You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

This edition is published in the early hours of Sunday the 7th of January.

The US Air Safety Regulator has grounded more than 170 planes after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max airliner in midair.

I looked to my left and there's this huge chunk part of the airplane just like missing and the wind is just

extremely loud there's wind blowing everywhere.

The Israeli Army says it's broken Hamas's military structure in northern Gaza and as Eastern Ukraine

is hit by a deadly Russian missile strike we hear about those risking their lives in

Crimea to help Ukraine fight back. There was a terrible moment just after I'd been investigating an object.

I wanted to hide unnoticed, but I saw Russian servicemen.

They just miraculously didn't talk to me.

I was petrified.

Also in the podcast, an Iranian woman flogged for not wearing a hijab speaks out about her ordeal.

And the palace, where Alexander the Great was crowned King of Macedonia

reopens after more than a decade.

Nearly five years ago all Boeing 737 Max airliners were grounded after two crashes

which killed a total of 346 people. Boeing made changes to the automated

flight control system and the jet was returned to service.

But now the US Air Safety Regulator has ordered 170 max 9 aircraft to undergo immediate checks before they're allowed to fly again.

It followed a shocking incident when a panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon

to California.

From Washington, Cingai Nokka sent this report.

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