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The US Vice President says authorities are investigating a deadly strike on a wedding in southern Iran, but that he is 'sceptical' about claims America was involved.

It comes as the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has vowed to 'avenge' those killed in the blast at the celebrations in Kuhestak.

Elsewhere there are questions about Pete Hegseth's leadership of the Pentagon as a series of military leaders are removed or forced out.

And the price of oil rises once again, as the US and Iran return to trading strikes.

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Today, we discuss the economic challenges Andy Burnham is facing ahead of his first budget.

The economic backdrop has left the prime minister and his Chancellor John Healey with big decisions to make about defence spending, as pressure increases on the government to raise it. Adam Fleming is joined by economics editor Faisal Islam and Helen Miller, director at the IFS to discuss the options for the government.

Plus, the BBC’s technology and AI editor Zoe Kleinman is the first British journalist to hail a self-driving Uber in London. She’s in the studio to debrief on what the journey was like, and how quickly the technology is evolving.

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Accusations of foreign interference have been making headlines this week.

Elon Musk’s X alleges that China has been stirring up a backlash against American data centres.

Israel and Russia have denied allegations from Spain’s prime minister that they’re partly to blame for the migrant crisis in Ceuta.

And Germany has accused Russia of being behind a spate of drone attacks at a German airport. Vladimir Putin has dismissed those claims and accused Germany of a‘ false flag’ operation.

We speak to the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, Marianna Spring to examine the evidence and ask whether foreign interference is really to blame in every case, or if it is just a convenient scapegoat.

0:00 Introduction to the episode

1:48 Why is Elon Musk/X accusing China of misinformation surrounding data centres

5:33 How do bot farms work?

8:00 Why does Elon Musk even care?

8:53 The Ceuta migrant crisis and Spain's critique of Isreal and Russia

12:23 Mirage content and how that encouraged people to go to Ceuta

13:36 So why is Spain involving Isreal and Russia?

17:09 Why is it beneficial for a leader to accuse another country of foreign interference?

18:27 Germany's blames Russia for airport drone attack

21:11 What do we know about Russia's alleged campaigns of foreign intervention?

24:33 Which operation is more beneficial to Russia in the long run?

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The US feminist writer and activist, Gloria Steinem, has died at the age of 92. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she was one of the most prominent leaders of the American women’s movement, campaigning for gender equality and reproductive rights. We revisit an interview she gave to the BBC in 2023, and look back at her life and legacy.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

04:35 The UN warns of a ''supersized'' El Nino continuing into 2027

07:36 Severe droughts reduce ship traffic through the Panama Canal

09:26 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and migrants

12:28 The BBC investigates the people smugglers exploiting migrants as they try to reach Britain

14:43 Dozens of people are rescued from a migrant boat after weeks adrift off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands

18:12 Self-driving Uber Robotaxis arrive in London

The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. You can watch us on YouTube every weekday – and find the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.

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The world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned.

El Niño changes weather patterns around the world, pushing some regions into drought whilst others experience stronger typhoons and flooding.

It's already started affecting many places around the world. In this video...

Timecodes:

00:00-00:38 Intro

00:38-01:26 Today's warning

01:26-02:20 What is El Nino?

02:20-03:30 Are we seeing El Nino now?

03:30-04:35 Is climate change causing El Nino?

04:35-05:57 When was the last El Nino?

05:57-08:03 1997's El Nino

08:03-09:23 How to prepare for El Nino

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Bestselling author and TV presenter, Richard Osman, talks about being visually impaired due to nystagmus, an eye condition which causes uncontrolled, rapid, eye movement, and discusses how the world is blurred to him.

And with his new book, We Chase Shadows, due to hit the shelves around the world on 10 September he gives Access All's Emma Tracey a little preview of what it’s about and why he doesn’t care what his characters look like.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:00 What's the new book about?

02:00 Why Richard doesn't like airports

02:32 What is nystagmus?

03:51 How he dealt with it growing up

05:30 How nystagmus affects his writing

07:49 How disability gives you an advantage in the world of AI

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Londoners are able to hail the UK's first robotaxis - as Uber today becomes the first company to launch a self-driving minicab.

Initially, it only has 15 autonomous vehicles with a licence to operate in the city, and each one must have a human safety driver behind the wheel ready to take control if anything goes wrong.

Uber said it surveyed London-based customers via the app and more than 100,000 said they would choose a self-driving taxi if one was available, despite incidents of driverless rides malfunctioning in US cities where they already operate.

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A BBC investigation has found criminal groups who illegally smuggle people to the UK across the English Channel are running low on small boats.

Gang members have told BBC sources that rival factions are now having to work together to load migrants on fewer, larger vessels. They’re also charging them more.

The number of crossings is currently at a six-year-low and UK ministers have credited the French police for intercepting more attempts.

The BBC’s Paris Correspondent James Waterhouse has looked at how the people smugglers are being forced to adapt.

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Gloria Steinem, who became a face of the women's liberation movement in the US, has died, aged 92.

In a post on Instagram, her foundation said she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City on Wednesday, "surrounded by many who loved her".

Steinem, who was a writer and magazine editor, co-founded the Women's Action Alliance - a group dedicated to fighting sexism - more than 50 years ago.

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The Bayeux Tapestry is in the UK, for the first time since it is believed to have been created here nearly 1,000 years ago.

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