You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

This edition is published in the early hours of Saturday,

the 22nd of July.

President Biden nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to run the US Navy.

If confirmed, she'll be the first woman to serve as a member of the joint chiefs of staff.

More than 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists say they will stop reporting for duty.

If the government goes ahead with plans to curb the power of judges

and an infamous Russian ultra-nationalist is arrested.

Also in the podcast, long overshadowed by the Narcos,

we hear about the Narcars, the women playing a key role in Latin America's drug cartels.

And the most important element of Tony Bennett's career was his voice.

So it was the emotional resonance that defied all generational and demographic

and geographical barriers.

As Tributes pour in for the music legend, Tony Bennett,

we hear what made him so special.

After her nomination by President Biden on Friday,

Admiral Lisa Franchetti could become the first woman to lead the US Navy

and the first to serve as a member of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A former head of both the US Sixth Fleet and US Naval Forces in Korea,

she's also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander.

President Biden noted the historical significance of her selection

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