Global News Podcast - Ukraine requests more air defences after Russian attacks

Episode Date: July 6, 2026

The Ukrainian Air Force says a shortage of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night were shot down. It was the second large-scale deadly Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital in a week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on allies to take "strong decisions" at this week's Nato summit to provide Kyiv with air defences. Also, huge crowds fill the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Three of his sons prayed beside his coffin at the Grand Mosalla mosque but Motjaba, the son who succeeded him as supreme leader, did not make an appearance; President Trump has been justifying his intervention in FIFA's decision to lift a one-match ban on Folarin Balogun, America's top scorer at the World Cup. Speaking to reporters in the White House, Mr Trump said it was unfair to take out one of the US's best players, and all that he had done was ask FIFA for a review. As fighting intensifies in Sudan's civil war, the UN Human Rights council has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations of abuses in and around the city of El-Obeid. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: [e-mail]: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the site of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on the 2nd of July.Credit: Reuters

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From the BBC, it's the United States at 250. Listen to the global story on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson, and at 14 hours GMT on Monday the 6th of July, these are our main stories. Ukraine pleads for air defences after revealing that none of the ballistic missiles in Russia's latest deadly barrage overnight were intercepted. In Iran, the funeral procession for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is moving through the capital Tehran. Our correspondent hears from people in the country. Also in this podcast, there's condombed.

of FIFA's decision to abolish a one-match suspension for America's top goalscorer in the World Cup after a phone call from Donald Trump. I think it's an absolute disgrace. Infantino, he should be ashamed of this because I think for the sportsmanship of this game is in question here. A two-day prison riot in Sri Lanka has left at least 25 people dead and more than 100 injured. and the Zulu language drama The Polygamist, produced by daughters of a former South African president. We start in Ukraine where at least 21 people have died after Russia carried out another barrage of air attacks in and around Kiev.

Russia says they were aimed at defence installations, but three blocks of flats have partially collapsed. The assault included 23 ballistic missiles launched by Moscow, none of which were shot down because of a short, of missiles that could intercept. Alexandra is a student in Kiev, and she told us what last night was like. Last night was outstanding one. Usually they strike drones, like massive groups of drones before striking the ballistics right away or other types of arms. But this night, they began only with the ballistics straight away, which was kind of

unexpected. Drones could be intercepted easily. When we see the ballistics approaching the city, you should know, like, the first thing that comes to my mind is that, okay, so I have like 10 seconds and then I can hear. Mentally, this is absolutely horrendous. Like, it is so hard to get back to your usual life. Meanwhile, in Russian-occupied Crimea, electricity was cut in Sevastopol following a Ukrainian attack on energy infrastructure near the city. Here's the view of one resident. The situation is catastrophic.

We have blackouts, water cuts, the beaches are empty. When you step outside in the morning, there are hardly any cars. People thought the war would be far away in Ukraine, but now it's here. A correspondent in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Sarah Rainsford, told me more. I'm actually at the site in one region of Kiev where the authorities to say one of the missiles hit the block of flats that I'm looking at. It is a big nine-story building and there's a big hole right through the middle of it. Multiple flats have collapsed in on themselves. There are huge slabs of concrete that have just crashed down to floors below.

It is a scene of massive destruction. And there are scenes like this all across Ukraine's capital because Russia launched dozens of missiles last night, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and it also launched hundreds of drones. And the striking statistic, I think, think, if we can talk about numbers, is how few of those missiles this time Ukraine managed to intercept. Just over half of those missiles were knocked down on their way to their targets here in Ukraine. And that is significant because the damage that they cause when they strike is enormous. And if Russia was aiming at military targets, well, this is not a military target. This is a block of flats. And we know in this one location, five people have lost their lives. And there's a lady

sitting on a bench in tears who, we're told, has two relatives still missing somewhere in the ruins of this apartment block. And why didn't Ukraine intercept the missiles? Because it is really, really difficult to do it, because ballistic missiles travel very, very fast, and Ukraine right now doesn't have enough interceptor missiles to knock them out of the sky. It says it really clearly, it says it time and time again. And in fact, I've just been speaking to a lady called Elena, who lives in this building and who luckily is, with her life. But she has told me she has one question. She says, why are Ukraine's allies not giving us the intercepted missiles that we need? President Zelensky has said the same.

He said, these are the missiles that save lives and every delay in providing them to Ukraine, he said, is causing destruction like this. So it is a massive problem for Ukraine right now, as Russia is clearly increasing the number of missiles specifically that it launches at Ukraine in every attack. And it is quite clearly focusing very heavily right now on Kiev itself. And meanwhile, Sarah, there's been an attack by Ukraine on Russian-occupied Crimea. What can you tell us about that? Yeah, that's right. This is something that Ukraine has been doing for recent weeks, and it happened again last night.

