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BBC News with Chris Aldridge.
BBC
News
with
Chris
Aldridge
Iranian media say Israeli and U.S. strikes
Iranian
media
say
Israeli
and
US
strikes
targeted two gas facilities and a
targeted
two
gas
facilities
and
a
pipeline in the country hours after
pipeline
in
the
country
hours
after
President Trump said he would temporarily
President
Trump
said
he
would
temporarily
halt a tax on power infrastructure.
halt
a
tax
on
power
infrastructure
The BBC understands the U.S. special
The
BBC
understands
the
US
special
envoy has spoken to the Iranian
envoy
has
spoken
to
the
Iranian
Foreign Minister despite Iranian denials that
Foreign
Minister
despite
Iranian
denials
that
negotiations are under way.
negotiations
are
under
way
Oil prices have reached above $100
Oil
prices
have
reached
above
100
a barrel for Brent Crude as
a
barrel
for
Brent
Crude
as
markets start to settle following Monday's
markets
start
to
settle
following
Monday's
hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East.
hopes
of
de-escalation
in
the
Middle
East
The Iranian presidency has named
The
Iranian
presidency
has
named
successor to the assassinated Ali Larijani.
successor
to
the
assassinated
Ali
Larijani
a secretary of the country's top security body.
a
secretary
of
the
country's
top
security
body
He’s Mohammad Borger Zolghadr, a Revolutionary Guards insider.
He’s
Mohammad
Borger
Zolghadr
a
Revolutionary
Guards
insider
There are reports of heavy fighting
There
are
reports
of
heavy
fighting
between the Sudanese army and the
between
the
Sudanese
army
and
the
paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Blue
paramilitary
Rapid
Support
Forces
in
Blue
Nile state near the Ethiopian border.
Nile
state
near
the
Ethiopian
border
Addis Ababa has ordered its citizens
Addis
Ababa
has
ordered
its
citizens
to leave that sector of the frontier.
to
leave
that
sector
of
the
frontier
The authorities in Ukraine say Russian
The
authorities
in
Ukraine
say
Russian
attacks overnight were among the worst
attacks
overnight
were
among
the
worst
in 10 days.
in
10
days
At least five civilians have been reported dead.
At
least
five
civilians
have
been
reported
dead
In Moscow, the Russian security services
In
Moscow
the
Russian
security
services
have been placed on higher alert
have
been
placed
on
higher
alert
because of intelligence that there is
because
of
intelligence
that
there
is
a threat of sabotage attack.
a
threat
of
sabotage
attack
A report has warned that Europe
A
report
has
warned
that
Europe
is dangerously unprepared to tackle wildfires,
is
dangerously
unprepared
to
tackle
wildfires
which last year destroyed the highest
which
last
year
destroyed
the
highest
level of forest loss across the EU
level
of
forest
loss
across
the
EU
since records began.
since
records
began
The paper says fires are spreading
The
paper
says
fires
are
spreading
northwards because of climate change.
northwards
because
of
climate
change
China has told Japan to conduct
China
has
told
Japan
to
conduct
a thorough investigation into an attempted break-in
a
thorough
investigation
into
an
attempted
break-in
at its embassy in Tokyo.
at
its
embassy
in
Tokyo
China's foreign ministry said an individual
China's
foreign
ministry
said
an
individual
who claimed to be an active-duty
who
claimed
to
be
an
active-duty
duty officer in the Japanese military
duty
officer
in
the
Japanese
military
had forcibly entered the building on Tuesday.
had
forcibly
entered
the
building
on
Tuesday
There has been a mixed reaction to
There
has
been
a
mixed
reaction
to
the trade deal between the European
the
trade
deal
between
the
European
Union and Australia that's been concluded
Union
and
Australia
that's
been
concluded
after eight years of negotiation.
after
eight
years
of
negotiation
The agreement has been welcomed by
The
agreement
has
been
welcomed
by
European carmakers, but farmers in both
European
carmakers
but
farmers
in
both
sides are unhappy.
sides
are
unhappy
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