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

I'm Julia McFarlane and in the early hours of Wednesday the 9th of July, these are our main stories.

President Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been holding another meeting in the White House

to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two of the Taliban's top

leaders, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan.

King Charles has said the relationship between the UK and France is vital for preserving peace

in Europe, as France's President Macron attends a state banquet at Windsor Castle.

Also in this podcast, it's a best-selling memoir, which spawned a star-studded movie,

but is the story just too good to be true?

We lost everything.

Our home and no livelihood.

Maybe we should just follow a line around the coast.

We hear from an investigative journalist who says the sort path isn't all it claims.

We begin in Washington.

And as we record this podcast, President Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

have been meeting again to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, a day after the two leaders had dinner at the White House.

Earlier, Mr. Trump's special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, suggested an agreement between Israel

and Hamas was close.

Our North America correspondent, Peter Bowes, reports.

This latest meeting between President Trump and the Australian Prime Minister

appears to be a last-minute addition to Benjamin Netanyahu's schedule during his visit

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