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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 Ritzon and in the early hours of Saturday, july fourth, these are our main stories Donald Trump lands in Mount Rushmore, where he's marking the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States of America The UN warns of impending catastrophe as paramilitaries close in on the Sudanese city of El Abbeid And the fairy tale is over for the team that stunned the World Cup but Cape Verd push worldorld Champions Argentina into extra time for losing three two Also in this podcast. Fans are ecstatic that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey have tied the knot in New York President Trump has started a weekend of celebrations for the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of American independence With a speech at Mount Rushmore where the faces of four former presidents are carved into rock The national monument in the state of South Dakota has George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt chiseled into granite. Over the years, Mr. Trump has hinted that he too, would like his likeness to be added, but for now, He had this to say. As we approach this magnificent anniversary We see our American identity under a renewed attack A generation after we fought and won the Cold War against the menace of Cunism There is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success These are not mere political disagreements like differences over taxes or regulations Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty For more details, I spoke to our North America correspondent Howell Griffith. I think it's interesting that he was willing to speak so much about history. Often the focus of the presidential speech is on the current president. He did reflect on his predecessors what he thought made them great, the four figures behind him carved into Mount Rushmore and those who succeeded. And he seemed to draw a line between their spirit of adventure, creating America and then ingenuity. and building up, of course, to what is he says now the beginning of a golden age of America, of course, his current term in office, where he says things are going to be bigger and better than ever before. but iff different perhaps to speech I heard him make on the wall in Washington here last week, also part of the two hundred and fifty celebrations where there was a lot more focus on him. This was more about the sweep of history. Now that history included anti communism because communism, according to Donald Trump, is the greatest threat facing current day America Why you may ask because we're not in a Cold War anymore? Well, that is because the Democrats, particularly left leaning Democrats have started doing well in recent votes and therefore he's seeing them as the enemy domestically now. telling the American people not to waste their time, not to waste their energy with communists because they only fail to stick with him and his version of Republicanism because that is what has done America so well over the centuries and will do them very well over the next few years. And there had been some speculation that he' want his face also carved into Mount Rushmore, but no mention of that. No mention. no. Now this is something that emerged during his first presidency and it reported that he'd suggested himself, he laughed it off, but said actually it's not such a bad idea. Now during Trump two, the second presidency, the forty seventh presidency, I should say, with Donald Trump in the White House, the idea has been backed by his supporters again, particularly by some Republicans We understand from those who understand granite and rock formations that it may not be practical to carve a fifth face to that famous rock in South Dakota. So President Trump may be having to accept that gravity or geology is against him on this one and didn't mention it in the speech How' the fourth of July American Independence Day What events, what other events are planned for the two hundred fiftieth anniversary Well, the speech at Mount Rushmore was in effect, a warm up act to the big event here in Washington. in the evening, we're going to have Donald Trump, the biggest fireworks show ever on the planet man known to undersell or describe things in a diminive way. Now that will be preceded by another presidential speech. Donald Trump is going to address the nation this time from the Washington Mall. And we're going to have an afternoon of flyovers. Now they've been rehearsing this afternoon and several times. I've found myself spontaneously ducking down because they were so loud B two bombers and jet fighters going through the air over downtown Washington. that's going to be done in a synchronized way tomorrow over a crowd of potentially thousands, but What people in Washington will also feel pushing down on them is immense heat. It is so hot and humid here at the moment. Record temperatures across large parts of the United States. and that means that some parts of the celebration here have been cancellled. So the annual Independence Day parade that goes through Washington has been canceled. so no marching bands and flags going through the city being told to go later to this big event on the Washington Mt because it is so hot and humid. they're concerned, obviously that too much exposure to that heat and humid tea would be dangerous Howell Griffith Next to the greatest match of the Football World Cup so far, the smallest country in the tournament, the island nation of Cape Verd, pushing Leonel Mess's Argentina deep into extra time. It was a Herculean effort involving many heart stopping moments that finally ended in a three two loss for Cape Verd after they came back from behind twice to almost cling on to a penalty shootout Rorter Paul NGA was watching in the Capitol Prior The kept Variantans came into the tournament as the underdogs, but they atted to prove several doubters wrong And their performance was quite impressive People here I haveve spoken to have said that they are not disappointed because The team went even further than they had expected This is their first ever World Cup