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    Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires

    07/11/2026 | 47 mins.
    Emergency services have been deployed around the village of Bedar. At least 12 people have been killed, another 23 are still missing. We hear from a resident.
    Also on the programme: Iran's foreign minister has arrived in Oman ahead of scheduled talks with the United States. And we look ahead to tonight's World Cup match between England and Norway.
    (Picture: Wildfire creeps towards residential buildings near the municipality of El Pocico. Credit: Getty)
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    Spain hit by devastating wildfire

    07/10/2026 | 47 mins.
    The emergency services in southern Spain say they are fighting a ‘terrible and complex fire, which is spreading very fast,’ in the south-eastern province of Almería. We hear from a British couple caught up in the fire.
    Also on the programme: How people in Gaza are watching the World Cup; and a new species of dinosaur has been found in Thailand.
    (Picture: Flames approach the A7 highway during a deadly wildfire in Los Gallardos, Spain. Credit: REUTERS/Chema Artero)
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    Venezuela faces humanitarian crisis after quakes

    07/10/2026 | 47 mins.
    Venezuelans in the coastal town of La Guaira are being forced to live in informal camps in the streets two weeks on the from the two earthquakes which hit the country. The head of the Disasters Emergency Committee, Saleh Saeed, who is visiting, tells us people have lost everything and need help with the very basics.
    Also on the programme: we hear about the man who was partially sucked out of a Ryanair plane mid-air but survived; and the latest in the mystery surrounding the murder of a woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in Monaco.
    Photo: People wait in tents outside an earthquake-damaged building in Caracas, Venezuela Credit: Ronald Pena/EPA/Shutterstock
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    Crowds gather for burial of Iran's assassinated Supreme Leader

    07/10/2026 | 46 mins.
    As the US and Iran trade strikes in the Middle East, huge crowds have gathered in the holy city of Mashhad ahead of the burial of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
    We'll try to gauge the mood in the country and assess the options now for both the US and Iran.
    Also in the programme: The disinformation about Ebola fuelling attacks on Congolese health workers; we'll remember the life of the smash-hit gravel-voiced pop star Bonnie Tyle; and the Norwegian rowing sensation that's become one of the sounds of the men's football World Cup.
    (Photo shows mourners gathered on the day of the burial of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran on 9 July 2026. Credit: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)
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    Iran: US strikes continue as late supreme leader is buried

    07/09/2026 | 38 mins.
    The US and Iran have continued to trade strikes, raising fears of a return to full scale conflict. At the same time, huge crowds of mourners pay respects to Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
    Also in the programme: False claims about Ebola are fuelling violence against health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and it's France versus Morocco at the World Cup.
    (Photo: A handout photo made available by the Iranian Supreme Leader Office shows crowds taking part in the burial of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the city of Mashhad, Iran, 09 July 2026)
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