French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by a drone in Ukraine

• 4:59 PM

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French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, 37, was killed on Friday in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region in a drone attack, according to European journalists' associations. It was the first time a journalist has been killed by a drone in Ukraine since Russia'

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German police investigates drone sightings after airspace violations

• 4:34 PM

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Drone sightings overnight at Germany's Munich airport led to the cancellation and diversion of dozens of flights on the eve of a national holiday, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers stranded and leading politicians to promise tough new measures allowing for

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Hamas has sent out 'mixed messages' in response to Trump's peace plan

• 4:30 PM

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US President Donald Trump gave Palestinian Hamas militants until Sunday evening to accept his proposal to end the nearly two-year-old war with US ally Israel in the Gaza Strip. "There have been mixed messages from Hamas", said Noga Tarnopolsky, FRANCE 24

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Drones, sabotage, surveillance: Moscow’s hybrid warfare takes to the high seas

• 4:27 PM

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A spate of recent incidents involving Russian-linked ships has put the spotlight on the sea as an increasingly important element in Moscow's hybrid warfare strategy targeting Europe.

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Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to his deal for ending the war in Gaza

• 4:22 PM

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal by Sunday evening, threatening an even greater military onslaught nearly two years into the war sparked by the Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Details by FRANCE 24 correspo

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Israeli military intercepts final aid boat as new flotilla sails to Gaza

• 4:20 PM

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The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in an aid flotilla attempting to reach blockaded Gaza on Friday, a day after stopping most of the vessels and detaining some 450 activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. Story by Catherine Viet

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USA: Trump vows cuts to 'Democrat' agencies on day 3 of shutdown

• 4:04 PM

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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as the government shutdown entered its third day. The administration has now frozen at least $28 billion in fu

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Moldovan election result 'exceptional by European standards': Former deputy PM Popescu

• 3:24 PM

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Moldovans have voted in what is arguably the country's most pivotal election since independence in 1991. Our guest says that there was "a big danger that pro-Russian forces might have drawn Moldova into Russia's war against Ukraine". But that danger was

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Human Rights Watch sounds alarm over China's new draft 'ethnic unity' law

• 3:08 PM

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Chinese lawmakers are reviewing a new law that tells parents to teach their children to love the Communist Party and criminalises any activity deemed to be damaging "ethnic unity". Yuka Royer speaks with Human Rights Watch's Asia director, who says the b

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Swifties, rejoice! Taylor Swift releases her 12th album, 'The Life of a Showgirl'

• 2:44 PM

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After breaking most music industry records during her "Eras" tour in 2023 and 2024, Taylor Swift is back with the hotly anticipated account of that time in the form of her twelfth studio album. "The Life of a Showgirl" brings in pop princess Sabrina Carp

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Trump issues Hamas a Sunday night ultimatum to accept his Gaza peace plan

• 2:41 PM

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President Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline to agree to his Gaza peace plan. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Friday that the agreement must come before Sunday evening or else “all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out”

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Germany: Drone sightings shut down Munich airport overnight

• 2:31 PM

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Drone sightings on Thursday, October 2, shut down Munich airport, canceling 17 flights and disrupting 3,000 passengers, before it reopened Friday — the latest such incident in Europe.

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Dinard dishes up the best of British and Irish cinema

• 2:17 PM

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The seaside town of Dinard in Brittany is rolling out the red carpet for stars from Ireland and the UK as it hosts its annual film festival. Culture editor Eve Jackson tells us about the dramas, documentaries and horror stories screening there this year,

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'This is the moment to invite the world to reconstruct Gaza': EU Mediterranean Commissioner Suica

• 1:24 PM

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Several new portfolios have been created in the current European Commission, to reflect the EU's changing priorities. One of those is a Commissioner for the Mediterranean. This is a crucial region for the EU, as the bloc grapples with difficult issues su

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Illegal trade in rare insects on the rise

• 1:15 PM

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The illegal trade in rare insects is booming across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Exotic ants, spiders and beetles are collected and sold as pets. Some species are worth a fortune on the global black market. But scientists are raising alarm bells, as m

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Italians on strike over Israel's arrest of Gaza flotilla activists

• 1:09 PM

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Tens of thousands of Italians took to the streets across the country on Friday, as part of a day-long general strike called by unions in support of an aid flotilla carrying food to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel this week. Details by FRANCE 24 corre

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Czech Republic: former PM Babis set for victory in parliamentary elections

• 1:01 PM

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Czechs began voting on Friday in an election likely to oust their centre-right government, with polls favouring populist billionaire Andrej Babis to return to power on pledges to raise wages and lift growth while reducing aid for Ukraine. The change woul

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Does Indonesia's Brimob police unit have a licence to kill?

