Monday 13th July 2026. Spain wildfire. UK politician murdered. Ukraine PM replaced. Canada shooting. Greece flight accident. Iran-US...

0:00 Good morning. This is Send seven World News in seven minutes. I'm Ben Mallett. Today is Monday, the thirteenth of July twenty twenty six. Starting in Europe. In Spain, at least twelve people have died in a wildfire which has forced one thousand people to evacuate their homes. The fire is affecting parts of southern Spain and is thought to have been caused by a downed power line. The fire has been made worse by an ongoing heat wave. Another twenty three people are still considered missing. Regional leader on Mar Moreno has warned that the death toll could rise significantly over the coming days. In the United Kingdom, a politician has been murdered in her own home, and Whitticombe was aged seventy eight at the time of her death. Whitticomb

1:11 was a government minister with the Conservative Party in the nineteen nineties. She has not been a member of Parliament since stepping down in twenty ten, but has been a spokeperson for the right wing party Reform UK. The police have arrested a twenty eight year old man and claim that the murder does not seem to have been politically motivated.

1:42 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski says that he is removing Ukraine's current Prime Minister, Julia Seradenkov. Serdenko has only been in the role of prime minister for a year. She had served as deputy prime minister for four years for her appointment. Zelenski said on social media platform x that this decision is due to an updated political strategy and he is considering candidates to replace Spididenkle. Zelenski added that the heads of some law enforcement agencies in Ukraine will also be replaced.

2:25 In Greece, a man was partially sucked through a window on an aeroplane midway through a flight. The passenger, who is Serbian, had his head and shoulders pulled outside of the aircraft after a window was dislodged on the plane. According to Serbian media, other passengers managed to safely pull the man back inside the plane before it was turned back around to land in Greece. Doctors say that the man does not face life threat injuries. Asia Iran has exchanged missile and drone fire with the United States and neighboring Gulf states Jordan, Ahman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates confirmed they had been targeted by Iranian strikes over the weekend. US President Donald Trump has previously said that

3:27 a ceasefire agreed with Iran in April is now over. Iran fired on two ships crossing the Strait of Hormus over the weekend. Bangladesh has been hit by severe flooding which has killed at least forty four people. The army says that they are ferrying food and medicine by boat to people who have been stranded by floodwaters. Africa Marian security forces have rescued thirty nine school children and six teachers who were kidnapped two months ago. The students and teachers were abducted by armed gunmen in Oil State in May.

4:16 One of the abducted teachers was killed in captivity. Eight of the kidnappers have been arrested, according to the Office of the President. A South African footballer who played three games at the World Cup has died after returning to South Africa. Jaden Adams, who was twenty five, played in all of South Africa's World Cup group games. Adams's cause of death has not yet been released the Americas. In Canada, two people have died and another five have been injured in shooting. The shooting took place at the annual Latin Festival, which celebrates Latino culture. Police are still searching for the shooters at the time of recording. Toronto Deputy Police Chief Frank Barreto described the scene as chaotic and called the

5:20 shooting despicable. The chaotic scene, I think we had something in the neighborhood. Thirteen thousand people getting in this festival, so it's crowded. There seemed to be an exchange between individuals targeting each other. In Venezuela, the number of deaths caused by two earthquakes has risen to four thousand, three hundred and thirty three, according to National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.

5:46 Since the earthquakes on the twenty fourth of June, six thousand, four hundred and sixty two people have been rescued and another seventeen thousand people are left without homes. Venezuela's government has already announced housing projects, looking to build twenty five thousand new homes. United States Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of seventy one. Graham died of a brief but sudden illness, thought to be a cardiac arrest.

6:20 President Donald Trump paid tribute to Graham, who was a Republican senator, calling him great and unique. And also in the US, the Football World Cup has entered into the semi finals stage, meaning only four teams are left in the competition. France is due to play Spain on Tuesday, with England playing against the reigning champions Argentina on Wednesday.

6:51 The finals to decide an overall winner will take place on Sunday, the nineteenth of July. That's your world news in seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a rating and review in your podcast app. I'm Ben Mallett. I will be with you again tomorrow. Have a great day.