Search for missing in Nepal, Push for peace in Ukraine

0:00Al Jazeera Podcasts 10 days on, from the catastrophic flash flooding in the Himalayas, time is running out to find survivors among the thousands of people still missing. The torrent of rock mud and water that plowed through Nepal's border region with China wiped out towns and villages and left a trail of debris. In Nepal, nearly 5,600 people are unaccounted for. The death toll stands at more than 1,300. More than 9,000 Nepalese troops have been deployed across affected areas to help with rescue and recovery efforts. Nicholas Hark is in Nepal's capital and has been speaking to people about their agonizing and white for news of love forms. There are thousands of people that are missing thousands of people waiting for their loved ones. And so as the days go by, that hope is turning into anguish. In fact, there's one man. His name

1:03is Kumar Shah and his hand appeared in a river 300 kilometers away from his home. The rescue of two workers trapped inside the tunnels of a hydropower plant for 9 days has provided renewed sense of hope for the rescue teams. Search crews say they will continue their efforts and won't give up hope. Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine could be revived after months of stalled diplomacy. US negotiators Steve Whitkopf and Gerard Kushner are heading to Moscow and keep this weekend with a new proposal. President Trump says there is, quote, a good chance of ending the war, but the diplomatic push comes as strikes intensify and the front line remains largely frozen. Have you ever had the strange feeling we've been here before? I've always resisted this idea that history repeats itself, but the problem is it does. I think history is like a map. If you don't understand history, you're like someone stuck

2:04on a mountain without knowing which way to go. And history allows you to understand where you are and who you are. That's the way we should look at the past. What is the aim, the past that we can pluck out and plant again? I'm Mohammad Hassan and this is Deja Vu, a podcast that connects our turbulent times to history's most pivotal moments. It's a kind of an interesting dance that happens of all of these different figures. This is only a fraction of the great history that we lost, but we did not lose anything. Join me for real conversations with historians and public thinkers who unravel the past and challenge what we think we know about today. There is so much from the past that has still the capacity to tell us how to make our way through the modern world and we must not project that knowledge anymore. Deja Vu, coming to you soon from Al Jazeera, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.