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The US has launched a series of strikes in Iran, in retaliation for what it says was renewed Iranian targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran warned it would retaliate, and Kuwait has reported missile attacks. Argentina will meet Switzerland in the quarter finals of the World Cup. It staged a stunning comeback against Egypt. And we speak to journalist Maria Ressa who is co-chairing the United Nation's first scientific panel on AI. Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga. (Photo: Vessels identified by U.S. Central Command as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats before they were struck in a new wave of U.S. military strikes against Iran. Credit: US Central Command via Reuters)

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