participation. yet they went to the knockout rounds, the very first the smallest country so far by population to achieve that feat. The Keparians really came in here with a slogan, one percent chance, ninety nine percent faith and their faith brought them these fights only unfortunate that they couldn't go beyond. And they came so close. I love your positivity, but I mean you nearly did it They nearly did it in fact. they came so close, but unfortunately this is football and it's said that in the World Cup, any lost opportunity could cost you. So I would say that people who are watching this game were quite disappointed at some instances where they believed that the Carians could have cashed in on some opportunities. But also they were quite happy because Ga Bosinia also stopped several other opportunities that could have made the score quite worse. But regardless, people here believe that the team has done well and they also look forward to welcoming them with warm arms. Yeah, they've done well sort of the understatement of the day really How did Cape Verord get so far? It's a tiny ry The goalkeers forty years old How did they do it Well, I spoke to the president of the country. He told me that Kvt has always been undermined and for every time that they've been undermined, they've sought to cash in on that situation and prove the doubtter as wrong. And they've always played the bigger teams and sought to fare well against those big teams. That's why you saw them put up that performance against Spain against Uruguay and against Argentina. It was a tough game But of course, the South Americans took the lead. Paul andGA at a very noisy watch party in Praa Well, there were two other scintillating clashes to wrap up the round of thirty two and set the stage for the last sixteen for more on both. Soke to our reporter, Alfie Habishon Colombiavers is Ghana, two teams with very different football styles of play. Colombia have been mesmerizing on the attack this tournament Tpping group B, that's the group with Christiana Ronaldo' Portugal in it, of course. It's partly due to the tenacious wriggly winger that is Louis Diaz who plays for Bayer Munich in Germany. He was really at the heart of this one mil win against Ghana today. It was Jon Arias who scored the opening goal with a sort of lovely side footed cushion volley into the back of the net As for Ghana, the critics will say they were a little bit over cautious, a little bit over deffensive. Their coach Carlos Kierez is known for these kind of very regimented sort of overp protective style of play that makes it extremely difficult for teams to score against, but it didn't quite work for them this time And Ver interesting game between Australia and Egypt. Yes, that one went to penalties. We all love it when it goes to penalties. It was Egypts who won that one. they made history actually. It was the first time they've won a World Cup knockout match. their star Mohammed Salah, he scored a lovely sort of lofted casual Panenca penalty in that shootout, which proved to be decisive. He'll be especially delighted to have made this record with his country after losing that sort of devastating loss rather in that African Cup of Nations final against Senegal a couple of years ago As for Australia, they did try to sort of tinker around for the penalty shootout. They changed their goalkeeper actually just before to see if that could give them the edge, but Egypt scored all five penalties. so it didn't quite work for them either. them going out means that there are no longer any teams from the Asian football Cederation left in the tournament. so it's been quite a disappointing competition this year for that part of the world. You watched the Cape Vird game, what for you was the highlight I thought the Cape Verd goal, the one when it was on the left side and it was that swinger into the top corner on the right. I thought that was absolutely incredible. I think that will go down as the best goal in the tournament. But I know you were saying to me that the goalkeeper was what's that for you. The goalkeeper was the hero of the World Cup. And Alfie before you go Who's going to win the entire competition Well, as you know, I've got France in the office sweepstakes so my eyes are on them. I think they're a pretty safe bet too. they're going to be playing Paraguay in the last sixteen. other last sixteen games to look out for. England taking on Mexico. I think that one's going to be splendid, full of chaos, full of drama at the iconic stadium Azteecca in Mexico City and Portugal, Spain That's the other one I've got my ey on Alfie Habishon Well, it's been confirmed. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey are now mrter and Mrs and celebrations are well underway in New York with around a thousand of their Closest friends Fans came from far and wide to try to catch a glimpse of the happy couple, and their celebrity guests, which included Ed Shearon, Ethan Hawk, Jewel Lapper, and Jason Sadkis to name just a few Taylor's brother was her man of honour and Travis' brother was best man, with Adam Sandler officiating at the ceremony. Our correspondent Neda Torfick has spent the day outside the venue. Midtown Manhtan was buzzing with excement for global pop princess Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelsey's wedding By late afternoon, the elaborate undertaking to get one thousand guests into Madison Square Garden Ana had consumed several blocks and was well underway. Oh God bless they were swt and. Cowds gathered behind a security barricade, a few climbing a scaffolding and straining their necks to see the spectacle, along with the world's media An impressive list of celebrities were spotted, including Ed Sheiran, Hugh Grant, Benson Boone, Gigi Hadid, and several Kansas City Chief NFL players The guest arrivals have taken well over an hour at this point. Black SUVs, black tinted windows going through checkpoints with people very smartly dressed in simple black gowns or tuckxes checking their names against a guest list. and then they go into a covered white canopy tent. ten that I'm in that has been barricaded specifically for fans coming