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World Service,02 Sep 2026,49 mins

Iranian officials say US strike hit home hosting wedding

Newsday

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State media in Iran is reporting that the country has retaliated after US strikes killed five at wedding party. Iran has attacked US military bases in Iraq and Jordan. A week after the collapse of a glacier sent a torrent of water and debris through a swathe of the Himalayan country, the UN says the response to the disaster is entering a new phase focused on relief and recovery. Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month's drone attack at Leipzig airport. Presenters: Anne Soy and Andrew Peach. (Photo: People work during a search and rescue operation near the Hydropower Project sites, following deadly flash floods and mudslides hit parts of Nepal. Credit: Nepal Army/Handout via Reuters).

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