25.mp3" length="13312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1qc25.mp3" length="13312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1qcxk</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1qcxk</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1qc25.mp3" fileSize="13312000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1664"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1qcxk</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Ukrainian strike on Russian warship</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Russia has confirmed damage to its warship in the Black Sea. Also: thousands of migrants are en route from southern Mexico to the US border, and the first black referee in 15 years takes to the English Premier League football field.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Russia has confirmed damage to its warship in the Black Sea</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Russia has confirmed damage to its warship in the Black Sea. Also: thousands of migrants are en route from southern Mexico to the US border, and the first black referee in 15 years takes to the English Premier League football field.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1834</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1nyr2.mp3" length="14672000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1nyr2.mp3" length="14672000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1nyr2.mp3" length="14672000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1nzdv</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1nzdv</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1nyr2.mp3" fileSize="14672000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1834"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1nzdv</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Happy News Review 2023</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our annual review of the happiest stories in the world. We look back on the successful rescue mission from a dangling cable car in Pakistan. Also: the children who survived forty days lost in the Colombian jungle. And a round-up of our favourite animal stories from around the world.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The happiest stories in the world - our annual review</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our annual review of the happiest stories in the world. We look back on the successful rescue mission from a dangling cable car in Pakistan. Also: the children who survived forty days lost in the Colombian jungle. And a round-up of our favourite animal stories from around the world.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2111</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h176yl.mp3" length="16888000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h176yl.mp3" length="16888000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h176yl.mp3" length="16888000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h17c5y</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h17c5y</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h176yl.mp3" fileSize="16888000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2111"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h17c5y</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Pope Francis appeals for peace in Gaza during Christmas Eve mass</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Pope Francis said Jesus' message of peace is being drowned out by what he called the "futile logic of war". Also: Serbia protestors try to storm Belgrade City Hall, and scientists develop unique ways of collecting information about smells -- to preserve them for future generations.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Israel has vowed to continue fighting in Gaza</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Pope Francis said Jesus' message of peace is being drowned out by what he called the "futile logic of war". Also: Serbia protestors try to storm Belgrade City Hall, and scientists develop unique ways of collecting information about smells -- to preserve them for future generations.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1618</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1hnp4.mp3" length="12944000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1hnp4.mp3" length="12944000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1hnp4.mp3" length="12944000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1hpd6</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1hpd6</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1hnp4.mp3" fileSize="12944000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1618"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1hpd6</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Yemen's warring parties commit to ceasefire steps</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A UN envoy Hans Grundberg says Yemenis were watching and waiting for peace. Also: Israel says it holds hundreds of Hamas members, and two babies in two days for mum with double womb.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The announcement follows meetings in Saudi Arabia and Oman</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>A UN envoy Hans Grundberg says Yemenis were watching and waiting for peace. Also: Israel says it holds hundreds of Hamas members, and two babies in two days for mum with double womb.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2032</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1dcn5.mp3" length="16256000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1dcn5.mp3" length="16256000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h1dcn5.mp3" length="16256000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h1dcz1</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h1dcz1</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h1dcn5.mp3" fileSize="16256000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2032"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h1dcz1</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Cooking for togetherness</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how cooking is bringing generations together in the Netherlands. Also: how polar bear pawprints can help conservation efforts. And an unexpected visitor found in a Christmas tree.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how cooking is bringing generations together in the Netherlands. Also: how polar bear pawprints can help conservation efforts. And an unexpected visitor found in a Christmas tree.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1594</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h152wz.mp3" length="12752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h152wz.mp3" length="12752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h152wz.mp3" length="12752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h153yk</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h153yk</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h152wz.mp3" fileSize="12752000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1594"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h153yk</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>US Supreme Court declines to fast-track Donald Trump immunity case</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Former President says constitutional rules protect him from charges of attempting to overturn the last election. The UN security council passes a resolution aiming to bring more humanitarian aid to Gaza; and why France grounded an aircraft carrying 300 passengers on its way to Nicaragua.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Former President wants to avoid facing charges of trying to overturn the last election</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Former President says constitutional rules protect him from charges of attempting to overturn the last election. The UN security council passes a resolution aiming to bring more humanitarian aid to Gaza; and why France grounded an aircraft carrying 300 passengers on its way to Nicaragua.