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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Wednesday, June the 10th, these are our main stories. The United States has carried out strikes on Iran in response to the downing of an American helicopter. Iranian forces say they've retaliated by targeting US bases in the region. The Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, is banned from entering France over violence by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Chapter 2: What triggered the US retaliatory strikes against Iran?
Myös tämän podcastin kanssa. There's been a tit-for-tat exchange of strikes between the US and Iran in the Middle East, once again endangering their fragile ceasefire. The US Central Command said it had attacked Iranian targets close to the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump accused Tehran of shooting down an American Apache helicopter on Tuesday.
Iran has responded by firing missiles and drones at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait. Iranian State TV quoted a statement posted on social media by the country's foreign minister, Abbas Zaragchi, saying Iran's armed forces will leave no attack unanswered. Diplomasi ra tarjih midaim, amma sohhan guftan be zabanhaa ja digar ra niz midan.
We prefer diplomacy, but we also know how to speak other languages, says Mr. Araki's statement. Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes gave me this update.
Chapter 3: How did Iran respond to the US attacks?
Iran was very quick to launch retaliatory attacks after the United States launched its own series of attacks over the last few hours. And according to Iran, its state media, it launched drone and long-range missile strikes targeting American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. And according to Iran's Revolutionary Guards website,
They say that they are ready to deliver a, quote, crushing and decisive response to any further US attacks. And this clearly is the most serious escalation of hostilities now between Washington and Tehran, since the truce was agreed between them some two months ago. The US military had said earlier that they had completed their attacks. Is there now a danger of further escalation?
I think given the tense nature of the situation, there is clearly a danger of escalation. I think there was a view at one point a few hours ago, and maybe that will still prevail, that this could be contained within a roughly 24-hour period, that the US would hit back, it believes, in response to the downing of that American helicopter on Monday.
It has certainly done that and in fact I've got the statement in front of me saying that the US has indeed completed its strikes in response to, as it puts it, Iran's attack on the Apache helicopter. It lists what it sees as its achievements in this attack striking Iranian air defence forces.
Ground control stations, surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz with, it says, precision munitions from US Air Force and Navy fighter jets. And it finishes with this line, which really goes to your question. It says, US forces remain vigilant and postured to defend against, as it puts it, unjustified Iranian aggression.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the US-Iran conflict for regional stability?
The Iranians appear to be aiming at US military targets rather than civilian ones in the region. Is that going to make a difference? It could make a difference in the same way as the United States has been targeting Iranian military sites as opposed to political sites, the country's leadership, as it did at the height of the war. So this does appear to be both countries attacking the other's military targets.
Sites, which does suggest that this may be containable, that it isn't the kind of series of attacks that is going to have further political repercussions and it could well be held within this period of 24 hours. And I think that will give some people hope, especially those negotiators on both sides that are putting a lot of hope in the series of talks that we've been hearing about, but actually not getting much detail, although President Trump...
He said that he believed that there could actually be a deal in the next three to four days. We've heard him say that before, he's saying it again now. It does show that he wants diplomacy, it seems the Iranians want diplomacy, but I think it's fair to say this ceasefire looks increasingly fragile.
Peter Bowes in Los Angeles. With his thoughts on the decision President Trump faces, here's our international editor Jeremy Bowen. The downing of the Apache helicopter is another reminder that Iran's rulers can still hurt the Americans and will not budge in their determination to come out of this war on top.
President Trump and his generals will try to calibrate their response to show just as emphatically that they cannot be pushed around, but at the same time to preserve the sluggish and so far unproductive diplomatic process. Donald Trump has been banking on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and agree on much longer term talks over the big issues, starting with Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium and its wider nuclear plans.
The war is unpopular in America and he wants a way out that he can present as a victory. It is proving to be a tough challenge. Military action rarely unfolds as leaders expect. The Gulf remains tense, dangerous and unpredictable. Mr. Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are learning an old lesson. It is easier to start a war than to end one, let alone deliver a clear victory. Jeremy Bowen in Beirut.
Britain, France and Canada are among countries which have imposed sanctions on what they call networks involved in financing and enabling Jewish settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. France has also barred the Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country. The Israeli government has said it's rejected what it called disgraceful measures. Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher reports from Jerusalem.
Esimerkiksi sanotaan, että Mr. Smotrich tuottaa West Bankin anneksia ja Gazan rekolonisaatiota. Hän kuulostaa suoraan oikeaan puolueeseen. Hän ja valtion turvallisuusministeri Itamar Ben-Gavir ovat todellakin israelilaisen poliittisen vaikutuksen ja vahvistuksen johtajat.
who are pushing very hard essentially the settler cause. And in this particular coalition government, they have had a large say. So partly due to their roles in that government, there's been expansion of the settlements. I think it's not just to do them, obviously, in any way, but there's also been a considerable increase in settler violence. That, I think, is to some extent down, of course, as so many things are here, to the aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks on October 7th.
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Chapter 5: What actions has France taken regarding Israel's finance minister?
