US launches new strikes on Iran
5/26/202630 min
The US says it's launched new strikes on Iranian missile sites and boats, despite the ongoing ceasefire and diplomatic moves towards a peace deal. Meanwhile, Tehran says it will lift the nationwide internet shutdown today. Also: Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon exchange fire; Ukraine calls Russian strike threats "shameless blackmail"; WHO warns the Ebola spread in central Africa is outpacing response efforts, and we hear from a journalist in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Europe swelters in "climate whiplash" heatwave; Saudi Arabia scales back ambitious megaprojects as funding dwindles; an update from the controversial Enhanced Games; and the diamond that saved a thousand lives in Sierra Leone.
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[news music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of the 26th of May, these are our main stories. The US launches what it's calling defensive strikes on southern Iran. We ask what it means for the ceasefire in place since April and the chances for a peace deal between the two countries. Also, will the internet finally be restored in Iran after months of a digital blackout? Also in this podcast, how climate whiplash is hitting more of us.
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What it means really is that our climate is becoming more volatile. So when we are seeing these swings between different weather patterns, they are just becoming more violent, more energetic.
Charlotte Gallagher· Host1:24
And we get the verdict on the enhanced games in Las Vegas.