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 23:34:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1753</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h187l3.mp3" length="14024000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h187l3.mp3" length="14024000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h187l3.mp3" length="14024000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h18932</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h18932</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h187l3.mp3" fileSize="14024000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1753"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h18932</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Prague university gunman linked to double murder a week earlier</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It is the worst mass shooting in Europe since the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. Also: China announces new restrictions for online video games, and Spain's Christmas lottery 'El Gordo' dishes out millions of dollars</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Police say the gunman killed himself after opening fire on students and staff</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It is the worst mass shooting in Europe since the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. Also: China announces new restrictions for online video games, and Spain's Christmas lottery 'El Gordo' dishes out millions of dollars</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1848</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h165sf.mp3" length="14784000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h165sf.mp3" length="14784000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h165sf.mp3" length="14784000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h167hg</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h167hg</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h165sf.mp3" fileSize="14784000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1848"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h167hg</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Gaza facing famine warns the UN</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It found the entire population of two-point-two million people was suffering acute shortages. Also: Fourteen people are killed in a mass shooting at a university in the Czech capital, Prague. The gunman, a student, is also dead. And, the ABBA show that's giving hundreds of millions of dollars to London's economy.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>It found the entire population was suffering acute shortages</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It found the entire population of two-point-two million people was suffering acute shortages. Also: Fourteen people are killed in a mass shooting at a university in the Czech capital, Prague. The gunman, a student, is also dead. And, the ABBA show that's giving hundreds of millions of dollars to London's economy.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:04:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1943</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h11wc3.mp3" length="15544000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h11wc3.mp3" length="15544000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h11wc3.mp3" length="15544000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h11wxg</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h11wxg</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h11wc3.mp3" fileSize="15544000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1943"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h11wxg</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Plans for revamped European Super League announced</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A court rules that clubs are allowed to join.  An attempt to set up a European Super League collapsed two years ago.  Also: Mounting insecurity in Sudan's Gezira state has led two leading aid agencies to halt operations, and the Ukrainian sports star who has moved from the tennis court to the battlefield.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>A court rules that clubs are allowed to join</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>A court rules that clubs are allowed to join.  An attempt to set up a European Super League collapsed two years ago.  Also: Mounting insecurity in Sudan's Gezira state has led two leading aid agencies to halt operations, and the Ukrainian sports star who has moved from the tennis court to the battlefield.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1810</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0zs98.mp3" length="14480000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0zs98.mp3" length="14480000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h0zs98.mp3" length="14480000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h0ztfc</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h0ztfc</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0zs98.mp3" fileSize="14480000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1810"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h0ztfc</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>UN Gaza ceasefire vote delayed until Thursday</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates his commitment to continuing the offensive until Hamas is destroyed, as the number of people reported dead by Hamas passes twenty thousand. Also: Washington releases a close associate of the Venezuelan president in exchange for prisoners held by Caracas, and we hear about the Nigerian film that's making waves and is tipped to be nominated for an Oscar.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The US says the world must put pressure on Hamas, not just Israel</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates his commitment to continuing the offensive until Hamas is destroyed, as the number of people reported dead by Hamas passes twenty thousand. Also: Washington releases a close associate of the Venezuelan president in exchange for prisoners held by Caracas, and we hear about the Nigerian film that's making waves and is tipped to be nominated for an Oscar.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1953</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0vf20.mp3" length="15624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0vf20.mp3" length="15624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h0vf20.mp3" length="15624000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h0vf55</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h0vf55</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0vf20.mp3" fileSize="15624000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1953"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h0vf55</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Trump to appeal to US Supreme Court</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's after a Colorado court decision that he's ineligible to run in the state's primary contest because of his actions ahead of the January 6 riot. Also: Talks are continuing in Egypt over a possible pause in the fighting in Gaza, and the 8-year-old girl who beat a chess master 30 years her senior.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>It's after a Colorado court decision that he's ineligible to run in the state's primary</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It's after a Colorado court decision that he's ineligible to run in the state's primary contest because of his actions ahead of the January 6 riot. Also: Talks are continuing in Egypt over a possible pause in the fighting in Gaza, and the 8-year-old girl who beat a chess master 30 years her senior.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1956</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0s2cg.mp3" length="15648000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0s2cg.mp3" length="15648000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h0s2cg.mp3" length="15648000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h0s3pk</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h0s3pk</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0s2cg.mp3" fileSize="15648000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1956"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h0s3pk</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Crucial UN Gaza vote delayed again</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Washington has become increasingly isolated in its staunch support for Israel's military campaign. Also: Sudan's army admits losing control of the central city of Wad Madani in a battle that's caused a quarter of a million people to flee, and we hear about festive drinks to get you into the Christmas spirit.