Pakistan deports millions of Afghan refugees, and Norway’s king takes throne

The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the Pakistani border, as refugees are sent back to Afghanistan. Six million Afghan nationals – some of whom have never set foot in their ancestral homeland – have been deported by Pakistan and Iran since 2023. They now face an uncertain future under the Taliban government.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

0:34 An interview with the Taliban about the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan

09:59 Israel says it’s captured a Hamas commander, as Palestinians say a woman and two children were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes

13:24Norway’s new King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance in parliament

16:47 Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine

20:19 Online retailer Shein has a disappointing debut on the Hong Kong stock market

22:27 Thirty years after Tupac Shakur’s death, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is convicted of murder

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