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No matter your goals, investing style, life stage, or experience, Schwab has everything you need, all in one place So you can invest your way Visit Schwab d. com to learn more This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service I'm Alex Ritszon and in the early hours of Monday, the sixth of July, these are our main stories A World Cup red card turns into a Trump card The U.S. president successfully lobbies FIFA to suspend a one match ban on the American team's top striker Follarin Ballogan Raging wildfires found by strong winds create inferno like conditions in large parts of southern Europe. Three sons of the assassinated Iranian suupreme leader join mourners at his funeral, but his successor and other son, Mojittaba, isn't there. Also in this podcast. Th particular ones are shiny. And if they come back in through the atmosphere a space chunk often does They should be a bit scorched and charred. They shouldn't be quite so shiny. The mysterious metallic balls that have washed up in Australia At the men's Football World Cup, the teams are slowly being whittled down in the knockout matches, but there's been controversy off the pitch. The US star striker, Fllin Balligan, has been cleared to play in the co host's showdown with Belgium, despite getting a red card in the last match that should have earned him a one match ban The suspension was reportedly overturned after President Trump phoned FIFA which runs the World Cup. Earlier, I spoke to our sports correspondent John Bennett, who's in the US for the World Cup, I asked him what happened with the Red card and what the Belgian team think about it This is the big talking point on the TV stations here and out on the streets where I am in Philadelphia amongst USA fans. that the starman with three goals suddenly available again. you was shing that straight red card for a foul on a Bosnia Herzegovina defender. But I have to say the general consensus from pundits and former referees Was that the decision of showing a red card was harsh? He accidentally stepped on the player's ankle. The U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among those who demanded the decision be reviewed. card should have meant a one game ban, but now as you say, FIFA say that will be suspended. so he can play And it's very controversial. You mentioned Belgium. they are furious. Their manager, Rudi Garcia said in the press conference, he wondered if it was April Foolsday. The Belgian FA say they're astonished. they're considering all potential options There is no precedent of this happening at a World Cup. There is a precedent pre World Cup. You may remember this Cristiano Ronaldo was red carded in one of the final qualifying matches for Portugal But FIFA suspended a two game ban for him for a year. But yeah, massive talking point here, bigig story in the US. And I thought you weren't allowed to appeal against a red card. If you got a red card, you got a red card This is the accusation that's being made towards FIFA that they're making up the rules as they go along because that's what everybody thought that you weren't able to appal this, but they are pointing to the regulations, which say this can be overturned. It's at their discretion. They're also saying it's independent despite some of the speculation, around this decision And yes, Balligan will be able to play in this game. It's a massive boost for the USA. although Maruricia Poortino himself has said It's great news, but we're getting this a bit late because I'm sure he'd plan for the game Without his star striker. now he's putting him in. It's a great bonus, but it will change his plans. Moving to news on the pitch, a dramatic match between Norway and Brazil today. Massive disappointment for Brazil. Their earliest exit from a World Cup since nineteen ninety and it was a poor performance in terms of how much of the ball they had, how much possession they had and the chances they wasted a missed penalty from Bruno Gemaace Braziliian to miss at a World Cup forty years. Endrich all the fans wanted to see on the pitch he came on missed a brilliant chance. And then at the other end, Norway have one of the best strikers in the world earrling Highland. and when he got his first opportunity on seventy nine minutes ahead, he made no mistake. ten minutes late. He scored a great goal from outside of the boooks. So Norway make history. They're through to the quarterfinals for the first time But all of the talk will be about Brazil, one of the worst teams they've sent to a World Cup and Nymar who has struggled with injury during this tournament after the game he announced this will be the end of his international career. John Bennet and following their two one win against Brazil, Norway go on to play England who beat the co hosts Mexico three two At their home stadium, the Azaker in Mexico City. Our reporter Vinnie McGivveny watched the match at an England fan zone in London I think that is a contender now for the best game of this tournament, defefinitely England's best game. they had previously won three and drawn one, but the form that we saw from the team tonight is something that we just hadn't seen. and the challenges that they faced, the altitude, the record of Mexico in the Aztecca stadium They were really up