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Protests in Israel and Gaza

As war in Gaza grinds on, some Israelis and Palestinians speak out; plus stories from China's export hubs, Romania's re-run election and the rituals of a conclave in Vatican City

Pascale Harter introduces stories from Israel and the Gaza Strip, China's export hubs, Romania's presidential election and Vatican City.

In both Gaza and Israel, people have been taking to the streets in recent weeks to demand an end to the war. But the protests have taken different forms, and as Paul Adams notes, also involve very different risks for the demonstrators taking part.

Amid the ongoing trade war between China and the US, Laura Bicker speaks to Chinese traders at one of the world's biggest wholesale markets in Yiwu to find out how Trump's tariffs are affecting business.

After Romania cancelled the final round of its Presidential election last year, the vote is being re-run on Sunday 4 May. The political chaos that followed the Constitutional Court's decision left a sour taste among many voters, Tessa Dunlop heard in Bucharest.

Rome's trattorias and cafes are bustling with cardinals and their supporters as they deliberate the kind of leader they want as their new Pope. Veteran ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Vatican correspondent, David Willey, has been observing the hushed conversations ahead of the conclave to be held soon in the Vatican.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production coordinator: Katie Morrison

Image: Palestinians during an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

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