US exit World Cup despite Trump's intervention

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1:00our main stories. The United States crash out of the World Cup, losing to Belgium, despite having one of their star footballers on the pitch after intervention from President Trump. A BBCI investigation finds evidence of detention centres for Ukrainians in Russia and occupied Ukraine, with allegations of torture and conflict-related sexual violence. And we hear from a 12-year-old girl in Venezuela who survived for 32 hours under the rubble following two devastating earthquakes. Also in this podcast... Red is the loudest colour of these crowds. Religious flags symbolising blood and revenge. The coffin of the late supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, is driven through Tehran streets filled with millions of people.

1:53And we learn about how quasars light up the universe.

2:00We begin with football and the World Cup. The co-hosts, the United States, are out of the tournament after losing 4-1 to Belgium. For the Americans, it was a disappointing end, particularly as they'd played well until this match. It was an exciting game, but overshadowed by a row that went before it. In the Americans' previous match, the US player following Balogun, received a red card and got an automatic one-game ban. But football's governing global body, FIFA, then suspended that ban, meaning he was available for the game against Belgium. There was outrage when President Trump revealed that he'd called FIFA to lobby on behalf of Balogun.

2:44The BBC's Pete Ross explained why this caused so much controversy. I think the reason this has grabbed so much attention, Alex, is the sort of unprecedented nature in the way that FIFA has stepped in. To be clear, when a player gets a red card and is sent off during a game at the World Cup, under the current laws, they are automatically suspended for the next match. Now, in the competition's 96-year history, 189 other players have been sent off. And of all of those, only once has a player escaped a suspension. That was in 1962. It was Brazil's Garincha, a great of the game. and that was actually before automatic bans were in place and at the time that was also controversial and it was shrouded in allegations of political interference and it's those questions of political interference in this case that I think grabbed so much attention.

3:37Europe's governing body UEFA in a fairly unprecedented intervention of its own in the middle of a tournament accused FIFA of crossing a red line by making what it described as an incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision to rescind Valigan's automatic one-match ban. Some suggested that President Trump's intervention also brings into question the credibility of the tournament, and does it now actually perhaps set a precedent? The England manager, Thomas Tuchel, in England's last match, when they defeated Mexico to go into the quarterfinals, one of the England players was sent off, Jaro Quonsa, and he said in an interview that should perhaps England appeal that red card and of course there'd be perhaps many coaches that would suggest the same.

4:23And finally, some said that if the US had won, it might have tainted their victory. But of course, that's not really an issue now because they have, as you said, gone out of the World Cup. Yeah, in the end, the US strikers' inclusion did not help. No, Flanen Balogin did not manage to help his team. It was a fairly comprehensive victory for Belgium. They won 4-1 in the end. They took an early lead. The US got back into the game with a quick equaliser, but it was only an even game for a couple of minutes, and then Belgium scored another goal, and as we said, it fended up 4-1. So Balogun, not much help.

4:56And the day's other knockout game, Spain and Portugal played earlier. What happened in that game? Many saying it's the end of the road for one of the all-time greats, Ronaldo. Yeah, that's right. He was pictured almost in tears at the end of the game. His Portugal side went down 1-0 to a 91-minute goal scored in the 91st minute by Spain. As you say, one of the game's great, possibly some would say the greatest of all time. Lots of records. He's the only man in the history of the World Cup to score in six consecutive tournaments. However, he didn't score in this game and that meant that his team went out.

5:35Pete Ross. A BBC Eye investigation has verified the existence of 195 detention centres across Russia and occupied Ukraine, where Ukrainian civilians are being held. Prosecutors and survivors say that torture and conflict-related sexual violence is endemic. Since 2014, 16 ,000 have been detained or disappeared in Russian-occupied areas. The Eye team has identified some of the perpetrators, offering a rare insight into a prison system international observers have no free access to. Tanya Herchenko from the BBC World Service reports. For three years and 13 days of my life, my soul and body were crippled.

