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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The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.

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As the world watches the aftermath of devastating floods in Nepal, journalist Anup Kaphle has been asking a difficult question: When does coverage of a natural disaster cross from rightful global concern into spectacle?

Kaphle is the group editorial director of Kantipur Media Group, Nepal’s largest media organisation. He’s also a native of Nepal. After more than two decades working for American newsrooms, he returned to his home country with a mission to help tell Nepal’s story for the people who live there. Now, he finds himself confronting one of the greatest challenges of his career: helping Nepalis understand the full scale of the flooding and its impact on their lives, at a moment when international attention is focused on the most dramatic accounts.

Asma Khalid, co-host of The Global Story, speaks with Kaphle about the ongoing humanitarian efforts, the potential long-term impact of the disaster on Nepalis, and why he worries that the international community will soon turn its attention away from Nepal.

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0:00 How is Nepal covering its devastating floods?
4:24 Why is international coverage so different?
7:07 Are foreign victims getting too much attention?
9:40 When does disaster coverage become a spectacle?
10:26 Is climate change making Nepal more vulnerable?
13:25 Why Nepal’s geography makes recovery difficult
16:57 What does the disaster mean for Nepal’s tourism industry?
19:54 Can international attention actually help Nepal?
22:33 Can Nepal’s new government rebuild after the disaster?

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Rescue crews in Nepal have saved two workers from a blocked hydropower tunnel, nine days after they were trapped by debris from flash floods. An advisor to the rescue operation has describes it has “layer upon layer of layer of miracles”.

About 40 people are believed to still be trapped in the tunnel. Flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border last week has left almost 1,300 people dead, and more than 5,000 missing.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

05:15 Britain’s right-wing Reform party says it’s investigating, after two officials – including a senior aide to leader Nigel Farage – were filmed appearing to suggest ways of getting round electoral laws which ban foreign funding

09:15 Two Palestinian teenagers are killed in an incursion by Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank

12:29 False claims of “genital theft” have led to dozens of killings across Africa

16:29 Volkswagen says it will cut another 50,000 jobs by 2030

18:26 Psychiatrists in New Zealand are authorised to prescribe MDMA – the active ingredient in Ecstasy – to some patients

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