EPISODE · Jul 4, 2026 · 46 MIN
The United States celebrates 250 years
from Newshour · host BBC World Service
The United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, but is President Trump politicising the occasion? Also in the programme: Iran mourns late Ayatollah Khamenei ahead of his funeral; and Cape Verde, the small African island nation that made history in this World Cup. (Photograph: Fighter jets over New York. Credit: Shutterstock)
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