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Efforts continue to agree a text that won't be vetoed by the US</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Washington has become increasingly isolated in its staunch support for Israel's military campaign. Also: Sudan's army admits losing control of the central city of Wad Madani in a battle that's caused a quarter of a million people to flee, and we hear about festive drinks to get you into the Christmas spirit.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:57:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1873</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0mylc.mp3" length="14984000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0mylc.mp3" length="14984000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h0mylc.mp3" length="14984000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h0mzd2</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h0mzd2</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0mylc.mp3" fileSize="14984000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1873"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h0mzd2</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Hundreds of thousands flee Sudan safe haven</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The city of Wad Madani in al Jazira state had been home to those escaping the civil war. Also: we hear from one of the Thai hostages released by Hamas about his time in captivity, and Iceland experiences a spectacular volcanic eruption near the capital, Reykjavik.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The city of Wad Madani had been home to those escaping the civil war</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The city of Wad Madani in al Jazira state had been home to those escaping the civil war. Also: we hear from one of the Thai hostages released by Hamas about his time in captivity, and Iceland experiences a spectacular volcanic eruption near the capital, Reykjavik.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:22:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1612</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0js90.mp3" length="12896000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0js90.mp3" length="12896000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0h0js90.mp3" length="12896000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0h0jtl6</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h0jtl6</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0h0js90.mp3" fileSize="12896000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1612"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0h0jtl6</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Refugees share their stories of hope</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the Somalian man who has brought the power of books to children living in refugee camps. Also: how a fascination with electricity inspired a Congolese woman to create a robotic medical tool. And the cyclist who took to the Olympic track after fleeing Afghanistan.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the Somalian man who has brought the power of books to children living in refugee camps. Also: how a fascination with electricity inspired a Congolese woman to create a robotic medical tool. And the cyclist who took to the Olympic track after fleeing Afghanistan.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1606</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gzxhjt.mp3" length="12848000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gzxhjt.mp3" length="12848000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gzxhjt.mp3" length="12848000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gzxhyq</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gzxhyq</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gzxhjt.mp3" fileSize="12848000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1606"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gzxhyq</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: The giant Christmas 'tree' made of trees</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the Italian town of Gubbio lights its world record breaking Christmas Tree. Also: how a medical clinic in Borneo is helping to reduce deforestation. And the loneliest manatee, lonely no more.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the Italian town of Gubbio lights its world record breaking Christmas Tree. Also: how a medical clinic in Borneo is helping to reduce deforestation. And the loneliest manatee, lonely no more.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1652</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gyhn2q.mp3" length="13216000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gyhn2q.mp3" length="13216000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gyhn2q.mp3" length="13216000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gyhpm0</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gyhpm0</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gyhn2q.mp3" fileSize="13216000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1652"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gyhpm0</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: India Tunnel Rescue Success</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how hope and perseverance prevailed in the rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India. Also: a set of earbuds that could revolutionise wheelchair mobility. And celebrating 100 years of Scottish dancing.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how hope and perseverance prevailed in the rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India. Also: a set of earbuds that could revolutionise wheelchair mobility. And celebrating 100 years of Scottish dancing.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1614</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gx4x8g.mp3" length="12912000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gx4x8g.mp3" length="12912000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gx4x8g.mp3" length="12912000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gx4xh5</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gx4xh5</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gx4x8g.mp3" fileSize="12912000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1614"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gx4xh5</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>COP 28 special: Your climate questions answered</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our climate editor Justin Rowlatt and The Climate Question presenter Graihagh Jackson address issues including whether the oil-producing UAE is the right host for the meeting, what one thing we can all do to save the planet, and is a plant-based diet on the agenda?</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Hear our experts ahead of the conference</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our climate editor Justin Rowlatt and The Climate Question presenter Graihagh Jackson address issues including whether the oil-producing UAE is the right host for the meeting, what one thing we can all do to save the planet, and is a plant-based diet on the agenda?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1718</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gvrl0r.mp3" length="13744000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gvrl0r.mp3" length="13744000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gvrl0r.mp3" length="13744000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gvrqdw</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gvrqdw</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gvrl0r.mp3" fileSize="13744000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1718"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gvrqdw</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: It's never too late to graduate</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the war veteran from Texas who's graduated from high school 60 years after he left. Also: the comic book that is educating girls all over the world about periods and menstruation. And: the cat meowing her way to a Christmas hit.