2025-01-20
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There's a divide in American politics between those who think democracy is in peril and those who think it's already been subverted, hollowed out from the inside.
As President Trump returns to the White House, we go through the looking glass into a world where nothing is as it seems.
The coming storm from BBC Radio 4.
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This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Nick Miles with a special edition of the podcast.
As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into effect, we will hear from our correspondence in Tel Aviv where as we record this podcast, three Israeli women just released by Hamas after 15 months in captivity are due to be taken to hospital for medical checks.
Family members of those still held, tell us about their reaction.
All the hostage families, including my own, are completely on tenterhooks.
I think there are emotions that we're feeling that I don't think have an English word for.
We're in Ramallah in the west bank where we get reaction to the imminent release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and we hear what the ceasefire means for the people of Gaza.
As long awaited aid trucks enter the strike, there have been many false starts in the efforts to bring an end to the conflict in Gaza.
But now the latest diplomatic efforts have come to fruition.
After 15 months in captivity, three Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas in Gaza.
The three women cross the border into Israel and as we record this podcast, they're due to be taken by helicopter to a hospital in Tel Aviv.
Their release is part of a deal between Hamas and the Israeli government which includes a six week ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners, prisoners held by Israel.
Our correspondent in Tel Aviv, Anna Foster, was in a square with hundreds of Israelis as they watched the handover of the hostages in Gaza to the International Red Cross.
You might have heard actually the sound of a cheer going up here in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv.
What they are watching is Israeli tv but rebroadcasting pictures from Gaza, it looks like those Red Cross vehicles are starting to move.