against that huge home advantage, but they managed to pull it off in quite significant style, a man down as well. And you might be able to hear now I'm just at a fan park by Weembley Stadium, the home of English football. There are hundreds of people still here despite it being just after four AM in the UK. and they had a tenense couple of hours watching this game, but they are celebrating now. we've had Sweet Caroline, we've just had a group song of Oasis Wonderwall and now it's footballs coming home three lines on the shirt. Now that remains to be seen. England will play against Norway who defeated Brazil and in a shock upset a few hours ago. They will play in a quarter vinyl now next Saturday in Miami. Gness and they did it with ten men. Gerald Koner sent off for that unfortunate challenge a straight red card and there were a lot of English people in the newsroom who had a sinking feeling at that point Yeah, they did. I think that just brought back memories know of previous World cups. I think the nineteen ninety eight was the Argentina game where David Beckham got the red card and was sent off and there were a man down. That was flashing through I think a lot of fans' minds, but England managed to hold their own at the end it did feel like Mexico were dominating the possession, but they managed to hold them off and keep that lead. I think everyone here very relieved. we didn't have extra time and of course for England a dreaded penalty bout Vinny Macavany In southern Europe, firefighters are racing to stop the raging spread of the wildfires caused by a heat wave and strong winds. It's due to the extreme heat that began at the end of June with temperature records being broken all over the continent Thousands of people in Portugal, Spain, France and Greece have been forced to leave their homes. I heard more from Alfie Habishin. The total area engulfed by the flames across southern Europe now spans about nineteen thousand hectares in total. To put that into context for you, that's more than two Manhattanans. so it's quite a big area. In France the flames began erupting on a mountainside east of the city of Perpignon. That's meant about ten thousand people have had to flee their homes. Some of the pictures that have been coming out of Greece are particularly grim. That's because the fire there started at a recycling plant, which has caused this thick Dog smoke over the city of Vesalonii and that means people having to stay indoors, shut their windows and really protect themselves from some of the health effects that could be caused by being exposed to that. In Portugal, it's being described as a monster wildfire that they're really struggling to contain now and even Italy and Spain are having to send their firefighters over there to help them with that. All this of course is Spain is dealing with a wildfire of its own in the Catalonian region. The firefighters there have managed to create this forty kilometer perimeter and contain it, box it in, which is rather impressive, but the residents there are still feeling very, very shaken. I saw fire and inside I was frozen solid with shivers running through me It was very, very strange.ot onlyi. Let's't let it happen again. Now we've had this scare, it's really big, but there's still a lot of ground left. To take care of what's left. Scary. And Alfie, this is just the start of the wildfires. It is. So as I say, nineteen thousand hectares is the area affected by this series of wildfires. If you compare that to Europe over the whole of last year, that was a million hectares. So that really puts it into perspective. That was the worst year on record. But people, of course, are pointing out that this is just the very start of the season, which spans all the way to September The EU have tried to prepare for this. They've got more firefighters, more helicopters, more aircraft stationed in these areas of Southern Europe that are at risk You know, now with climate change, experts are pointing out it's not just southern Europe anymore. Central Europe, Western Europe, even Scandinavia are kind of risk areas as well. And these firefighters cannot be everywhere at once. Yeah, and now disruptions to the tour de France. Yeah, so crowns are not going to be able to attend a particular leg of Tour de France. Also the caravans, these are these big colourful promotional parade of vehicles that run alongside the cyclists, booming out music, really bringing the atmosphere, they cannot be there for that final leg of the race either. So it's a really depleted and solemn atmosphere this year. Alfie Habition. Israel's government has voted to defy a Supreme Court decision on the country's broadcast regulator, raising concerns of a possible constitutional crisis. Last month, the court ruled that the regulator could continue operating after seven members of the board resigned, which left it without the legal minimum number which is normally required to make decisions The regulator is currently reviewing the proposed takeover of one of Israel's main television networks by a group of investors widely seen as critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who's government. Caroline Davis reports from Jerusalem Benjamin Netanyahu's government has clashed with the Supreme Court before. In twenty twenty two, they tried to reduce its