Outrage over Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla activists
5/21/202629 min
There has been international condemnation of Israel's treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing himself taunting activists kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs. Also, Iranian state media is reporting that Pakistan's military chief is visiting Tehran later today in a bid to mediate peace efforts between Iran and the United States. The Justice Department in the Philippines has ordered the arrest of a senator, Ronald Dela Rosa, wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with the country's war on drugs. Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people. In India, a satirical political collective themed around cockroaches - the Cockroach Janta Party - has attracted millions of online followers. NASA is set to launch a new space telescope, Roman, that it says will be able to capture images of vast tracts of the universe. A village in Ghana has been holding its own celebrations to mark the victory of Aston Villa Football Club in the Europa League.
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First 90 secondsAnkur Desai· Host0:00
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [outro music] Hello, I'm Aunket Desai, and at 16:00 GMT on Thursday the 21st of May, these are our main stories. More than 20 countries have now condemned Israel over its rough treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists. Italy has called for EU sanctions against the Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. The activists have been deported. Elsewhere, a search is on in the Philippines for a fugitive senator and former police chief wanted by the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs. And Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter over an airline disaster in 2009. [outro music] Also in this podcast, the powerful head of the Pakistani military, a key ally of Donald Trump, is expected in Tehran today to add momentum to peace talks with the US. And a new political party in India is standing up to the establishment.
Abhijit Deepke· Soundbite1:00
You should be lazy, just as the CJI said. Unemployed, you should be chronically online. So whatever words they used to insult the youth, we made that the criteria to be a member of this party.
Ankur Desai· Host1:10
More on the Cockroach People's Party coming up. [outro music] First, there's been international outcry over a video shared by Israel's National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which activists on boats are taunted and manhandled after their flotilla