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the war veteran from Texas who's graduated from high school 60 years after he left. Also: the comic book that is educating girls all over the world about periods and menstruation. And: the cat meowing her way to a Christmas hit.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1705</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gvq12r.mp3" length="13640000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gvq12r.mp3" length="13640000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gvq12r.mp3" length="13640000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gvq2xs</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gvq2xs</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gvq12r.mp3" fileSize="13640000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1705"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gvq2xs</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Kenya's tree-planting holiday</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, Kenya hands out 100 million saplings and calls a public holiday to plant them. Also: a new drug to treat two rare blood disorders, and a woman from Scotland who walked across Europe and met the Pope.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, Kenya hands out 100 million saplings and calls a public holiday to plant them. 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This week, the Ukrainian musician whose bee-inspired song captured the hearts of millions. Also: the band pushing sustainability by walking 1400 kilometres between gigs. And, a new type of seal discovered in Greenland.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.  This week, the Ukrainian musician whose bee-inspired song captured the hearts of millions. Also: the band pushing sustainability by walking 1400 kilometres between gigs. 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This week, we meet Finland's happiest person, a giant tortoise is on the loose in Canada. And the pigeon set to fly off on a world book tour.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, we meet Finland's happiest person, a giant tortoise is on the loose in Canada. 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This week, why are whales wearing seaweed on their heads? We celebrate 100 years of Disney. And a listener shares her children's orchestra in Colombia.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, why are whales wearing seaweed on their heads? We celebrate 100 years of Disney. 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This week, how tech giant Bill Gates stays optimistic when it comes to climate change, what goes into growing the world's biggest pumpkin. And, what makes Alaska's perfect bear.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how tech giant Bill Gates stays optimistic when it comes to climate change, what goes into growing the world's biggest pumpkin. 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Is there any hope for peace between Israel and the Palestinians?</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 23:36:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2012</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0glgkhq.mp3" length="16096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0glgkhq.mp3" length="16096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0glgkhq.mp3" length="16096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0glgknm</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0glgknm</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0glgkhq.mp3" fileSize="16096000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2012"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0glgknm</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Biles is back with a bang</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the extraordinary comeback of US gymnast Simone Biles, an author who proves there is no age-limit on learning to read. And, solving the mystery of how cats purr.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the extraordinary comeback of US gymnast Simone Biles, an author who proves there is no age-limit on learning to read. 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This week, will asteroid dust give clues to the origins of the universe? Jubilation in East Africa as the 2027 Cup of Nations is awarded to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. And, celebrating words of hope and joy from around the world.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.  This week, will asteroid dust give clues to the origins of the universe? Jubilation in East Africa as the 2027 Cup of Nations is awarded to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. And, celebrating words of hope and joy from around the world.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1636</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ghj4fb.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ghj4fb.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0ghj4fb.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0ghj6jh</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ghj6jh</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ghj4fb.mp3" fileSize="13088000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1636"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0ghj6jh</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Teamwork and pride - Saudi women's football</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the extraordinary growth of women's football in Saudi Arabia, ambitious plans to rewild southern rhinos in Africa, and the fierce competition to be crowned  Montenegro's "laziest citizen".</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the extraordinary growth of women's football in Saudi Arabia, ambitious plans to rewild southern rhinos in Africa, and the fierce competition to be crowned  Montenegro's "laziest citizen".</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1637</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gg7502.mp3" length="13096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gg7502.mp3" length="13096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gg7502.mp3" length="13096000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gg769z</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gg769z</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gg7502.mp3" fileSize="13096000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1637"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gg769z</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Superhero dog saves family from fire</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the superhero hero dog who saved a family from a fire finds a forever home, the international effort to rescue a man from a cave in Turkey. And the electronic bra that can spot signs of breast cancer.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the superhero hero dog who saved a family from a fire finds a forever home, the international effort to rescue a man from a cave in Turkey. And the electronic bra that can spot signs of breast cancer.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1636</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gdw6vh.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gdw6vh.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gdw6vh.mp3" length="13088000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gdw84p</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gdw84p</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gdw6vh.mp3" fileSize="13088000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1636"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gdw84p</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Special Edition - Artificial Intelligence - who cares?</title><description><![CDATA[<p>What is AI? What can it do and what are its current limitations? A tool for good - or should we be worried? Will we lose our jobs? Are we ready to be cared for by machines? Our Tech Editor, Zoe Kleinman, and a panel of international experts explore AI's impact on healthcare, the environment, the law and the arts in a special edition recorded at Science Gallery London.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>What is AI? What can it do? A tool for good - or should we be worried?