Friday 24th July 2026. Middle East war. India, Albania protests. Nigeria drug court. Panama screwworm. France fire. Iraq green belt...

Vihtoinkin! Aika tehdä kesämuistoja. Tälleenna kesän parhaat hetketkuvatua teisiin Hel-Osti. Tila ennen yhdeksestä toista heinekuuta ja saa tilmaisen toimituksen yli-kymmännen euron ostoksille. Ifolor-pistefi! Good morning! This is Send 7 World News in 7 Minutes. I'm Stephen Devyn-Chenzee. Today is Friday 24 July 2026. Sitten on Aja-Ajia. Sitten on Aja-Ajia. Sitten on Aja-Ajia. Sitten on Aja-A. Sitten on Aja-A. Sitten on Aja-A. In Iraq, a green belt is being grown around Basra, the third largest city in Iraq, a ring of grass, plants and trees is being planted surrounding Basra, aiming to help fight intense heat and improve air quality. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to punish officials connected to the leak of medical exam papers, which caused two million students to have to retake their exams. A alleged corruption related to the leak was one of the motives of the ongoing Cockroach protest movement. In New Zealand, many hotels are fully booked because of a solar eclipse, despite it not happening for another two years. On the 22nd of July, 2028, the moon will pass in front of the sun, causing darkness of almost three minutes in the middle of the day. Africa. In Nigeria, a court has brought lawyers, suspects and others to a secret drug laboratory that was discovered in May. Three Mexicans were arrested, as well as seven Nigerians, in what has been described as the biggest drugs bust in Nigerian history. The laboratory is said to have contained chemicals and equipment to make methamphetamines worth $363 million. Defence lawyer Benson and Dakara said that the visit to the laboratory showed that the case against the suspects was not legitimate because they were charged with possession of methamphetamines. However, the production line did not actually show any. In Angola, two Russian men have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of planning a coup last year, Lev Lakshtanov received 11 years in prison and Igor Ratchin received eight years being convicted of terrorism and spying. Prosecutors also say that the men were linked to Russia's Wagner Private Military Company, which has largely shifted its focus to Africa since the death of its leader Yebkeini Pregoshin in 2023. America's In Panama, a United States-funded laboratory is preparing to release genetically modified screwworm flies. Screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae eat flesh, typically of cows, sheep and goats. Screwworm was eradicated in the United States in the 1960s. However, it has crossed over from Mexico this year during a large outbreak. Scientists are preparing to release sterile male screwworm flies so that when they mate with female screwworm flies, they are not able to reproduce. In Mexico, a male has been shot dead after surviving another assassination attempt earlier this year. Valentin Romero is the 14th Mexican mayor to be murdered since Claudia Scheinbaum became president less than two years ago. On Wednesday, journalist Francisco Levia became the fourth journalist to be murdered since June. Media Freedom Groups consider Mexico to be one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist. Europe. In Albania, anti-government protests continued yesterday with police using water cannon to try to disperse protesters. Protests started in May against a luxury resort project backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. However, today protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Eddie Rama and his government. Ukraine has continued its strikes on the Russian online retailer Wild Berries, which is often described as Russia's Amazon. Ukraine says that wild Berries is supplying the Russian military, at least five wild Berries warehouses have been hit over the last week. Ukraine is also continuing to hit Russian ships in the Black Sea and as of sea, and oil infrastructure in Russia. Protests against the removal of Ukrainian defense minister Mikhailov Fedorov have continued, despite the removal of military commander-in-chief Alexander Sysky, which was also a protesters' demand. In France, 20,000 people have been forced to leave their homes because of a fire close to the sea in the southwest. In southern France, temperatures are reaching almost 40 degrees in some areas this week, with temperatures passing 40 degrees in Spain. And in Spain, goats, sheep and cattle are being used to stop the spread of wildfires. Animals are being kept in areas prone to fires, to eat dense, low-growing plants that are especially flammable. The government of Galicia in the northwest has offered benefits to farmers for keeping these animals. That's your world news in seven minutes. If you are a Send 7 supporter, I've got some exciting news about a better supporter's experience coming soon. I'm going to email you and make an extra episode about that. Have a great weekend, see you on Monday.