Se, mitä me näemme, on se, että on haasteita, on haasteita, on olemassa paikkoja, joita on pysynyt ja on ollut haasteita elämään joitain paikoja. Viollisuus Norjan-Irlannissa seuraa ongelmia Suomessa viime viikolla. Viollisuudet olivat tehty, kun poliisi oli kritisoitu, että hän oli haastattu vihreänsä. Hän ei ollut imigrantti.
But he was born in Britain. He had falsely accused his victim of racism. The arrest was filmed and widely viewed online. I asked our UK political correspondent Rob Watson why immigration is such a hot-button issue in the UK. Well, I think it's a fever pitch because we've now had two videos showing truly graphic violence. And I think
Ei voi ymmärtää, kuinka tärkeää on, että nämä vaaralliset videot ovat nähneet niin paljon ihmisiä. Ei vain Britannissa, mutta myös maailmassa. Ja on hyvin vaikea nähdä nämä videot.
without having a strong reaction of horror, sadness, anger, depending of course on the kind of person you are. And so what that has done is that it sort of brought this simmering concern about immigration and social cohesion very much to the fore. And it is extraordinary that before these two videos even,
If you look at the polling, it does strongly suggest that concern about immigration, not just illegal immigration or about refugees or asylum seekers, is actually now a more important issue for British voters than even the economy, which is pretty extraordinary. Talking of strong reactions, how is the Prime Minister and the Labour government in London taking this? The government in London is stressing the need for calm and saying it's just not going to do anyone any good.
You could feel strongly about the issue of immigration, but going out and trashing things is not the way to do it. Let the police do their work. But of course you do have politicians, particularly those more on the populist right, if I could put it that way, saying that look, something is going to have to be done about immigration.
Ja tuossa oli yksi poliitikko Norjan-Irlannista, joka oli hyvin oikeassa Norjan-Irlannin poliitikkoon, joka puhui tuosta, että alaikäisen kulttuurin importointi Norjan-Irlannille, ja että semmoinen asia pitäisi pysyä loppuun. Joten tunteet ovat todennäköisesti kohtuullisesti erittäin suuret.
The sort of thrust of what the government is trying to do is to calm things down. Yeah, you mentioned the video of the Henry Novak case last week. Just how dangerous a moment is this for the UK? Well, I think the view of the government and of the police is that it's a very dangerous moment indeed, because we had seen riots before a couple of summers ago.
and feelings are just running very high about the issue of immigration and social cohesion, because if you broaden it out into that question of social cohesion, again the polling suggests that well over half the population just think we're not getting along properly in Britain, so this is not...
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Chapter 6: What recent events have caused unrest in Northern Ireland?
Muutama vuosi sitten Dr. Olli Lokola, koulutuskoulutaja Uluun yliopistossa Suomessa, kysyi, onko rauhoittajat, joilla on rauha samanlaisen tehtävän, voivat olla samanlaisia. Ensinnäkin treenasimme rauhoittajat tuntelemaan, että vihreä maala on suomea vettä. Sitten muovimme rauhaa loppuun vain rauhaan. Ja jotta ratkaisemme ongelman, rauhaa pitäisi muovia pienellä puolella, rauhoittaa puolella ja sitten he voisivat rauhoittaa.
The scientists designed the experiment to ensure that the insects couldn't just fly and make a beeline for the sugar water. They had to move the styrofoam ball to get their treat. The trick was that the arena was a little bit too tiny for them to fly. So we kind of planned so that the arena ceiling was so low that they couldn't fly, but it was a little bit too high for them to stand and reach the ceiling.
Dr. Lakola had previously taught bees how to play football, so his hopes for their cognitive abilities were higher than most. But the results surprised even him. Most of the bees that we tested, they solved the task. I was surprised because I was expecting something like 10% or 15% max, but more than 70% I was like mind blown. Dr. Lakola hopes the findings will help people see bees as more cognitively and emotionally complex beings.
P-pää voivat ratkaista tämän tehtävän ilman edellistä treeniä, joten se tarkoittaa, että heidän pitäisi olla tavoitteet mielessä, joten heidän tehtävänsä on tavoitteet. Se tarkoittaa, että he ovat itse asiassa suunnittelemaan, mitä he tekevät seuraavaksi. Tämä osoittaa, että tietoisuus tulee monissa tavoitteissa, ja emme tarvitse odottaa, että p-tietoisuus näyttää juuri niin kuin ihmisen tietoisuus, mutta nämä tulokset osoittavat, että hyvin pieni ympäristö voi edelleen tukea fleksiblaista ja tavoitteita ratkaisua.
Dr. Olli Lokola, ending that report by Helena Burke. And that's all from us for now. If you want to get in touch, you can email us at globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag globalnewspod.
And don't forget our sibling podcast, The Global Story, which goes in-depth and beyond the headlines on one big story. This edition of The Global News Podcast was mixed by Holly Smith and produced by Muzaffar Shakir and Wendy Urquhart. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Alex Ritson. Until next time, goodbye.
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