Something mysterious, plagues County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, and its legendary Gaelic football team.

Sometimes I think there's something sinister going on.

I believe in the curse. I think it's real.

Listen to the curious tale of the Mayo Curse on Amazing Sports Stories from the BBC World Service.

Search for Amazing Sports Stories wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.

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

I'm Valerie Sanderson and at 1400 hours GMT on Monday the 18th of December these are our main stories. The US Defense

Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Israel as international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza

intensifies. Official results from Egypt's presidential election

say Abdul Fata al-Cissi has won a third term in office with just under 90% of the vote.

A town in Germany has elected a mayor from the far right AFD party for the first time.

Also in this podcast, a court in Uganda hears a case that challenges anti-gay laws passed earlier this year and

Fear is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air.

The sound experience conjuring up medieval Scotland for theatre goers at a new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

International pressure is growing on Israel over its continuing bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

The death toll is rising.

Hamas says 110 Palestinians were killed in one day in Israeli airstrikes

on the Jabalia refugee camp,

and two Palestinian Christian women sheltering inside

the Holy Family Church were shot dead at the weekend. Israel denies it was

responsible. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped in the church.

Fife Saba, whose sister is among those in the church, told us she feared for her sister's life.

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