Tuesday 23rd June 2026. UK Starmer resigns. Colombia new president. France drownings. Hungary president removal. Ethiopia elections...

0:00 Good morning. This is send seven world news in seven minutes. I'm Ben Mallett. Today is Tuesday, the twenty third of June twenty twenty six, starting in Europe. In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, having lost the support of key figures in his party. Starmer's Labor Party won a majority in Parliament just two years ago.

0:41 His resignation speech yesterday follows the election of Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham as a member of Parliament. Burnham is the leading candidate to replace Starmer. Starmer said that Britain was stronger and fairer because of his time as Prime Minister.

1:02 Every decision I've taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labor Party. I will also give my successor my full and unequivocal support, knowing that they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the one I inherited two years ago.

1:25 Across France, thirteen people have drowned in two days during the ongoing heat wave. Some areas of France reached as high as forty two degrees Celsius, a spokesperson for the French Civil Safety Service, warned people to only swim in safe areas when they attempt to cool off. Hungary will begin steps to remove its president, according to Prime Minister Peter Magyar. Magyar has announced a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamas Sullyuk from office. Sulyyok is seen as a key ally of former Prime Minister Victor Orban. Hungary will also introduce a range of anti corruption laws in what Magyar has called Operation Purgatory Africa. In Ethiopia, parliamentary elections were won by the ruling Prosperity Party. Prime Minister Abiyamed

2:35 will continue in the role he has had since twenty eighteen. The Prosperity Party won four hundred and thirty eight seats in parliament and needed only two hundred and forty seven seats to secure another majority. Some parts of Ethiopia did not vote in the elections, in what the government has called unfavorable conditions caused by an ongoing civil war. The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed more than one thousand cases of people infected with ebola. Some experts have warned that this outbreak could surpass an outbreak of Ebola from twenty fourteen to twenty sixteen, which killed eleven thousand people across West Africa the Americas. Colombia's presidential elections have been won by the right wing candidate Abellardo de la Espriella.

3:40 According to an initial ballot count, Della Espriella narrowly won the election by less than one percent of votes, winning two hundred and fifty thousand more votes than his rival, Ivan Schapieda. Della Espreela had promised to lower tax and strengthen security in Colombia in his presidential campaign. Chapede's Historic Pact party remains the largest party in Colombia's Senate and lower House, which could limit De la Espaela's ability to pass laws. Canada will buy advanced radar technology from Australia in a deal worth one point seventy five billion dollars.

4:29 Australia's over the Horizon radar technology is designed to detect long range missiles. Canada is likely to use the technology to monitor its Arctic region, which accounts for forty percent of Canada's total land mass. In the United States, Vice President JD. Vance says that a good Foundation for Peace has been agreed with Iran. Talks between the two countries are continuing in Switzerland, despite reports on Sunday night that Iran had suspended the talks. Vance added that Iran will agree to allow nuclear inspectors into the country. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbasarakchi said on social media that the US will release some of its seized assets Asia. In Qatar, an explosion at a natural gas facility has killed thirteen people

5:39 and injured another sixty six. The Raslafan Liquefied Natural Gas complex was restarting operations when the explosion occurred. The facility has been shut down since March following an attack by Iranian missiles and drones. Qatar says the explode was an accident and not an attack. All thirteen of the people who died came from India and Pakistan. Indian company Tartar Electronics has been subject to a cyber security breach. Tatar Electronics makes electronic components, including semiconductors. The breach may have leaked secret information about products belonging to companies including Apple and Tesla, who are both customers or Tatar Electronics, and also in India, artificial glaciers are helping some farmers to

6:42 grow crops in extreme conditions in villages around the Himalayan mountains. Melting glaciers are a key source of water for crops in the spring. Climate change and rising temperatures have reduced the size of many glaciers in the Himalayas. The company Acres of Ice has developed new techniques for spraying water into the air during the winter, which artificially increases the size of glaciers. That's your world news in seven minutes.

7:17 If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a rating and review in your podcast app. I'm Ben Mallett. Tomorrow you'll be with Stephen Devinchenzi. Have a great day.