• 11:55 AM

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This summer in Indonesia, the Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) paramilitary police unit sparked controversy after killing a 21-year-old man during a protest. The elite armed unit, which already had a reputation for misconduct, has often been deployed to ens

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From Kathmandu to Casablanca: How Gen Z Is reimagining political speech and dissent

• 11:35 AM

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As GenZ youth protests are spreading worldwide, Alison Sargent welcomes Dr. D.B. Subedi to get to the heart of the driving force of these new collective protests. Dr. Subedi situates the Moroccan Gen Z protests within a wider range of youth-led movements

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Italians take to the streets, down tools in massive Gaza protests across cities

• 10:31 AM

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Hundreds of thousands of Italians joined a nationwide strike and protests across the country Friday in solidarity with the Palestinian cause and a show of support for a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that unsuccessfully tried to break the Israeli blockade. Prim

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Argentina: New setback for Milei as Congress overturns spending vetoes

• 10:23 AM

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Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and pediatric care. Story by Daniel Quinlan.

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Morocco's youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals

• 10:20 AM

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Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. Story by Eliza Herbert.

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Church of England picks Sarah Mullally as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

• 9:59 AM

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The Church of England on Friday named Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the church's more than 1,400-year history. The former nurse faces the tough challenge of bridging the divid

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One year on, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum enjoys record popularity

• 9:45 AM

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One year after her landslide election victory, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum remains remarkably popular, with around 80 percent of Mexicans backing her policies. The left-wing politician has rolled out nationwide many of the measures she first int

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French PM Lecornu proposes wealth tax to pass budget through fragmented parliament

• 9:42 AM

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, France's fifth prime minister in two years, proposed a new tax on financial wealth in a bid to ram the budget through a deeply fragmented parliament. This came after he ruled out using special constitutional powers to pa

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Elections in Czech Republic: meet those behind Russian propaganda

• 9:40 AM

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After last weekend’s elections in Moldova, it is now the Czech parliamentary elections that appear to be the target of massive disinformation flows aimed at influencing voters heading to the polls this Friday and Saturday. This disinformation, linked to

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Munich airport resumes flights after drone sightings trigger closure

• 9:37 AM

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Germany's Munich airport restarted flights on Friday after several drone sightings forced its closure overnight, the latest in a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe. Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights

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Two killed in UK synagogue 'terrorist attack' on 'holiest day'

• 8:56 AM

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Two people were killed on Thursday and four wounded when a man ploughed a car into a crowd outside a packed Manchester synagogue on a sombre Jewish holiday and then embarked on a stabbing spree. Police said they shot dead the suspect and arrested two oth

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Russia's 'shadow fleet' of aging tankers avoiding Western sanctions

• 8:54 AM

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The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country's Atlantic coast and which President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor

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Taylor Swift moves into 'Showgirl' era with new pop album

• 8:52 AM

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Superstar Taylor Swift's latest studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," arrives Friday with a promotional blitz that includes midnight sales at Target stores, a release party at movie theaters around the globe and pop-up experiences in New York and Los A

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UK authorities on 'heigh alert' after Manchester synagogue terror attack

• 8:49 AM

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The UK was on "high alert", with increased "police resources" deployed across the country, British Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood said Friday, a day after a deadly terrorist attack outside a Manchester synagogue. Two people were killed in the attack,

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Last flotilla boat sails on towards Gaza after Israel arrests 450 activists

• 8:49 AM

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Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists detained by Israeli naval forces hours earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli authorities said. Story by Morgan Ayre.

