Thursday 23rd July 2026. Ghana ICC petition. Cameroon leadership meeting. Hungary democracy. France Epstein-linked death...

0:00 Good morning. This is send seven World News in seven minutes. I'm Juliet Martin and today is Thursday, the twenty third of July twenty twenty six. Starting in Africa today, two Garnaians have asked the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa. The petition to the court says there has been a pattern of widespread and systematic attacks against migrants in South Africa, which could constitute crimes against humanity. In Cameroon, senior leaders I met yesterday amid criticism over the absence of President Bolt Bier. Bierre has been abroad since the seventh of June.

1:12 The government described his absence as a brief private stay in Europe, but has not said when he will return. Yesterday's meeting was called by Jean and Kurt, secretary general of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement. The agenda was not disclosed Europe. Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Urban has called on supporters to restore democracy. He gave a statement of resistance on Facebook, where he said that Hungary has ceased to be a democratic state under the new government. In France, a modeling scout linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on Monday. According to authorities, His cause of death has not yet been determined. The man's name, Daniel Siad, appeared nearly two thousand times in the Epstein files that

2:26 were released by the United States Department of Justice. Asia. Thailand has finished building the first section of a permanent border fence with Cambodia. According to the military, the zero point eight mile section is made of reinforced concrete panels topped with steel, mesh and wire. Amnesty International has called for an investigation into Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan in March.

3:09 According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, at least two hundred and sixty nine civilians were killed and one hundred and twenty two more were injured. On the sixteenth of March, it said Pakistan struck a drug rehabilitation center. Pakistan says it strikes were targeting military and terrorist infrastructure.

3:40 In the Philippines, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed areas of cooperation yesterday. According to reports, the Philippines is hosting the regional gathering led by the Asan block. Chinese president Shi Jinping will visit the United States in September. Rubio said he expects the visit to be very positive.

4:13 Well, we talked a lot about the visit in September, and that was really the gist of it. It's just to create the groundwork for another positive visit. I think President g will have a very positive visit when he comes to Washington. Look, these are the two most powerful countries in the world, particularly economics, but also I mean, we have to have a relationship, and obviously there are areas of great differences. Both sides will acknowledge that we'll have to work through those, and I think these differences will exist for the foreseeable future.

4:44 The Americas. The United Nations has criticized the decision by niko Agua's President Daniel Otega to end elections. People of all political viewpoints must be allowed to vote and run for office, in line with the state's international human rights obligations, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro's criminal trial is proposed to begin in June twenty twenty seven, according to a court filing, Maduro will stand trial on drug trafficking charges. In Chile, at least thirteen people have died and seven are missing after storms and heavy rains caused flooding, road closures and damage to homes. According to authorities, two thousand, two hundred

5:51 and eighty one people have also been displaced and eighty seven thousand have no electricity. The government plans to discipline electricity distribution companies over delays in restoring power. And in Senegal, the pink lake Lake Retbur has recovered its pink. In twenty twenty two, flooding affected the lake's salinity, removing its color, which is caused by micro organisms which live in salty conditions.

6:31 Salt producers, tour operators, artisans and local businesses joined together to raise around forty thousand dollars to fund a project to remove excess water from the lake, causing its color to return. That's your world news in seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your friends about us.

6:58 You can get in touch with us in voice message at senseven dot org or by sending an email to podcast at senseven dot org. I'm Juliet Martin. Tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devin Chenzie have a great day.