Right-wing populist party makes big gains in UK elections
The BBC Global News Podcast covers seismic political shifts in the UK, a corruption scandal threatening South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Meta’s controversial rollback of end-to-end encryption on Instagram, and global ripple effects from regional crises, including saffron shortages
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