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UN set to evacuate sailors stranded in the Gulf

More than 11,000 sailors have been stranded because of the US-Israel war against Iran.

We speak to the UN's International Martime Organisation. The organisation is set to evacuate more than eleven thousand sailors who have been stuck in the Gulf because of the US-Israel war against Iran.

We report on the World Cup tournament where 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at critics as Portugal beats Uzbekistan 5-0.

And we look at how western European countries are bracing themselves for record heatwaves.

Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy.

(Photo: Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Credit: Reuters).

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  • Wed 24 Jun 202606:06GMT