powers, which led to widespread protests. And they've ignored the court's decisions in the past. This time, they voted to defy it altogether In a statement, the Ministers for Communication and Justice said that a ruling that contradicts the law will not be recognized and decisions made under it are null and void The Cabinet Secret tri to play down the statement, saying that the government were not calling to disobey the decision, but giving sharp criticism and would use any available legal means to overturn the decision That's not how others saw it Israel's presresident Isaac Hudzog has said that disobedience to a court ruling is a red line While former Prime Minister Naathali Bennett warned that to not adhere to court rulings brings anarchia in the streets and disintegration of the country Caroline Davis Ukraine's President Volodymy Zelensky says his troops are still fighting the Russians for control of Konstantinivka, which the Kremlin claimed to have captured The town is key to Russian attempts to seize the major Ukrainian cities of Kramatorsk and Slviansk But even as it defends its eastern flank, Ukraine, has gone on the offensive elsewhere, causing fuel shortages by hitting targets deep inside Russia. It stepped up strikes on occupied Crimea, which Russia seized in twenty fourteen. The BBC's James Beardsworth has been gauging the mood among people there On the single bridge that connects Crimea to the Russian mainland Traffic stretches for kilometers as cars try to leave the peninsula. This is an absolute record says the motorist filming theQ. Over the past two months Ukraine has made the illegally occupied peninsula A new theatre of the warall making life there. increasingly intolerable You try. R drrone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure and supply routes to the region Choke Crimea leaving shortages of fuel W and even groceries. twentywenty four year old Alexi notot his real name. is an IT worker from the western Crimean city of Yv Patoria He told me more. Craanian drones are flying, rockets are flying like every week and the logistics have been damaged to the point where we have like have no petroleum right here And we have some shortages in various goods. The most serious of these shortages is fuel In efforts to combat the situation, the regional authorities have declared a state of emergency Cross Crimea and stop the sale of fuel at the pump Nastia. Again, not her real name is a resident of Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, where shortages have bitten the hardest. I've almost completely stopped using my car. I only drive when it's really necessary. We recently introduced a QR code system You are supposed to get a QR code through the messaging app and then use it to buy fuel. The ideD itself isn't bad but the implementation has been a complete failure. Getting one with QR codes has turned into something like the Huner games I do I need if it's it? No nely teach skashes The attacks have left many Crimeans who have been largely sheltered from Russia's twenty twenty two invasion increasingly frustrated Edina Again, not her real name. is an archaeologist and also Sverstople residident I think on the both sides, people are mostly angry. Whilst many blame Ukraine for their current situation, Arinna says that in Crimea It is a far more complicated picture Most of us, we lived in Crimea our whole lives or relved in Ukraine And a lot of us have relatives and friends and it just isn't that sort of to blame the nations. Instead Many are beginning to point the finger at Moscow and what they say is its failure to protect Crimeans. Nasta told me more. V lastorit it' heart not to blame the authorities It feels like we should have prepared better. My situation has been getting more and more tense every month and every year. People here have always been optimistic They believed things would work out and try to just live their lives No, it feels like they are being worn down Little by little, over and over again Amams Beardsworth with that report After decades of space exploration, a lot of debris has been left up there, orbiting our planet. Though most burns up in the atmosphere, some of that space junk has come back down to Earth, and in Australia, Questions are being asked after mysterious metallic balls appeared washed up on a beach. Richard Hamilton takes up the story The six solid objects were discovered on Forest Beach to the north of Townsville in Queensland They look to be about fifty centimeters in diameter. That's around twice the size of a football Cws in protective suits were seen placing their spheres in barrels amid fears they may contain hazardous material So far there's been no definitive explanation of what they are. But there are suggestions they may have come from space rockets Alice Gorman is an associate professor at Flinders University in Adelaide who specializes in space archaeology. They're definitely part of some kind of fuel system. so they're called precious spheres. They often contain fuels under high pressure, and they are widely used in spacecraft However, these particular ones are shiny And if they come back in through the atmosphere as space junk often does They should be a bit scorched and charred. They shouldn't be quite so shiny So they could even possibly come from some kind of maritime