US launches fresh attacks on Iran

About this episode

The episode covers the latest US airstrikes on Iran, FIFA's defense of the World Cup, Bill Gates' congressional testimony, and unrest in Northern Ireland and Nigeria.

The United States says it's now completed the latest wave of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday morning local time. Iran says it responded with attacks of its own. Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump promised to keep up military pressure on Tehran because Iranian leaders were taking “too long to negotiate”. Also, on the eve of the men's football World Cup kicking off in Mexico the boss of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has defended the handling of the event amid mounting criticism. Billionaire Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has faced a US congressional committee keen to learn more about his relationship with the dead sex offender, Jeffery Epstein. In Northern Ireland, crowds gathered for a second night of anti-immigration unrest in parts of Belfast, following a stabbing in the city. And Nigeria is preparing to repatriate its citizens from South Africa following weeks of protests and attacks on illegal migrants across the country. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis…

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• military action
• football World Cup
• FIFA criticism
• Bill Gates testimony
• anti-immigration unrest
• Nigerian repatriation

Keywords

• US airstrikes
• Iran
• FIFA
• Bill Gates
• Northern Ireland
• Nigeria
• World Cup
• anti-immigration
• Jeffery Epstein

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States, Iran, FIFA

Places: Northern Ireland, Belfast, Nigeria, South Africa

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