US exit World Cup despite Trump's intervention
7/7/202628 min
The US are out of the World Cup after defeat by Belgium - even though one of their star players was on the pitch after his automatic one-match ban for a red card was suspended. President Trump admitted he'd intervened. Also: BBC Eye finds evidence of torture and sexual violence at detention centres for Ukrainians in Russia and occupied Ukraine. The story of a 12-year-old pulled alive from the rubble following two earthquakes in Venezuela. The body of Iran's former supreme leader is paraded through the streets of Tehran. Millions turn out to pay their last respects. The weight-loss drug, Wegovy, is now available in pill form in Britain. And if you thought China was over-populated - think again.
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[on hold music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Tuesday the seventh of July, these are our main stories. The United States crash out of the World Cup, losing to Belgium, despite having one of their star footballers on the pitch after intervention from President Trump. A BBC Eye investigation finds evidence of detention centers for Ukrainians in Russia and occupied Ukraine, with allegations of torture and conflict-related sexual violence. And we hear from a twelve-year-old girl in Venezuela