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

I'm Rachel Wright and in the early hours of Thursday the 7th of March these are our main stories.

South Africa has petitioned the International Court of Justice

to impose new emergency measures on Israel, citing what it describes as widespread starvation

in Gaza. Ukraine's southern city of Odessa has been hit by a deadly missile strike during a visit by President

Zelensky and the Greek Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsatakis.

A thousand National Guard soldiers and police officers are to be

deployed to patrol New York City's subway to help tackle violent crime.

Also in this podcast. Of course there is a certain curiosity as to what they would have thought of this,

but they did not participate in this decision.

A new book is published by the Sons of a late great Colombian author against the wishes of their parents. South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to order emergency measures

against Israel over its war in Gaza, warning that starvation for Palestinians must no longer a threat but a reality.

This is the second time Pretoria has asked the court to take action in the war.

In February, a call to order Israel to halt an offensive against

the city of Ruffer was denied. I got more from our correspondent in the Hague and

a Holligan. South Africa accuses Israel of repeatedly using humanitarian aid as a

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