vessel. because they don't look scorched or charred and they've washed up on a beach. so it's possible they're not from space. The arrival of the so called spaceballs has caused quite a stir. It's very quiet, notot a lot happens here The owner of the Forest Beach Taway told the Broadcaster ABC So having a lot of extra activity definitely created a bit of excitement. But this is not a one off In twenty twenty three, India confirmed that a giant metal dome that washed up on a beach near Perth was from one of its rockets. And another spherical object was also found in Namibia back in twenty eleven Richard Hamilton. Still to come in this podcast. Generally when we're going into a race, I will be a lot more cautious and take it a lot slower inst steadier. whereereas R goes out hard and fast and then just sees what happens. Why women marathon runners are less likely to hit the wall This is the story of the One The one who keeps multiple buildings running smoothly, day after day pllumbing that flows, H vac that hums, cleaning supplies that keep surfaces sparkling. That's why she counts on Granger. With easy reordering online and twenty four seven support, Granger helps her keep the product she needs on hand. So shelves stay stocked, and buildings, stay ready. Call one eight hundred Granger, click Granger d. com or just stop by. 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Thousands of mourners have gathered in the capital Tehran to witness the late leader's remains being moved through the city Iran's new suupreme leader, Khamin Ni's son Majtaba, was not at any of the ceremonies. He's thought to have been seriously injured in the US Israeli attack which killed his father on the first day of the war, along with four family members Our chief international correspondent, Lise Dussette is at the funeral and she's allowed to report on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian service. Similar restrictions apply to all international broadcasters in Iran. There's quite a spectacle and a very choreographed spectacle at the vast open air Grand Masala Mosque compound. And it's actually a mosque compound. that has of course, operations put in place for this massive surge of people, many, many thousands have filed in and out and speent time inside this complex over the past two days when the body of the late Ayatolla was lying in state. you have the constant stream of water being sprayed over the crowds, cool down temperatures in the summer's baking heat. But what really struck me today was in the midst of what is Really always Iran this mingling, intermingling of religious chanting and quiet prayer, the loud sobbing mixed in with the old signature slogans of Iran's revolution, death to America, death to Israel There was a new refrain rising from the mourners, and that is for revenge waving red flags symbolizing vengeance. And with every day there's more and more posters appearing, some with President Trump's face on it, saying death is near. And this is something that's being expressed not just by these crowds, but anger over this assassination of Ayatollah Hamine and the first hours of the war on february twenty eighth is also fueling sps within the ruling ranks with hardliners saying, why are you negotiating with President Trump's team they ordered the assassination of our leader Our chief international correspondent, Lise Dusset For many years, the security services in Nigeria have struggled to get a grip on the violence and kidnappings in parts of the country, such as Central Plateau State. So some women there in the city of Jos have decided to take security into their own hands by going out on patrol at night BBC's Ifio Kabassi Eang joined them past eleven PM in this part of Jos The streets are dark But in the distance, the beam of a flash light cuts through the blackness These are vigilantity women, te strong ammined and armed only with sticks and touch lightights. l. Every night they moveved through the neighborhood betweenween ten PM three EM Check in cars stopping motorcycles. hoping to prevent crime. For the women here, the patrol is not just about keeping order, It's deeply personal Many women in Plata states have lost husbands and children to the violence that has plagued the region for decades. be to God. Loquia Lawn is one of the members. She does not pretend the job is easy. With the story of Aas coming from other villages, I don't know what will happen outside. What keeps giving me motivation to continue going out every night is the joy of me knowing that If I go out and come back the next morning there won't be any negative report. Commander commander commander, command commander. The leader of the group is Pess in Ghazi She explains why this group is made up entirely of women and why they refuseed to stop her. We women are the ones who are affected in anything, but that happens We are affected because our husbands are killed and our children are killed At the end of the day, we remain Chadless and wes The group was formed from grief but it is sustained by resolve It has earned the trust of their neighbourors and slowly The fear that once gripped the community has begun to ease For some joining Wasno Straightforward, Aishhatu, a Muslim woman, wrestled with her faith before deciding to become part of the group. In my faith as a Muslim, a