down, Well we have met some of the most ultimate Swifties. you have a tattoo. I. forty seven year old Janelle Snegis is visiting New York from Louisville, Kentucky. described this tattoo. So it has little elements of different albums of Taylor. So we've got like repeputation, Tortture Poetets Dpartment. We have TV for Taylor's version, of course, thirteenth's her lucky number. This is a very intricate tattoo Definitely a tribute to Taylor Swift. Yeah. You say people have been following her because it's been about heartbreak, breakups. I mean, this is her happy ending. H love story, isn't it? It is. Yes, It's her happy ending and we've all been there through all of this The historic heat wave didn't stop Laura Heap and her young daughter Katherine from Indianapolis being here. I've been a fan since I was like nine or eight, maybe. and I went to her he' tour. and I've just been like a really big fan since then. I actually took her to reputation when she was four, but it was a fun thing for us to connect with I mean, you know, we're obviously a wide span an age, but it's been fun for us to connect over something that we both enjoy a lot huge moment in her life. so I thought, you know why not swing by Plastic surgeon Chrish Nvias lives nearby and couldn't help his curiosity. She's the most played artist in my operating room, so I guess I could be as swifty. I mean, why is she the most played artist? Does it help relax people or what? I think she has the most versatility. She's a very talented artist, of course. You know, Bically when patients go to sleep, some of them ask for Taylor Swift. And then of course, you know there's the light soft music. and then there's also something that really gets people energized as well It's no surprise, perhaps that the occasion also drew out Joanne Grigoli, an event designer with the company elegant occasions to take a peek So they're gonna have to drape every single aspect of that Arena, including bathrooms, hallways, you know, all of the places where you get food. they have to cover that all to make it not look like an arena arena. Exactly. So I can't wait to see what if they ever show it. I hope they do. what they did to it and how it was transformed I think she is, you know, won be with Juliette, right? So love story. L story. Exactly. And this is why everyone's here Well, it's a love story. She said yes, and here we are. That's exactly right. a Hay ending for her Net a Tic with that report from New York. Still to come in this podcast. If everything does go according to plan, then this twenty year old mission will get another ten years of life. NASA launches a daring space rescue mission to save its swift satellite telescope from falling out of orbit This is the Global News podcast The United Nations says the world must act now to prevent a human rights catastrophe that is on the edge of unfolding in the Sudanese city of El Aed The civil warar which began in twenty twenty three between the Army and the paramilitary raapid support forces, has already killed tens of thousands and displaced more than twelve million people. Included in that was the brutal takeover and siege of the city of Al Fasa last year by the RSF which Amnesty International says included murder forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, rape, and sexual slavery And now the RSF has surrounded the city of El Oid. The UN human rightights Chief Volka Turk says history cannot repeat itself year exactly the same that happened last year with Al Fasher We issued a very stark warning a month later The massacre happened Over six thousand people killed within a couple of days. I mean, women being raped en mas. We had abductions, we had disappearances, we had extrajudicial killings. I mean it was a horror Now We may see the same thing happen again in Eo Bid in Kordiffon in another part of Sudan if the world doesn't react immediately and It's clearly a terrifying moment for the civilians in El Albid. The city was originally home to half a million people. and is now thought to have many more who'd fled from the spread of violence around the country The BBC has managed to get through to one Sudanese aid worker inside the city who we're not naming. to protect his identity. There is more than We are leaving in Northc to find at the moment. And le in the miserable situation and they no ial lifeifestlies, there's no electricity, there's no safe water, the drones attack the fuel station, drones attack the water supply station and peopleeople that are poor, they want to move to the other safe place How can they move peopleople that are nearly tred with my a tres they are very exhaustic Across the country, the war is in its fourth year and the UN calls it the world's largest humanitarian crisis. And as our global affairs reporter Richard Kagooy explains There's currently no end in sight. several diplomatic efforts to end Sudan's war have failed B the Amy and the Paramilitary Rbet support forces have announced ceasefires, but none has lasted. Instead, the fighting has effectively split the country in two. The army controls much of the north and east, including Hartouum and the Red Sea Coast. The Aricev now holds almost all of Dafur to the west after seizing El Fasa, the last major army held city in the region UN investigators and rights group accuse RSF fighters of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during that campaign last October Since then, fighting has shifted to Nor Gudfan state, where the RSF is masing A own Eobeid, a strategic city linking Ami held areas in Central and eastern Sudan. aggencies say continued fighting has cut off humanitarian access, leaving displaced families without food or medical help The WHO wars the crisis risks disease outbreaks and malnutrition, especially among women and children. Residents say water prices have doubled and food costs have risen Analysts believe the RSF is targeting Elo Bid to tighten its grip on Western Sudan and push closer to Hartoum Richard Kagoi For generations, fishing has been a way of life for Palestinians in the tiny coastal strip that is Gaza But since the war broke out between Hamas and Israel in twenty twenty