Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
7/8/202632 min
President Trump says the ceasefire agreement with Iran is "over", blasting the country's leadership as "scum" and "cuckoo" after fresh exchanges of fire. Mr Trump has warned the US will hit Iran 'hard' again tonight, but added that talks could continue if they want. Speaking with President Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, he also promised to license the manufacture of vital Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine. Also: French MPs have approved a bill that would automatically presume police officers acted lawfully in shootings; The United Nations is warning of an impending catastrophe in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid which is home to half a million people; The opening ceremony takes place in Paris for the Esports World Cup; And our culture editor speaks to Christopher Nolan, Tom Holland and Anne Hathaway about The Odyssey, a retelling of Homer's epic story.
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[upbeat music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Ankush Desai, and at 16:00 GMT on Wednesday the 8th of July, these are our main stories. President Trump warns the US will again hit Iran hard later today after earlier declaring that the ceasefire was over following fresh exchanges of military strikes. He was