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This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Paul Moss, and in the early hours of Friday, the 10th of April, these are our main stories.

President Trump has said Iran better not be charging fees for ships to pass the strait of Hormuz

as a shaky ceasefire continues.

With Israel and Hezbollah continuing to exchange fire, what prompted Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to peace talks,

did Donald Trump push him to the negotiating table,

and why Cuba's missionary doctors abroad are being sent home.

Also in this podcast...

The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.

Why has Melania Trump suddenly denied having a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?

We begin with a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran, and the attacks which threaten to

destabilize it. Fresh Israeli strikes have been reported across Lebanon,

despite international pleas for the country to be included in this week's ceasefire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to talks between the two countries. The plan is

for these to take place in Washington next week. But what are the chances of success given the ongoing bloodshed?

Wednesday's attacks saw Israel kill more than 300 people. The Israeli government insisted it was

targeting Hezbollah, the Shia-led militant group, which has itself fired rockets across the border.

But as always, many civilians also died.

Muhammad lives near a building which he says was turned to rubble.

This is crazy. There's children's toys. There's Winnie the Pooh. There's a piglet, you know,

and so it's terrible. It's terrible because these are war crimes. This is, these are civilians. They're probably cooking, cleaning, and it's so sad to see what's happened.

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