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Global News Podcast

Ceasefire in Lebanon begins

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.3 β€’ 8.3K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect after it was brokered by the United States. Hezbollah have indicated they will observe the truce, though Israeli troops are to remain in Lebanese areas they have occupied. Iran has welcomed the development but wants a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. President Trump says Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, one of the key sticking points in negotiations to bring the war to an end. Fresh talks, he said, could resume as early as this weekend with Washington and Tehran "very close" to making a deal.

Also: the British Prime Minister is facing calls to resign, after it emerged that his former ambassador to the US was appointed despite failing security vetting. Peter Mandelson was sacked last year over his friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The future of the Saudi-funded golf tour LIV hangs in the balance as cash appears to be running out. The four astronauts of Nasa's Artemis II say their Moon mission gave the world a sense of hope and unity at a time when both feel in short supply. After a row over tennis tech rules at the Australian Open, tennis stars will be allowed to use trackers and watches to monitor their performances at upcoming majors such as the French Open. And how the escaped wolf Neukgu captured headlines in South Korea, setting firefighters and police on a week-long chase.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.7

You're listening to the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service.

0:11.0

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Friday, the 17th of April.

0:16.7

Israel and Lebanon have begun a 10-day ceasefire after pressure from the U.S.

0:27.1

President Trump says Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium ahead of possible talks this weekend.

0:31.8

And could this season be the last for the Saudi-backed breakaway golf tour?

0:35.3

Also in the podcast.

0:39.0

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0:42.2

And I had to convince myself I wasn't.

0:44.6

I put a shirt in the air and it went... How the Artemis crew are adapting to life back on earth.

0:50.0

And...

0:50.6

Last week, a young wolf borrowed under a fence at his zoo and disappeared, becoming

0:55.6

South Korea's newest, furriest, fugitive. South Korea's long hunt for an escaped wolf.

1:06.4

Israel has been at war with the Lebanese group Hezbollah for decades,

1:13.8

with Israeli troops invading and occupying parts of Lebanon.

1:19.0

But the Iranian-backed organisation is still able to fire rockets into northern Israel.

1:23.8

Their latest conflict erupted on the 2nd of March when Hezbollah attacked in response to Israel's assassination of Ayatollah Khomeini.

1:29.5

Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon, according to the authorities there, including some 300 in a

1:35.6

devastating 10-minute bombardment, just hours after the U.S. Iran ceasefire was declared. The Iranians

1:42.3

were deeply unhappy about that attack and insisted Lebanon

1:45.8

must be included in any deal. Now, under pressure from President Trump, the Israeli Prime Minister

1:51.5

has agreed to a 10-day truce with the Lebanese government.

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