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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. the These are our main stories. The US calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza at the UN. Countries

including South Africa and the Netherlands address the UN's highest court about Israel's

occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The WikiLeaks

founder Julian Assange makes another attempt to fight extradition to the US.

Also in this podcast we find out what's happened to Russia's Wagner group. It is the use of hard power to try and suppress opposition to the government in countries that are relatively

fragile and ethnically diverse. The United States has proposed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council

calling for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as feasible. The text reflects the language used by President Biden in talks

with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Neda Tauphique explains.

It is certainly a toughening of language, this phrase, a temporary ceasefire as soon as practicable.

I mean that really echoes the language that President Joe Biden has used in his conversations

with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Nen Yahoo last week.

We heard President Biden saying that he really does want to see a temporary ceasefire.

It's what the United States is working towards in negotiations with Qatar, Egypt, Israel.

So certainly it's along the U.S.'s position.

But if you look at the rest of this proposed resolution, the United States is certainly trying

to register its opposition to Israel's plans to go into Rufa.

For example, the text condemns calls by some Israeli government ministers for

Jewish settlers to move to Gaza or any attempt at demographic or territorial change there, and it really sounds the alarm in terms of saying

that this would be a real threat to peace and security. The United States is

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