woman is not expected to do this kind of work. I kept asking myself, canan I really do this? But Aishhatu does not go out on the night patrols Instead, she belongs to a division called Early Warning as a female community leader. She puts her ear to the ground, listening for threat signals. gathering intelligence and alerting the group to potential danger One resident, Pace Desmond admits she once thought of living the community altog. There was the time I wanted to run. they encouraged me to stay. Another resident, Walter Agouku says the women have become the backbone of local safety. Whenever there iss one or two challengge, they are always there to make sure there peace T leadad out the group lesson, Nazi has bigger vision and looks at the future. I want to whole Walt to see this group and know that peace can be achieved determination. Lessing and Goi ending that report from Iio Kabali Eang in Nigeria's plateau state If you've ever run a marathon, you may be aware of hitting the wall, you may have even experienced it yourself. It's the moment in the latter stages of the race When you suddenly run out of steam, your legs feel like concrete, your body slows down And so does your brain AJ Hari Das famously hit the wall just three hundred meters from the finish of the Boston marathon in April, as he explained afterwards I saw the finish and I was like I knew I was like crawling at that point. but Sad just like fully gave out. I just remember gettinget back up every single time. Like after the second time or third time, I started slapping the ground to try hving myself up. I tried a couple more times. The last time I fell, I rolled over for a second and I was going to take a deep breath and honestly just like start crawling or something It happens when the body runs out of stored carbohydrates, and research in the Journal of Scientific Reports has found that men are nearly twice as likely to hit the wall as women and Bennet Jones spoke to married couple and marathon runners Katie and Rob Harrison, who've just completed a continuous twenty four hour run. Generally when we're going into a race, I will be a lot more cautious and take it a lot slower insteadier. And then if I've got anything left I will sort of use it at the end. whereas Rob doesn't do that. he kind of goes all blazingly goes out hard and fast and then just seees what happens. what you've just described there is exactly what these researchers found, which is basically that men are overonfident. they think they can, you know run the whole thing at top speed and then they can't. and they sort of come to crashing hold towards the end. I mean, Katie, that's right, isn't it? Is that how you see it? Yeah, that's exactly how I see it. And I think Bob, and know from our own personal experiences, Bob will say, I'm going to do this and it'll be a really quite ambitious, I think goal. Whereas I would never say that, even though I might try and, you pardonly might want to train for it, but think He just he thinks that he can sometimes not always, but sometimes he thinks he can more than he's may capable of. And I think then you tend to hit the wall a lot quicker. Now Rob, if you know this happens, presumably you've adjusted and you never overdo it at the beginning, am I right? You would think so He would think so yes So I'm a bit more cautious than they used to be, I think as well probablyably experienced the teachers you s constantly reassess as you're racing And now I you know, say after thirteen miles or fifteen miles, sixteen miles, I'll constantly sort of like reassess how I'm doing. And instead of like trying to stick to a pace, I will slow down earlier now. So it's just pushing the wall a little bit further into the distance. still. Well this really is tortoise and hair material, isn't it? And Katie, as the tortoise, do you ever beat him? Well, interestingly, I've just seen him in this twenty hour room because.'s a perfect example because Rob went out really hoping to go really far and he went far too quickly and then said Rob stopped which yeah. And then I wasn't Taght us in her and I passed him because he'd stopped and then I was able to get to go ahead. I started a lot more cautiously. And I think that's what I tend to do. So in marathons, they talk quite a lot about you sort want to aim for negative spit. the second half is quicker than your first half. And that's something I always aim for. I don't know have you ever I don't think you' ever I very,, very rarely get a second half faster than the first half Katie and Rob Harrison Let's end this podcast where we started the World Cup, where the unlikely heroes were the Cape Verd squad, also known as the Blue Sharks, who returned home on Sunday to a rapturous reception The island nation off the coast of West Africa has a population of just over half a million people. On Friday, their footballing success story finally came to an end when they were knocked out by the defending champions Argentina after taking them all the way to extra time Paul and GA was at the airport when the team arrived The drumbeats of pride reverberate across Cape Wld's Capital Payor Thousands are gathered outside the main airport for a double celebration, Independence Day, and the much expected return of the national football team after an inspiring performance at the World Cup