Drones, Ukrainian drones, are targeting military sites, military logistics, and also the energy infrastructure in the peninsula of Crimea, which, of course, Russia has annexed illegally back in 2014. So we don't have any reports of mass casualties from Crimea. I should make the clear distinction between what's happening in Crimea and what's happening here in Kiev. But certainly in Crimea, there are reports of blackouts overnight, lots of the big cities there with no power.

We know that there are major fuel shortages because Ukraine has repeatedly been striking oil refineries in and around Crimea. The point, Ukraine says, is to try to cut off military logistics, to stop Russia launching its attacks on Ukraine itself, but also to hit Vladimir Putin, frankly, where it hurts, because Crimea is really important to him, personally and politically. The annexation boosted his popularity in Russia.

It's kind of a foundation stone of his very, very long rule in Russia. So Kiev, Ukraine is quite clearly putting Crimea at the focus of its campaign to try to pressure Russia, Vladimir Putin, to come to peace talks. Sarah Rainsford in Kiev. And we'll

have more on this on our YouTube channel. Search for BBC News on YouTube and you'll find the Global News Podcast in the podcast section. There's a new story available every weekday. Now to the Football World Cup, where controversy is growing over FIFA's decision to allow the US star striker, Falarin Balagan, to play against Belgium later on Monday, despite receiving a red card in the previous game. The European football body, UEFA, has expressed disbelief. It follows reports that President Trump made as many as three calls to the FIFA boss, Janie Vinfantino, to overturn the one-match ban.

This is former England captain, Wayne Rune's response. I think it's an absolute disgrace. Infantino, he should be ashamed of this because I think for the sportsmanship of this game is in question here. Well, just before we recorded this podcast, President Trump was asked about the decision to allow for Lauren Balligan to play. I said, boy, that's a big, you know,

if it happened to another player, it would have been unfair, but when they take your best player or just about, they have some great players, but, and they say you can't play. That's very unfair. That's, you know, it's one thing to penalize somebody for the game. But how do you penalize them for a game that hasn't been played yet?

It's very unfair. You can't do that. So, yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man who's highly respected, and by the way, whose level of respect has gone up tenfold. Well, Belgium have been allowed to appeal the decision, But as Nick Miller at The Athletic.com explains, that is not straightforward. The kind of central problem with all of this is that in the Premier League and the European leagues,

if a player is given a red card and then subsequently a suspension for subsequent games, there is a defined appeals process where their club can say, you know, we think this is unfair, they can make what amount to kind of legal submissions within a kind of sporting context anyway. and then the decision on whether that pill is granted, it's all very kind of clear and open and the written reasons given. That process isn't in place at the World Cup, so the decision to suspend Balagan's ban

is all very unclear, and FIFA haven't really explained the reasons for it. The BBC sports reporter Joe Curry gave me the background to the story. USA's top goal scorer, Flour and Balligan, was shown a straight red card in the USA's last 32 match over Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was given a one-match ban, which should have been missing this last 16 match against Belgium. However, without explanation, FIFA have said that that ban will now be suspended for a year, and so he is free to play in this match.

This has never happened in a World Cup before. Now, our US media partner, CBS, has confirmed that that change in punishment came after the US President Donald Trump directly phoned the FIFA President Gianni Invantino. Just to put this into precedent, we've had 11 other players sent off at this World Cup. They have all served their punishments. FIFA have simply said that they're using Article 27. And all it says is that it allows them to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure. And it has called on some to say this is making an absolute mockery of the rules.

In fact, the UEFA have released a statement that said that the decision to suspend the one-game ban has crossed a red line. Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. This is not the case. when the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of competition is undermined. We express our disbelief at the unprecedented, incomprehensible and a justifiable decision. Joe Curry. The funeral procession of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moving through Tehran after lying in state in the capital's Grand Masala Mosque complex. Huge crowds have lined the streets to mourn the assassinated leader who was killed on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran in February.

The BBC's chief international correspondent, Lees Tusset, is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran. Lees spoke to people in Tehran about the funeral and life there. A massive funeral farewell like this takes massive preparations, including rest points like this. We're just on the outskirts of Tehran. And we've seen many like this where in this parking lot, buses keep pulling up, bringing people here from many cities and towns.

