DeepSummary
The podcast discusses a shocking report by Human Rights Watch accusing the army in Burkina Faso of massacring more than 200 villagers, including children, in a single day in February. The report describes the killings as among the worst army abuses in the country in nearly a decade. The episode also covers the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing to mend strained relations between the two largest economies.
It further reports on Israel's plans for a ground operation in southern Gaza amidst tensions with Palestinian militants. The episode delves into a mystery surrounding the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret club in Paris, where the iconic windmill lost its sails overnight without any apparent reason.
Additionally, it discusses a new tourist tax introduced in Venice, aimed at curbing overcrowding by charging day-trippers a fee during peak periods. The episode also touches upon topics like the sentencing of a Vietnamese businessman for fraud, protests in Georgia over a controversial foreign funding law, and the death of a British criminal mastermind behind major bank heists.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- A shocking report accused the Burkina Faso army of massacring over 200 civilians, including children, in a single day in February.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing to mend strained relations between the US and China.
- Israel plans a ground operation in southern Gaza amidst tensions with Palestinian militants.
- The iconic windmill at Paris' Moulin Rouge cabaret club lost its sails overnight without any apparent reason.
- Venice introduced a new tourist tax to curb overcrowding by charging day-trippers during peak periods.
- A Vietnamese businessman was sentenced to jail for a multi-million dollar fraud case.
- Protests erupted in Georgia over a controversial law on foreign funding, seen as a threat to EU aspirations.
- A British criminal mastermind behind major bank heists, including the Hatton Garden robbery, passed away.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “They're saying that on the 25 February, in one single day, the army from Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, including babies.“ by Richard Hamilton
- “I think it's important to underscore the value, in fact, the necessity of direct engagement, of sustained engagement, of speaking to each other, laying out our differences, which are real, seeking to work through them as also looking for ways to build cooperation where we can.“ by Antony Blinken
- “The situation is very, I would say, on the brink. It's tense, like people don't know what's going to happen nor when, of course, they had started to, well, kind of resettle in something that was very far away from being normal.“ by Orleigh Goddard
- “I think that the owners will do their utmost to reinstall the sails quickly. It's like the Eiffel Tower falling down.“ by Hugh Schofield
- “Venice is glorious, but it's also creaking under the weight of mass tourism.“ by Laura Bicker
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Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
4/25/24
Human Rights Watch report says children were among those killed in what it calls one of the worst army abuse incidents in Burkina Faso in nearly a decade. Also: The US Secretary of State is in Beijing as the world's largest economies try to mend their relationship - will it work? We hear mixed reactions to a new tourist tax in Venice, and how did the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret club in Paris lose the sails of its windmill?