6:21I don't remember what an ordinary life is anymore. Lyudmila Huseynova is one of many former detainees from Ukraine, speaking publicly about what can happen to civilians inside these Russian bank centres. We are talking about rape, sexual slavery, torture, and that these are not accidental acts of violence, but a clearly organised policy, which Russia uses as a tool of war.

6:52She was detained by pro-Russian authorities and held for three years. She was accused of spying, but she says she had been helping orphanages and taking food to Ukrainian soldiers. Along with many others, she was held in the notorious Isolatsia prison, one of 93 detention sites PBCI has verified in the occupied part of the country, along with 102 in Russia, where Ukrainian civilians are held. Lyudmila was freed in a prisoner swap and campaigns for other prisoners, but the memories of that time are still raw. Someone started pinching me, turning me and saying, it's not a peach, of course, not a dried apricot either, a raisin.

7:34That's how they judged my body.

7:39Along with the trauma of sexual assault, she also struggles to eat. She was forced to consume uncooked food mixed with soil and garbage. They told me to sit under the camera and eat. I put it in my mouth, I spat it out. But there was some left. The taste of this food will stay with me for the rest of my life.

8:01The BBC worked with Bohdan Kosohatko, an investigator who uses open-source investigation known as OSINT to find Lyudmila's alleged abusers. Bohdan found information on the man that Lyudmila thinks arrested her and was present when she was sexually assaulted. His name is Temerbek. We were able to establish all his phone numbers, including the ones he uses now. He hides his digital footprint the best he can. He's married with a daughter and a grandchild. The man who forced Lyudmila to eat garbage is known as Yermak. Lyudmila heard his voice many times, but never saw his face. That time when Yermak came to meet me, I wore a bag on my head and turned to face the wall.

8:48My hands were behind my back. He shouted, are you for Ukraine? I said, I'm for justice. After that, he began to beat me. Yermak is from the Donetsk region. It's not clear whether he's working in isolation today, but still lives in the area. The photos of him and his family show him apparently enjoying life. Anna Sasonska leads the general prosecutor's team working on conflict-related sexual violence. Our youngest victim, when she was subjected to sexual violence by the Russian military, was four years old. The oldest was an 82-year-old woman. There is a very small difference in numbers between male survivors and female survivors.

9:32This shows us, in fact, sexual violence is a weapon of war and, as I keep saying, the cheapest, most effective and efficient way.

9:44In response to the BBC's allegations, the Russian embassy in the UK said that Russia has consistently advocated respect for the rule of law, and allegations of war crimes being committed are investigated by the Russian authorities. Even though Lidmila is free, she cannot forget what is still going on. I was lucky that the exchange actually happened, but my knowledge of how many girls remain stops me from enjoying freedom and being at peace now. She hopes that her perpetrators will feel the full force of the law one day. For me, justice is not revenge. For me, justice is the decree that these people intentionally, deliberately did what they did.

10:32I want them to be punished by law. If Tamerbek isn't imprisoned, then justice for me will be their names as criminals and torturers will be known to their children. That would also be justice.

10:50Tanya Harchenko from the BBC World Service. And you can watch the full documentary BBCI, Ukraine survivors finding my abusers on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on the World Service YouTube channel. The authorities in Venezuela now say at least 3 ,500 people were killed in the twin earthquakes of 12 days ago. But there have been some remarkable stories of resilience. A 12-year-old girl called Fabiana has described how she was trapped beneath the rubble of her apartment building, waiting 32 hours for help to arrive. She eventually got out without serious injuries. Our correspondent, Yogita Lamoye, went to meet her.

11:36This is a video of 12-year-old Fabiana smiling as she peers through a hole. It's been shared across Venezuela as a symbol of hope. And after 32 hours under the rubble, this is the moment when she was rescued, walking out into the arms of her mother, Karina.

11:58I was moving things around me so I could extricate one of my legs from under the rubble. That's when I found some ketchup and grated cheese. It helped me stay conscious and survive, Fabiana told us. She showed us a video she recorded while trapped under the rubble.

