About this episode
The episode discusses recent airstrikes between Israel and Iran, the close presidential election in Peru, a new weight loss drug, Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, and Alexander Zverev's victory at the Men's French Open.
Israel has struck targets in western and central Iran, hours after Iran fired a wave of missiles towards northern Israel -- the first since a ceasefire was declared in April. The Israeli strikes came despite President Trump saying he did not want Israel to retaliate. Iran said its attack marked the beginning of a week of continuous strikes. Also: The presidential election runoff in Peru is close. The right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the late president Alberto Fujimori, and her left-wing rival, the congressman, Roberto Sanchez, are running neck and neck with the lead swinging from one to the other as the vote count proceeds. A new weight loss drug could be on the market soon. President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for a two-day visit -- his first for seven years. Before leaving China, he hailed what he called an invincible friendship between the two countries. And in tennis, second seed Alexander Zverev has won the Men's French Open, clinching his first Grand Slam win after losing three previous finals. He's the first German man to win a Slam since Boris Becker. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens…
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Host: BBC
Topics covered
- Middle East conflict
- politics
- international relations
- elections
- health
- sports
Keywords
- Israel
- Iran
- Trump
- Fujimori
- Sanchez
- Xi Jinping
- Zverev
- French Open
- election
- airstrikes
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Places: Iran, Israel, Peru, North Korea
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