The BBC Global News Podcast covers major international developments on April 9, focusing on escalating tensions in the Middle East following a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire, Israel’s deadly airstrikes on Lebanon, and Hezbollah’s retaliatory rocket attacks. The episode also reports on the
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