About this episode
Pete Hegseth criticizes European migration policies during a D-Day anniversary speech, alongside various global news updates.
Pete Hegseth has used a D-Day anniversary speech in northern France to criticise European nations for allowing what he described as an "invasion" on their shores. The US defence secretary said Europe's beaches were being ''stormed by migrants with dangerous ideologies.'' His comments mark a further criticism of European migration policy by senior members of the Trump administration. Also: Iran has accused the United States of violating its obligations as a World Cup host because of its refusal to grant visas to some staff travelling with the Iranian football team. Ukraine launches another major drone attack on the Russian city of St Petersburg. More foreign migrants are evacuated from South Africa following a surge in attacks on immigrants. A funeral is held for a seven-month-old Palestinian baby shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank. People in Peru are voting in a highly polarized election to choose their ninth president in a decade. And the Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva has won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current…
Topics covered
- migration
- international relations
- politics
- sports
- current affairs
Keywords
- migration
- D-Day
- Iran
- World Cup
- Ukraine
- South Africa
- Palestinian
- Peru
- French Open
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump administration
Places: Iran, United States, South Africa, Palestinian, West Bank, Peru, northern France, St Petersburg
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