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>What is AI? What can it do and what are its current limitations? A tool for good - or should we be worried? Will we lose our jobs? Are we ready to be cared for by machines? Our Tech Editor, Zoe Kleinman, and a panel of international experts explore AI's impact on healthcare, the environment, the law and the arts in a special edition recorded at Science Gallery London.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>3113</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gdvqv0.mp3" length="24904000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gdvqv0.mp3" length="24904000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gdvqv0.mp3" length="24904000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gdvwj5</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gdvwj5</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gdvqv0.mp3" fileSize="24904000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3113"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gdvwj5</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: The little boy making a big difference</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the blind schoolboy who helped rebuild his school in Yemen, a new app teaching people literacy skills in the Horn of Africa. And, how Tilos has become the world's first zero-waste island.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the blind schoolboy who helped rebuild his school in Yemen, a new app teaching people literacy skills in the Horn of Africa. 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This week, the extraordinary difference a pioneering stem cell treatment has made to one of its patients, the man who saved a toddler as she fell from an apartment block in Italy. And, a chance to hear our politics correspondent, Rob Watson, like you've never heard him before.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the extraordinary difference a pioneering stem cell treatment has made to one of its patients, the man who saved a toddler as she fell from an apartment block in Italy. And, a chance to hear our politics correspondent, Rob Watson, like you've never heard him before.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1625</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gb5j41.mp3" length="13000000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gb5j41.mp3" length="13000000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0gb5j41.mp3" length="13000000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0gb5kd2</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gb5kd2</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0gb5j41.mp3" fileSize="13000000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1625"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0gb5kd2</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Relief and joy: Pakistan cable car rescue</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, huge relief in Pakistan after the rescue of two adults and six schoolboys after a cable car line snapped, the volunteers in Switzerland protecting livestock from wolves and therefore wolves from people, and some of the very best things about this year's Women's football world cup.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, huge relief in Pakistan after the rescue of two adults and six schoolboys after a cable car line snapped, the volunteers in Switzerland protecting livestock from wolves and therefore wolves from people, and some of the very best things about this year's Women's football world cup.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1641</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g8w452.mp3" length="13128000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g8w452.mp3" length="13128000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0g8w452.mp3" length="13128000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0g8w5vv</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g8w5vv</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g8w452.mp3" fileSize="13128000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1641"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0g8w5vv</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: The disabled TV director pushing for change</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, Jordan Hogg and his campaign to get more disabled people working in the film and TV industry, the Ukrainian soldier who became a ballet star after losing both legs in the war, and the surfers rescued after 36 hours adrift off Indonesia.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. 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This week, Afraa, the newborn rescued from the debris of Syria’s earthquake, is a symbol of hope, the mother and daughter who won the lottery to travel to space, and the dog who surfed to victory at the world championships.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. 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This week, smashing the record for climbing the world's fourteen highest peaks, the remarkable musician who plays the French horn with his toes, and an eight-year-old chess prodigy from Nigeria - sharing her passion for the game.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. 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This week, the deal to get Colombian coffee growers and bears living in harmony, the power of sound in restoring Australian coral reefs, and how sending a fax can win you a fortune in Taiwan.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the deal to get Colombian coffee growers and bears living in harmony, the power of sound in restoring Australian coral reefs, and how sending a fax can win you a fortune in Taiwan.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1634</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g3jvlc.mp3" length="13072000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g3jvlc.mp3" length="13072000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0g3jvlc.mp3" length="13072000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0g3jx6k</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g3jx6k</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g3jvlc.mp3" fileSize="13072000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1634"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0g3jx6k</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: New hope for Alzheimer's treatment</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, a "breakthrough" drug that could slow down Alzheimer's, and the men remaking trees. Plus, solving a puzzle that stumped mathematicians for over 50 years.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, a "breakthrough" drug that could slow down Alzheimer's, and the men remaking trees. Plus, solving a puzzle that stumped mathematicians for over 50 years.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1618</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g27k5m.mp3" length="12944000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g27k5m.mp3" length="12944000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0g27k5m.mp3" length="12944000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0g27nz7</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g27nz7</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g27k5m.mp3" fileSize="12944000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1618"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0g27nz7</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: The portable incubator saving lives in a war zone</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the portable incubator saving lives in Ukraine, a tale of heroics on the streets of Taiwan. And, how putty might help to preserve Australia's coral reefs.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the portable incubator saving lives in Ukraine, a tale of heroics on the streets of Taiwan. And, how putty might help to preserve Australia's coral reefs.