Trump, the G7, and the Iran deal
From Our Own Correspondent
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🗓️ 20 June 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Kate Adie introduces stories on the G7 summit and Donald Trump's Iran deal, the ongoing Ebola crisis in DRC, Peru's knife-edge elections, South Korea's feminist literary circles, and Ghana's world cup dreams.
President Donald Trump once again dominated the agenda at the latest G7 summit in France, as he presented his prospective peace deal with Iran, and agreed to continued support for Ukraine. James Waterhouse was in Evian-les-Bains where he watched as leaders scrambled to keep up with the President's evolving agenda.
Health clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo are battling to bring the latest Ebola virus outbreak under control. The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control warned this week that the current spread of the virus – which is also affecting Uganda - could be the worst ever. Anne Soy has been in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Peru recently held its second round of voting in a knife-edge presidential election which has pitted two very different candidates against each other – the right-wing Keiko Fujimori and left-wing Roberto Sanchez. Ione Wells has been speaking to voters in Lima.
The women of South Korea have experienced an anti-feminist backlash in recent years, following the MeToo movement’s breakthrough in 2016. One of the responses has been a rise in book clubs and writing rooms for women, offering a space to gather and talk freely. Leehyun Choi reports from Seoul.
And England take on Ghana in the World Cup next Tuesday - one of ten African countries playing in this year’s tournament. Sara Wheeler has been in Jamestown where she heard more about football’s cherished place in Ghanaian life.
Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill and Katie Morrison Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. Today we're in DRC, where aid agencies have issued stark warnings that the Ebola |
| 0:06.7 | outbreak is running out of control. Peru is divided over two vastly different visions for its future, |
| 0:14.0 | but who will be its next president? In South Korea, the Manosphere's backlash against the |
| 0:19.8 | Me Too movement has inspired a golden |
| 0:22.5 | age of women's literature. And finally, we're in Jamestown, Ghana, where love for the |
| 0:28.4 | beautiful game is on full show as the Black Stars prepare to take on England. |
| 0:34.7 | But first, the Group of Seven Summit in France this week saw the US pledge unwavering support |
| 0:40.4 | for Kiev and agree a preliminary deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and charter |
| 0:46.6 | path towards peace. Considerable progress on the face of it, and yet, after signing the initial |
| 0:53.0 | Iran agreement in the Palace of Versailles, |
| 0:55.9 | President Trump issued a sharp reminder that he would, go right back to dropping bombs, right |
| 1:01.8 | smack in the middle of their head, if Iranians did not behave. James Waterhouse was in |
| 1:08.1 | Evian LeBin, where he watched world leaders try to keep up with the |
| 1:12.3 | president's evolving agenda. |
| 1:14.8 | International summits take organisation. And this year's G7 gathering was no exception. |
| 1:20.6 | It first became apparent as we glided through the French countryside on the train from |
| 1:24.3 | Paris to the French Alps. As a brief sidebar, I've become quite fond of French trains. |
| 1:30.2 | The chairs are comfy, the air conditioning and Wi-Fi actually work, |
| 1:33.8 | and the onboard cafe often rustles up a decent crock monsieur. |
| 1:37.6 | Lunch choices aside, I browse the PDF document sent to us journalists |
| 1:41.8 | by this year's G7 host, France. At the top was an address |
| 1:46.4 | by the soon-to-be outgoing President Macron, who is evidently in legacy mode. With frequent references |
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