Iran Launches Strikes On Jordan, Bahrain | Headlines | WION

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[00:00:12]Iran says that it has carried [music] out some retaliatory drone attacks on American bases in Jordan and Bahrain, hitting facilities [music] that house American troops and their equipment after consecutive American attacks inside of Iran.

[00:00:36]Activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he is ready to end his [music] hunger strike if the government assures him that no legal action will be taken against the young protesters demanding for accountability over the NEET [music] papers leak examination.

[00:01:03]Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that he'll be meeting with the American Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on Thursday [music] for talks that are set to focus on the wars in Ukraine and in West Asia.

[00:01:27]The French government has unveiled a bill that will impose some tougher penalties on those who spread disinformation in the run-up to and during [music] the elections.

[00:01:46]Italian Foreign Minister has said that a new round of US-mediated [music] talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Italy on the 4th of August. This follows talks between allied delegations [music] from the two countries in Rome last week.

[00:02:10]The Ebola outbreak declared in mid-May has killed [music] more than a thousand people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. An overview published by the World Health Organization showed on Wednesday.

[00:02:33]When France records 5,764 more deaths [music] than usual during a record-breaking heat wave in June, health officials describe the excess mortality amongst people [music] aged 15 and above is simply unprecedented.

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