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1620</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g0yq89.mp3" length="12960000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g0yq89.mp3" length="12960000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0g0yq89.mp3" length="12960000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0g0yqsm</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g0yqsm</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0g0yq89.mp3" fileSize="12960000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1620"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0g0yqsm</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Everyone has a story to tell</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how sharing life stories is helping elderly patients connect with their carers. Also, the baby born onboard an express train in Kenya, and China’s “butterfly father” dedicating his life to protecting the beautiful insects.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how sharing life stories is helping elderly patients connect with their carers. Also, the baby born onboard an express train in Kenya, and China’s “butterfly father” dedicating his life to protecting the beautiful insects.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1602</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fzmpgy.mp3" length="12816000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fzmpgy.mp3" length="12816000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0fzmpgy.mp3" length="12816000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0fzmrlk</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fzmrlk</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fzmpgy.mp3" fileSize="12816000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1602"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0fzmrlk</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Monkey rescue mission</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, 100,000 Sri Lankan monkeys saved from export to China. Also: an Australian man born in a taxi seeks the driver, and the 16-year-old fulfilling a dream by playing Glastonbury.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, 100,000 Sri Lankan monkeys saved from export to China. Also: an Australian man born in a taxi seeks the driver, and the 16-year-old fulfilling a dream by playing Glastonbury.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1600</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fy8n6b.mp3" length="12800000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fy8n6b.mp3" length="12800000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0fy8n6b.mp3" length="12800000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0fy8v82</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fy8v82</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fy8n6b.mp3" fileSize="12800000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1600"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0fy8v82</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Magical voice from the past</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, an old cassette tape brings a mother's voice back to life, researchers find that napping is good for your brain. And: The mission to bring light to bombed houses in Ukraine. Presented by Jackie Leonard and music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, an old cassette tape brings a mother's voice back to life, researchers find that napping is good for your brain. And: The mission to bring light to bombed houses in Ukraine. Presented by Jackie Leonard and music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1600</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fwzg1t.mp3" length="12800000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fwzg1t.mp3" length="12800000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0fwzg1t.mp3" length="12800000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0fwzj2b</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fwzj2b</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fwzg1t.mp3" fileSize="12800000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1600"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0fwzj2b</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Saved from skin cancer</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, thanks for the eagle eyed doctor in Australia who spotted a serious medical problem on a TV interview and issued a very timely warning.  Praise in Colombia for the big sister who kept her little siblings alive in the jungle after their plane crashed. And the Mongolian women re-invigorating an old art-form for the twenty-first century. </p><p>Presented by Jackie Leonard. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, thanks for the eagle eyed doctor in Australia who spotted a serious medical problem on a TV interview and issued a very timely warning.  Praise in Colombia for the big sister who kept her little siblings alive in the jungle after their plane crashed. And the Mongolian women re-invigorating an old art-form for the twenty-first century. </p><p>Presented by Jackie Leonard. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1612</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fvnwvs.mp3" length="12896000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fvnwvs.mp3" length="12896000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0fvnwvs.mp3" length="12896000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0fvny5y</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fvny5y</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fvnwvs.mp3" fileSize="12896000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1612"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0fvny5y</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Rescue mission in Sudan</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Around 300 children and babies rescued from an orphanage in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Also: We hear from one of the researchers helping a paralysed man to walk again, and why some people in Japan are relearning how to smile.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Around 300 children rescued from an orphanage in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Around 300 children and babies rescued from an orphanage in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Also: We hear from one of the researchers helping a paralysed man to walk again, and why some people in Japan are relearning how to smile.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1595</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ft9szm.mp3" length="12760000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ft9szm.mp3" length="12760000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0ft9szm.mp3" length="12760000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0ft9vwx</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ft9vwx</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ft9szm.mp3" fileSize="12760000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1595"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0ft9vwx</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Back to class for Afghan girls</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, educating girls in Afghanistan, the Finnish octogenarian mastering Taekwondo, and dogs enjoying art in Greece. 
Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, educating girls in Afghanistan, the Finnish octogenarian mastering Taekwondo, and dogs enjoying art in Greece. 
Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ffh1j6.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ffh1j6.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0ffh1j6.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0ffh22h</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ffh22h</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0ffh1j6.mp3" fileSize="12704000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1588"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0ffh22h</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: Striking gold</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how an amateur digger in Australia hit the jackpot, the boy who spent three years camping out for charity, and could the secret to happiness lie in our sweat? </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how an amateur digger in Australia hit the jackpot, the boy who spent three years camping out for charity, and could the secret to happiness lie in our sweat? </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fd4rv8.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fd4rv8.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0fd4rv8.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0fd4t91</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fd4t91</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fd4rv8.mp3" fileSize="12704000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1588"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0fd4t91</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod: The smiling cow</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, an unusual cow brings joy to Australia, the happiest places in the world are revealed and how shrimps are saving lives. </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, an unusual cow brings joy to Australia, the happiest places in the world are revealed and how shrimps are saving lives. </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fbssks.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fbssks.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0fbssks.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0fbsvrx</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fbsvrx</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0fbssks.mp3" fileSize="12704000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1588"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0fbsvrx</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how a computer data centre could heat pools around the globe, Paris Opera appoints its first black star ballet dancer, and a robotic elephant helping to improve animal rights in India. </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how a computer data centre could heat pools around the globe, Paris Opera appoints its first black star ballet dancer, and a robotic elephant helping to improve animal rights in India. </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f9dyzw.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f9dyzw.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0f9dyzw.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0f9f0k0</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f9f0k0</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f9dyzw.mp3" fileSize="12704000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1588"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0f9f0k0</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Pod</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, sharing the things about your home country that make you happy,  NASA's new head of science on how her dad gave her a love of space, and how bees can not only solve puzzles, but teach each other how to do it.  </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, sharing the things about your home country that make you happy,  NASA's new head of science on how her dad gave her a love of space, and how bees can not only solve puzzles, but teach each other how to do it.  </p><p>Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f7vfz3.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f7vfz3.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0f7vfz3.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0f7vhnt</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f7vhnt</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f7vfz3.mp3" fileSize="12704000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1588"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0f7vhnt</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>The Happy Podcast</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world along with the sounds that bring joy to our listeners. This week, the naughty Finnish huskies who've found a new home, the Caribbean sailor who survived 24 days at sea on ketchup, and the crafty octogenarian who knits for Hollywood. Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world along with the sounds that bring joy to our listeners. This week, the naughty Finnish huskies who've found a new home, the Caribbean sailor who survived 24 days at sea on ketchup, and the crafty octogenarian who knits for Hollywood. Presented by Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1588</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f6m57b.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f6m57b.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0f6m57b.mp3" length="12704000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0f6m7d3</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f6m7d3</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0f6m57b.mp3" fileSize="12704000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1588"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0f6m7d3</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Special episode: Abortion rights around the world</title><description><![CDATA[<p>In June, the US Supreme Court overruled Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion in America. In a special episode, we investigate the changing dynamic of abortion rights globally in countries like Colombia, China and Ireland. We'll also be examining the restrictions still faced by women in Africa and places like Malta and El Salvador.</p><p>Audio for this episode was updated on 4 July 2022, due to a factual error in an earlier version.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>We investigate the changing dynamic of abortion rights globally</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>In June, the US Supreme Court overruled Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion in America. In a special episode, we investigate the changing dynamic of abortion rights globally in countries like Colombia, China and Ireland. We'll also be examining the restrictions still faced by women in Africa and places like Malta and El Salvador.</p><p>Audio for this episode was updated on 4 July 2022, due to a factual error in an earlier version.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1898</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0cjsbyz.mp3" length="15184000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0cjsbyz.mp3" length="15184000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0cjsbyz.mp3" length="15184000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0cjd38l</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cjd38l</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0cjsbyz.mp3" fileSize="15184000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1898"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0cjd38l</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Young voices special</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Is the nuclear threat real? What does Putin want? Who is winning the war in Ukraine? We took questions on the invasion from young people around the world and looked for answers from BBC correspondents.</p><p>Jackie Leonard speaks to Martin Forster, a senior child psychologist with the healthcare company, Kry, in Sweden. Listeners' questions are tackled by Vitaliy Shevchenko, Paul Adams, Theo Leggett, Lyse Doucet and Mark Lowen.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>We took questions on Ukraine from young people around the world</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Is the nuclear threat real? What does Putin want? Who is winning the war in Ukraine? We took questions on the invasion from young people around the world and looked for answers from BBC correspondents.</p><p>Jackie Leonard speaks to Martin Forster, a senior child psychologist with the healthcare company, Kry, in Sweden. Listeners' questions are tackled by Vitaliy Shevchenko, Paul Adams, Theo Leggett, Lyse Doucet and Mark Lowen.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2122</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bx8kxc.mp3" length="16976000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bx8kxc.mp3" length="16976000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0bx8kxc.mp3" length="16976000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0bx8xqd</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bx8xqd</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bx8kxc.mp3" fileSize="16976000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2122"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0bx8xqd</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Special: Global News Ukrainecast part 2</title><description><![CDATA[<p>A month since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are collaborating with Ukrainecast again. We answer more of your questions.