New Israeli strikes in Lebanon after Iranian warning
6/9/202630 min
The Israeli military has carried out strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, a day after Iran called for attacks on Lebanon to stop. Thousands of people have fled the city. Also: medical sources say Taliban forces in western Afghanistan have killed two people demonstrating against the detention of women who'd ignored religious dress codes; Honduras approves a series of reforms to tackle the high rate of femicide in the country; rescuers in the Philippines are working to reach isolated areas after an earthquake struck Mindanao; a BBC investigation reveals hundreds of Iraqi migrants were kidnapped and threatened with forced organ removal in Libya; and Japanese wildlife officials have caught a bear that had been roaming a city, causing widespread school closures.
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[news jingle] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat news music] I'm Celia Hatton, and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday the 19th of June, these are our main stories. Israel's carried out new airstrikes on the Lebanese city of Tyre a day after an Israeli truce resumed with Iran. There are reports that Taliban forces in Western Afghanistan have shot and killed two people demonstrating against the detention of women who'd ignored religious dress codes. Also in this podcast, a BBC investigation tracks migrants traveling through Libya who were kidnapped and threatened with organ removal.
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