12:19I'm alone, please help me, she says She'd hoped to send it to someone, but communications were down I've seen a video of you when they first established contact with you and you're smiling How did you manage to keep smiling through that? That smile which has gone all over the world It was because after so many hours of being shut in I heard voices and realised I was going to survive, said Fabiana Stories like hers are giving people hope amid despair.

13:15Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes in February, is buried later this week. In Tehran, children and their parents raised their fists during the procession and carried red flags and banners with revenge written on them. Our chief international correspondent, Lise Doucette, is there, reporting on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian service. These restrictions apply to all international media operating in Iran. The clenched fist of Iran's Islamic Republic, raised one generation to the next. Now as it buries the last of its founders, a fist of defiance is the official symbol.

14:02In a week of public mourning and political messaging, The most significant day, the spectacle Iran wants the world to see. The Supreme Leader's cortege inching through this city, slowed and stopped by millions of mourners. And four other caskets for his family members, the smallest painted with Iran's flag for his granddaughter Zahra, all killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in the very first hours of the February war. Red is the loudest color of these crowds. Religious flags symbolizing blood and revenge, singling out President Trump as their target. Very soon you will see the sign of revenge at the top of the White House.

15:04and soon the colour of the White House will change the same as the colour of my flag. The procession's six-mile journey ended here, Azadi, Freedom Square, Tehran's historic landmark for the 79 revolution and the waves of anti-government protests since then. Nearly four decades ago, I was in Iran when it buried its first supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.

15:36Now a second cleric has assumed his mantle, Mushtaba Khamenei. But he's not been seen in public since the airstrikes which killed his father severely injured him. In the margins of this moment, Iranians pull us aside. Some to tell us you must tell the truth about our defiance. The two women clad completely in black came up to me and whispered, The real revolution happened here on these streets six months ago with the protests crushed with force which killed many thousands. A reminder of a country now pulling in different directions.

16:16And the men now charting its future who survived weeks of war are trapped in talks to end this conflict. With a country who killed their supreme leader. Lise Doucette reporting from Tehran. Still to come in this podcast. We actually sleep in the same bedroom. Like, we have a bunk bed. Like, we sleep up and sleep down. A bunk bed? Yeah. We hear how the rising cost of living in China is putting couples off from having children.

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20:06This is the Global News Podcast. Weight loss treatments, injections and pills are earning hundreds of millions of dollars for their makers across the world every week and helping millions of people slim down. Now, the once-a-day Wagovi pill, made by the Danish company Novo Nordisk, is available to buy privately in the UK. It contains the same ingredient, semi-glutide, as the Wego V weight loss injections. The BBC's medical editor, Fergus Walsh, explains how the pills work differently to injections. It works pretty much in the same way. It mimics a natural hormone that controls appetite and makes you full, and it slows the progress of food through the stomach.

20:52Now, with the injectable, that's a once-a-week self-injection under the skin. You have to store it in the fridge. But this is now a daily tablet. You've got to take it on an empty stomach with a small bit of water, but it's a daily tablet. It doesn't need to be refrigerated. And so for a lot of people who don't want to have an injection, this opens up this vast market. But in terms of what is available here in the UK, you would still have to buy it and it costs a lot of money. Yeah, it's about£100 a month,$130 a month. You have to get it by prescriptions, you have to be prescribed it, but there's a lot of online prescribing.

21:35But just opening this up now globally, I've got to tell you that this whole market for weight loss injections is vast. So the main competitor to Nova Nordisk, which is a Danish company, is Eli Lilly. and Eli Lilly now makes, how much do you think it makes per week from its weight loss injections? Is it a no, I mean it's a millions? It is$1 billion per week in revenue. So Maunjara or Zepbound it's called in the US, that is now the world's best-selling drug. It's the best-selling drug of all time. Now Novenor Disc and Eli Lilly have been in this grapple for the last few years. Novenor is still making$640 million a week from its Wegovi treatments.

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