</p><p>Jackie Leonard, presenter of the Global News Podcast, alongside Gabriel Gatehouse and Vitaliy Shevchenko from Ukrainecast, guide us through questions about civilian life in the country, military tactics, and the international response to the invasion. </p><p>BBC chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, joins us from Kyiv to talk through what is happening on the ground there, and BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, tells us the latest on the physical and information war. </p><p>This episode was made by Chris Flynn. The studio director was Ash Taylor. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>We answer more of your questions about Ukraine</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>A month since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are collaborating with Ukrainecast again. We answer more of your questions.</p><p>Jackie Leonard, presenter of the Global News Podcast, alongside Gabriel Gatehouse and Vitaliy Shevchenko from Ukrainecast, guide us through questions about civilian life in the country, military tactics, and the international response to the invasion. </p><p>BBC chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, joins us from Kyiv to talk through what is happening on the ground there, and BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, tells us the latest on the physical and information war. </p><p>This episode was made by Chris Flynn. The studio director was Ash Taylor. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0bx8j62.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>1969</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bx8fv7.mp3" length="15752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bx8fv7.mp3" length="15752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0bx8fv7.mp3" length="15752000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0bx8j3y</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bx8j3y</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bx8fv7.mp3" fileSize="15752000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1969"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0bx8j3y</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Russia-Ukraine: On the brink of war?</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Our experts in Moscow, Kyiv and London answer your questions about the crisis.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>US President Biden warns Russia might invade Ukraine in February</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Our experts in Moscow, Kyiv and London answer your questions about the crisis.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2042</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bkwvc3.mp3" length="16336000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bkwvc3.mp3" length="16336000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0bkwvc3.mp3" length="16336000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0bkwx7h</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bkwx7h</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bkwvc3.mp3" fileSize="16336000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2042"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0bkwx7h</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Omicron versus the world: Your questions answered</title><description><![CDATA[<p>As the Omicron variant spreads around the world and cases surge, BBC correspondents tell us how Covid-19 is impacting our lives, our businesses and our economies.</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>The facts, the science, the politics, the economics and the myths</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>As the Omicron variant spreads around the world and cases surge, BBC correspondents tell us how Covid-19 is impacting our lives, our businesses and our economies.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0bcdm9t.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2016</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bccxy9.mp3" length="16128000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bccxy9.mp3" length="16128000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0bccxy9.mp3" length="16128000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p0bcdlyz</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bcdlyz</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0bccxy9.mp3" fileSize="16128000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2016"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p0bcdlyz</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Afghanistan Special: Your Questions Answered</title><description><![CDATA[<p>BBC correspondents answer your questions about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.  We ask how did the Taliban overthrow the Afghan government so quickly? What now for human rights, the economy and international relations?</p><p>Photo:People on board an evacuation flight out of Kabul airport, August 21, 2021 Credit:MoD/PA Wire</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>BBC correspondents answer your questions about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>BBC correspondents answer your questions about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.  We ask how did the Taliban overthrow the Afghan government so quickly? What now for human rights, the economy and international relations?</p><p>Photo:People on board an evacuation flight out of Kabul airport, August 21, 2021 Credit:MoD/PA Wire</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>2117</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p09tls7d.mp3" length="16936000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p09tls7d.mp3" length="16936000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p09tls7d.mp3" length="16936000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p09tlshj</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09tlshj</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p09tls7d.mp3" fileSize="16936000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2117"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p09tlshj</ppg:canonical></item><item><title>Global News Brexitcast</title><description><![CDATA[<p>We team up with the award-winning Brexitcast team to bring you a special update on what Britain leaving the EU means for you. You’ve sent us questions from around the world and Jackie Leonard puts them to the experts from the podcast that’s all about Brexit. There’s also cake, phew.
Spread the word! #GlobalNewsPod #Brexitcast
Find the Brexitcast podcast here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/brexitcast</p>]]></description><itunes:subtitle>What will Brexit mean for you? We team up with Brexitcast to bring you the answers</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>We team up with the award-winning Brexitcast team to bring you a special update on what Britain leaving the EU means for you. You’ve sent us questions from around the world and Jackie Leonard puts them to the experts from the podcast that’s all about Brexit. There’s also cake, phew.
Spread the word! #GlobalNewsPod #Brexitcast
Find the Brexitcast podcast here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/brexitcast</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p09kz1gg.jpg"/><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:22:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>3039</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p07s2m05.mp3" length="24312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureLegacy url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p07s2m05.mp3" length="24312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><ppg:enclosureSecure url="https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p07s2m05.mp3" length="24312000" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:bbc:podcast:p07s2nd6</guid><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07s2nd6</link><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><media:content url="http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p07s2m05.mp3" fileSize="24312000" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3039"/><itunes:author>BBC World Service</itunes:author><ppg:canonical>/programmes/p07s2nd6</ppg:canonical></item></channel></rss>