And in front of us a huge queue, one of men, the women in a separate queue, and people are going by us with sandwiches, with bottles of water. There are places to rest here, places to pray. Many of them tell us they're heading to Tehran. They want to be part of this moment. Just get a sense of the mood. Hello? Are you going to the funeral? Yes, yes.

And what does it mean to you? If you look at my eyes, last two days, I didn't sleep because my supreme leader, we are so sad, so sad about that. It makes you emotional. Very emotional. He meant a lot to you. This man, for me, is an idol in life, real life. Thank you for your time. Thank you. I wanted to speak about this matter. Is it possible for you? Yes. And what is your name? Beizad.

Bezad. Are you on your way to Tehran? No, no, no. Just passenger. Just passenger. Are you going to the funeral? No, no, of course no. Why not? Is it not possible for me? Why? I'm busy. You're busy? Yeah.

Are you worried about your future? Of course. Very, very much. What is your worry? The situation of the economy of the country is not stable at all. And many of the people don't have work. They have unemployed. We are so unhappy. What do you want to change in your life?

I cannot say to you, answer to you, because of this is not safe for me. You don't feel you can speak your mind. Of course. Crowds are a bit thinner in the blazing heat of the day. There are young men with water hoses, spraying water in people's faces to cool them down. Others are handing out slices of fresh watermelon. What the faithful, the loyalists here think of the fact that an Iranians aren't turning out for the funeral. Everybody has her idea.

I recommended them to participation in this foreign... foreign all because they killed our leader by operation. They attack us. Are you worried Mushabah Khomeini has not been seen in public since those attacks? Because of Israel and America, he cannot appear in general public. And we want the UN help us. We want our leader. We want Meshava Khomeini. And what about you? Does it bother you that nobody knows.

knows where Wushabhamenei is. He's in my heart. He's in my heart. And I hope that he was safe from Netanyahu and Trump. Lise Doucette in Iran. If you've been online in the last couple of weeks, you may have come across clips from a Zulu language drama called The Polygamist and you hit on Netflix.

It follows the tangled love life of wealthy, Hanasburg businessman Janassi Gomorrah. Secrets, family conflict and infidelity are at the heart of the story. The series was produced by two daughters of the former African president Jacob Zuma. He was the country's first democratically elected president to openly practice polygamy. We got together producers Tully Zuma and Guguletu Zuma and Kubi and Sunyathi, the author of the 2012 novel The Show is based on, which is set in Zimbabwe. The BBC's Ansoi, first of you. asked Sunyathi why it was important to tell the story. I was witnessing something.

And probably at the time when I was witnessing it, I didn't understand what it was that I was witnessing. Because the inspiration really came from what I call perverted polygamy or underground polygamy. So I'm not a stranger to polygamy. My maternal grandfather was a polygamous and he had five wives. And my great-grandfather had 11 wives. So I understood traditional polygamy in a sense.

and it was open and transparent. And oftentimes, you know, everyone knew everyone, who's who in the zoo, and the children knew each other. But I started to see a different brand of polygamy. And I found that it was deceptive. You had people living parallel lives or parallel wives, and most of the people that set up weren't aware of each other. And so for me, it was intriguing because that kind of set up as collateral damage,

not just emotionally and mentally, but physically as well in terms of diseases like HIV. And so that's why, you know, I felt it was a pertinent story to tell. There have been criticisms on the storyline and the depiction of the characters, critics and reviewers point out that the central character isn't truly practicing recognized cultural or traditional polygamy. The Mal and Guardian in South Africa says that, you know, the show consistently chooses sensation over subtlety. A friend of mine after watching the show just recently, two days ago, messaged me and said,

Jonasi is not a polygamist. He is a perpetual cheat. And I said, you know, you can be both. Yes, polygamy exists traditionally the way it ought to be practiced. And like any system, like any institution, There are those who practice it as it's intended. And there are those who don't. Monogamy, if this was a story about a monogamous, who was also a cheetah.

I don't believe people would be saying, this is not traditional monogamy. You can't call it this. It's a weak take on patriarchy and it's enablers and women are reduced to basically reacting to, you know, the next scandal of the main character. What do you say to that, Gugu? I can't satisfy everyone. We can't tell every single story and give every type of perspective in this one show. I think it's resonated with a lot of people.

I think it's hit home and struck cords with a lot of people. And we are very proud of the product that we made at the end of the day. At the end of the day, we're telling a story. It is kind of very explosive and very shocking. I think it still points to a lived reality. Google later, Zuma and Kubei, Tully Zuma and Sunyathi, speaking there to the BBC's Anne Soy. Still to come in this podcast, as the film The Odyssey premieres in London,

why the ancient Greek poem it's based on is still relevant. How has America shaped the world? I'm Asma Khalid, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. As the United States marks its 250-year anniversary, we've been exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the U.S. has shaped the modern world. And today on the show, we answer your questions about this moment and what to expect in the years to come.

