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

I'm Julia McVarland and in the early hours of Thursday the 24th of July, these are our main stories.

The head of the World Health Organization has demanded full access for aid into Gaza,

describing the situation there as man-made mass starvation.

The latest round of talks between Russia and Ukraine has ended in less than an hour without

any major agreements. The White House has rejected a Wall Street Journal report that Donald

Trump was told in May his name appeared in court files related to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Also in this podcast, historians face many problems in piecing together the past from ancient

inscriptions. They're usually incomplete and also their origin and date may not be known.

But now a new artificial intelligence tool could enhance our understanding of human history

by helping decipher damaged inscriptions from ancient Rome.

Each day, the news coming out of Gaza seems to be more desperate.

On Wednesday, more than 100 aid agencies warned of mass starvation,

adding that even their own colleagues are wasting away.

The Hamas-run Health Authority says more than 100 people,

the majority, children, have starved to death so far, at least 10 in the last day.

So how are ordinary people in Gaza coping?

Here are some messages the BBC has received.

My name is Hanan L'uul.

I live in Darylallah in Gaza.

I'm still alive.

And honestly, I don't know even how anymore. This past few weeks have been brutal.

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