US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq
This episode of the BBC's Global News podcast covers major international developments amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, including a U.S. military aircraft crash in Iraq, ongoing airstrikes in Iran and Lebanon, and geopolitical ripple effects such as oil market disruptions. I
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