three, around seventy Palestinian fishermen have been shot and killed by the military with many more detained, according to the Gaza Fishermen's Union Israel tightened its fishing restrictions on the occupied territory after the october seventh Hamas attack Part of which was launched from the sea The attacks on fishermen have continued despite a supposed ceasefire being in place Israel does not allow international journalists to operate freely in Gaza, but our correspondent John Donason reports from Jerusalem with the help of a local team in Gaza Standing atop a small skiff Yusef Al Njah Puddles to the shore A web of nets at his feet See the S of the The best fisherman in Gaza, his friend cries out At least he was UseEf is now in hospital deep scars over his body and heavily wrapped in bandages he in his boat. was shut up. by the Israeli Navy. I tried to escape, but in vain twenty five year old tells us But they kept firing Shells were landing from above and from the side. USf knows He's lucky to be alive The Fishermen's Union in Gaza says around seventy of its members have been killed at sea by Israel in the last three years. Gunfire off the coast earlier this year Mbile phone video shows two fishermen on a tiny boat An Israeli Navy ship opens fire with Shelling And then with machine guns In a tent for displaced people in southern Gaza, the Ao Qin family are mourning a father husband and son. Fishing was our only source of income. It was a livelihood for us and for our children And that's been the case for generations of Gazzans in the tiny coastal strip But these days, when food is short, The catch is small Israel controls the seas and there are strict limits on where Gazans can fish As he pulls his boat back up onto the beach Our team in Gaza meet Aud al Sultan who's been fishing through the night tells us that he wants to be able to fish freely without fear of being shot or detained before pulling from his pocket today's meager catch, a couple of sprats and a few sardines ant to show A you say delii The Israeli military says it had to tighten fishing restrictions after the october seventh Hamas attacks, some of which were launched from the sea The Fishermen's Union says around one hundred and thirty of its members have been detained in the last three years But despite the danger Still They head out to sea With the sound of Israeli drones overhead Four fishermen are paddling back to port Thank God We are safe they cry As they glide. towards the beach John Donason The outgoing British Prime Minister Kir Starmer has said that his successor will have little choice but to focus as he has, on foreign affairs. It will in all likelihood be Andy Burnham, who is also from the gooverning Labour Party. Critics of the Prime Mister have called him never hear Kar due to his trips abroad, and some of his MPs have said that if Mrter Burnham succeeds him, he should spend less time on diplomacy But in his first interview since he announced his resignation last month Kerstahmer said this was just not possible during such a period of global turmoil If you're prrime Minister and you care what bills are going to be like in any household around the country, you have to care about finding a lasting solution to the situation in Ukraine. You have to care about what happened in the Strait of Hamuz. So this suggestion you could really in the modern era simply split up Innational domestic is' just It just doesn't make sense. it isn't true, it isn't right ar Starmer was speaking exclusively to the BBC's political correspondent Henry Zefman, while Andy Burnham took questions on the social media platform Reddit. So what mood was the Prime Minister in? Here is Henry Zefman relaxed, I think. Not Demob happy, but I do think Demob relaxed. I think There was palpably a weight that had been lifted a bit off his shoulders. but look, he was, I think at peace with the fact that Labour MPs had decided, as he put it to me that he wasn't the man to win the next general election Boy he does not agree though. and I think that is very clear. But he was addamant that he would be a good ex prime Minister, he said, I'm going to keep my mouth shut. And he did basically acknowledge more clearly than ever before that Andy Burnham is going to be his successor We did learn some important stuff via Reddit. Andy Burnham saying he won't call a general election as a new Prime minister saying he wants to negotiate returns agreements for failed refugees, including with Taliban run Afghanistan. So I think we probably can expect that on Instagram and other platforms, I'm sure before long, that might be the place we have to look for more clarity very rapid succession to a new prime Mister who hasn't said an awful lot at least recently about what he would do in office. Henry Zman NASA has launched a rescue mission to try to save the Swift Observatory space telescope that started sinking after recent solar storms telescope could crash into Earth if the salvage operation fails. The NASA Rescue rocket would grab the SWwift with three robotic arms and drop it back into a safe orbit. The SWift Observatory was launched in two thousand four to detect powerful explosions in the universe. Palab Gosch has the details. It's been in space for more than twenty years But now it's slowly falling to Earth The Swift Space telescope has been capturing some of the most powerful explosions from the dawn of the universe It provides such valuable insights NASA has decided to save it It launched a rocket from a plane into space Inside it, a fridge size robot called Link. which makes its way to intercept the falling telescope Swift had been in orbit six hundred kilometers above the Earth, where normally there's no atmosphere But increased solar activity pushed it out slowing the spacecraft bringing it gradually down to three hundred and sixty kilometers and falling When Link gets there, the first thing it'll do is to take photographs to find out the best place to grab it It'll then use its three robotic arms to hold onto it and then using its thrusters, very gently and slowly push it back up to its original orbid It's a process that's likely to take several months