From the BBC, it's the United States at 250. Listen to the global story on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. The 26 World Cup started with 48 teams, and we've now reached the knockout stage. Records have been broken. The way that Messi has been able to score all these goals, Lighting his career. He's happy to play football and broken records is the consequence for him.

And new heroes have emerged. This country's caught the fever. Casual fans are now die-hard fans. And The More Than the Score podcast is bringing you the stories beyond the score lines. More than the score from the BBC World Service. Listen now, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Is the American Dream still possible? I'm Asma Khalid, one of the hosts of the Global Story podcast from the BBC.

One of the most successful exports of the United States has ever sold the world is the American Dream, that tantalizing promise of a better, freer, richer life. But is it still attainable? I feel like the American Dream is alive, but not well. For more, listen to The Global Story on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Sudan is a nation now into the fourth year of a civil war. The focus of the fighting is the city of El Obr. in the south of the country, where drones are increasingly being used.

The UN Children's Agency UNICEF says that at least 18 children have been killed over the last few months in those attacks. Sheldoniette is UNICEF representative to Sudan. He's in Khartoum. This is a war now that it's grinding into its fourth year, and every year seems to get worse and worse. The conflict expands as we go to every corner of this country. We have some 15 million children who need, who need. humanitarian assistance. Right now, one of the areas that has seen the most conflict is the area of the strategic crossroads of Elbeid, where we have just daily attacks, killing children,

blocking markets, hitting infrastructure. It's a catastrophe unfolding by the day. Richard Kugoy is our reporter in Nairobi. The fighting seems to be going on, and what has happened is that the paramilitary rapid support forces that has been fighting. The Sudanese army has been encircling the city about two weeks ago. They were said to have been about 60 kilometers to the northeast and the west of the city. So they want to lay a siege on the city. But they have been repeated attacks. They have been launching drone strikes which have been targeting civilian infrastructure. So these are hospitals, schools and even markets. And what has happened is that children have also been caught up in

these intensified fighting by the two sides. So far, what we are hearing is that 18 children have been killed and 17 others have been injured. So they suffer from fear. They suffer from trauma. They have been largely displaced. And also what has really come out prominently from this research is that from the film monitors, a lot of them really are facing the risk of disease and also hunger. And Richard, what humanitarian help is there for people near this city and in this city, if any? It's difficult because eight agencies have not been able to access the vulnerable population, simply because the commercial and humanitarian convoys have been targeted.

And as a result of that, just as out of abundance of caution, eight agencies have decided to withdraw because the humanitarian corridors have been, you know, caught up in this conflict. So it's difficult. so medicine, food, cannot reach these populations that have been largely affected. And this is a city of about half a million people, and about 100,000 of them are people who have been displaced by the conflict elsewhere and that come to seek a refuge there.

Richard Kugoy. The UN Human Rights Council has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations of abuse. The Council says it's deeply concerned about the growing risk of mass atrocities. Pictures coming out of Sri Lanka show members of the citizens. security forces carrying injured people covered in blood out of a prison. At least 25 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in two days of rioting at Nagombo jail in the west of the country. Charles Havland is a former Sri Lanka correspondent who's following the story. It seems that it started on Sunday when prisoners grabbed guns. There was some kind of a clash

between them, apparently down to a clash between detainees and actual prisoners over drug distribution that was going on in the prison and some of the detainees disapproved of it. And at least a couple of people were killed on Sunday and matters became much worse when prisoners attempted to storm the entrance to the jail and there were clashes with prison officers, at least four of whom are reported who have been killed. Another thing that happened is that prisoners have been coming out onto the roof, not only the male prisoners, but also women from an adjoining section demanding to be freed. So it's been quite a spectacle.

What do we know about this jail, Nagombo jail? Well, it's probably typical of Sri Lankan jails, and the statistics are quite stark. The average Sri Lankan jail is about 300% overcrowded, so there are three times as many prisoners in there as there are capacity for. I've read that there's 1.2 metres space available for inmate in some facilities, and that they have to sleep in shifts and sleep beside the toilets. So conditions are certainly not good. And what are the authorities saying? Well, the prisons minister has said he has to take responsibility for it. He's trying to get to the bottom of what happened.

