2025-06-15
30 分钟This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Nigel Adelie and in the early hours of Sunday the 15th of June,
these are our main stories.
A huge manhunt is underway in the U.S. state of Minnesota for a gunman who shot dead a Democratic politician and her husband.
The authorities say it was a targeted attack.
Many U.S. towns and cities have stepped up security as protests against Donald Trump are held to coincide with a big military parade in Washington.
And Israel and Iran have threatened to step up their military confrontation.
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The US state of Minnesota is reeling after two shootings that appear to be linked and politically motivated.
In the early hours of Saturday morning,
Democratic state politician Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot dead at their home in the city of Champlain.
A short time earlier and just a few kilometers away,
Democratic state lawmaker John Hoffman and his wife were shot by the same gunman and left gravely injured.
Speaking at a news conference,
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the attack seemed to be an act of targeted political violence.