2024-12-10
36 分钟Life in Dasmascus is returning to normal despite Israeli bombing. Also: Netanyahu appears in court on corruption charges and a judge throws a spanner in the works for the Murdoch succession plans.
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This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Nick Marles and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday 10th December, these are our main stories.
Syria's new government is taking shape.
A prime minister has been named and public sector staff are returning to work.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for corruption.
He told the court in Tel Aviv the charges against him were ridiculous.
Also in the podcast,
we hear from the lawyer of the French woman whose husband arranged for her to be raped by hundreds of men
and a spanner in the works for Rupert Murdoch's succession plans.
It is still only 48 hours since the Assad regime came to an end in Syria.
But the rebel groups that have taken over in Damascus know the country needs more
than just a wave of euphoria to move forwards.
They have started to address the basics of governing, like making sure key services,
water, electricity, transport and the oil industry continue to function properly.
An interim prime minister and a small cabinet have been announced to make that happen.
But there's also a recognition that past crimes will have to be addressed.
A list has been drawn up on Assad regime officials who oversaw torture.