And he's saying that it seems that there were factions of rival gang members clashing with each other. There has been a network of gangs in Sri Lanka, but there's been a lot of dismantling of those gangs over the years. So what has happened is that gang leaders, erstwhile gang leaders, have ended up in the jails. Some of them having been deported from overseas and brought back to Sri Lanka, So that has obviously served partly to foster this kind of violent activity that's resulted in this tragedy. Charles Havelin.

To Australia now, where the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for comments he made on a podcast about the Australian pop star Kylie Minogue. He faced a backlash following an appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with the comedian Nicky Osborne. Simon Atkinson in Sydney told us more. So he appeared on this podcast, I think an attempt to kind of reach audience. that he might not get through mainstream media. And as part of that, he was asked, a kind of an old kind of game, really,

listed some celebrities asked who he would like to sleep with, who he'd like to marry, and who he would date. He was given the options of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, and another Australian entertainer Rhonda Birchmore. He pushed back, he tried to avoid the question. He pointed out he was very recently married. But eventually, when he's kind of pushed on it, he said,

all three, Kylie Monogue, and went on to say, she's terrific. And this is kind of in the whole tone of the interview. There's other questions about his sex life and other things like that. But after the podcast went out, the backlash has been fairly swift. It's being pointed out by some opposition MPs, that his comments were inappropriate and that he should have pushed back, but rather than engaging in these grubby conversations, as one politician's put it, he should have pointed out that's a very sexist question and that these are things that weren't really fitting for Prime Minister to get involved in. So as you say, he has put out a statement this morning,

a very brief one, saying that he apologises unequivocally for the comments. Simon Atkinson. Later today, the world premiere of The Odyssey, the film adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek tale, will take place in London. The cast includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. But can it become another box office blockbuster

for its director, Christopher Nolan? and will the story strike a chord with moviegoers? Tom Brook has been finding out. One could stand between me and home. This long-awaited epic, which follows the Greek warrior Odysseus on his journey home from the Trojan War, directed by Oscar-winning British filmmaker Christopher Nolan, is a very ambitious undertaking. In promotional videos, superlatives are deployed to emphasize the scale of the endeavor. This is definitely the biggest movie that I've ever done in my career.

The Odyssey is a massive story. That's a really exciting challenge to take on. There's scope, fantasy and all these things, but also heart and depth and rawness. Filming took place in some half a dozen countries at a cost estimated at more than $250 million. Nolan is a proponent of making movies on location and on film, albeit with state-of-the-art giant screen eye-match technology. It was Nolan's success with... Oppenheimer, the story of the man behind the atomic bomb that partly enabled him to have industry backing to make the ambitious odyssey. Alison Wilmore is film critic at Falkshire and New York magazine.

Oppenheimer made almost a billion dollars worldwide, two-thirds of that outside of the U.S. market. It won Oscars. It really established that people will come out for a Nolan film because it's made by him. People really believe in him as a filmmaker in a way that is true for almost no other. director working today. It's not just movie fans who are animated by the arrival of The Odyssey. At universities around the world, the men and women who have studied ancient Greek mythology, scholars believe that this film could bring audiences an old epic poem which will be full of resonance for our modern lives. British-born Emily Wilson, professor of classics at the University of Pennsylvania, translated the Odyssey into English. Christopher Nolan is said to have been

inspired by her interpretation. She thinks the film's underlying poem has the potential to resonate with audiences. The poem is very much about who belongs in a community, who doesn't belong, how do we deal with immigrants? How do we deal with those who might be perceived as outsiders? And in New York at the CUNY Graduate Center, Professor of Classics, Joel Christensen, reads from the Odyssey. He knows that the film has been the subject to ferocious debate. He knows that the film has been the subject of ferocious debate on online platforms over choice of costumes, the actors who've been picked, and their accents. The reported casting of a black actor, Lu Peter Eniongo, as Helen of Troy, let some commentators to charge that the film might be too woke. It echoes what you see in

controversies about the depiction of Jesus Christ or, say, Santa Claus in certain ways. Every group wants to see its heroes and its narrative vehicles as somewhat looking like themselves. Although it's a grand enterprise, Christopher Nolan sees the Odyssey as just filling a gap. He has stated that never before has there been a cinematic telling of the Odyssey with all the capacity of a large-scale Hollywood production. To bring that about was his aim with this epic movie adaptation. Tombrook reporting. And that's it from us for now.

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I'm Valerie Sanderson. Until next time, bye-bye. Who has America shaped the world? I'm Asma Khalid, host of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. As the United States marks its 250 year anniversary, we've been exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the U.S. has shaped the modern world. And today on the show, we answer your questions about this moment and what to expect in the years to come. From the BBC, it's the United States at 250. Listen to the global story on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.