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4 July 2026

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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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