US and Iran exchange fire
5/28/202627 min
The US has launched more strikes against Iran, claiming to hit drones and a military site in Bandar Abbas. Tehran says it's fired at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including an American oil tanker with its radar system turned off. Also: Matthew Perry's former assistant is sentenced for his role in the "Friends" actor's death; FIFA is investigated over the price of World Cup tickets; manosphere influencers fuel the gender divide in Kenya; Laos rescuers find villagers trapped in a flooded cave; how the war in the Middle East is affecting India's mango economy; who's won the fantasy football Premier League; and Ozzy Osbourne gets the AI treatment.
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[upbeat music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] I'm Will Chalk, and in the early hours of Thursday the 28th of May, these are our main stories. There are reports of fresh US military action in Iran despite the ceasefire. The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey launch an investigation into football's governing body, FIFA,