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Why a Saudi comedy festival drawing big US comedians is no barrel of laughs

• 8:47 AM

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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 3: We look at reactions in the British papers after a fatal stabbing outside a Manchester synagogue on a holy Jewish holiday. This Friday also marks 35 years since the reunification of East and West Germany, but have the di

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Putin warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties

• 8:26 AM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making

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Elections in Czech Republic could end the country's solidarity towards Ukrainians

• 8:24 AM

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Parliamentary elections are taking place in Czechia - the EU country that has taken in the largest number of Ukrainian refugees relative to its population. Nearly 400,000 have been granted residence and work permits there. The opposition is challenging t

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Netanyahu, Hamas under immense pressure: 'Any successful peace deal is a victory for all sides'

• 7:50 AM

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The US-Israel peace plan for Gaza is where idealism, ideology, dogma and realpolitik collide. For Hamas, the plan "isn’t a peace deal so much as a conditional capitulation," explains Dr. Nick Westcott, Professor of Practice in the Department of Politics

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Russia-linked 'shadow fleet' oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage

• 7:48 AM

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The Boracay, a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" that was detained by the French navy, resumed its journey towards the Suez Canal on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the tanker's detention as an act of piracy and alleged that Paris ha

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Hamas needs time to study Trump's Gaza plan, according to official

• 7:27 AM

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A Hamas official on Friday said that the group still needed time to study a plan for Gaza, which calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, the group's disarmament and Israel's gradual withdrawal from the region. The plan is backed b

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🔴 Russia-linked oil tanker stopped by France resumes voyage, according to Vessel Tracker

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Lille goalkeeper's hat-trick of penalty saves seals win against AS Roma

• 5:24 AM

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Lille goalkeeper Berke Ozer made history by saving three penalties in a row to secure his team's 1-0 win over AS Roma, their second victory in as many Europa League fixtures this season. 

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Taylor Swift enters new era with 12th album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

• 4:07 AM

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Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl", on Friday, marking a return to glittering pop. The 35-year-old teamed up again with Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, whose signature beats and hooks drive the hotly anticip

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Last Gaza flotilla boat intercepted by Israel, organisers say

• 3:43 AM

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The last remaining vessel of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israel on Friday, according to its organisers. The flotilla – consisting of dozens of ships – set sail last month, ferrying politicians, activists and aid towards Gaza b

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Morocco protest leaders demand government resignation after deadly unrest

• 3:02 AM

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The group leading Morocco’s mass protests demanded the government resign on Friday after days of unrest left three people dead. “We demand the dismissal of the current government for failing to protect rights and meet social demands,” GenZ 212 said in a

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Munich airport reopens after drone sightings disrupt flights

• 2:50 AM

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Germany's Munich airport reopened on Friday after several drone sightings on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers. The disruption in

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Ozer’s triple penalty saves secure Lille’s Europa League win over Roma

• 1:03 AM

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Lille goalkeeper Berke Ozer saved three consecutive penalties in stoppage time to seal a 1-0 Europa League win over Roma on Thursday. Hakon Haraldsson’s early strike gave the French side the lead, while Roma failed to capitalise on a late Aissa Mandi han

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US engaged in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels, Trump tells Congress

• 12:53 AM

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President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels, his administration said in a notice to Congress after recent strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela. The letter, obtained by AFP, seeks to justify o

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France: What is 49.3 and why has PM Lecornu decided not to use it?

• 12:53 AM

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France’s new prime minister announced Friday he would not use a special constitutional power to force a budget through parliament without a vote and will instead seek a compromise with lawmakers from the left and the right. The so-called “49.3” article p

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Shein opens first permanent stores in France, sparking backlash

• 12:51 AM

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Asian fast-fashion giant Shein said Wednesday it had picked France to open its first permanent physical stores in November. The company, whose environmental record and discount-driven e-commerce business model have often come under criticism, said in a s

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Shadow fleet enjoys freedom of the seas: How maritime law protects oil smugglers, spies & saboteurs

• 12:50 AM

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Russia’s shadow fleet emerged as a workaround when Western states imposed an oil price cap, prompting Moscow to rely on aging, poorly insured vessels to ferry crude through the Baltic towards India, China, and other markets. These "shadow" tankers that p

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French PM renounces using special powers at parliament over budget

• 12:48 AM

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France’s new prime minister announced Friday he would not use a special constitutional power to force a budget through parliament without a vote and will instead seek a compromise with lawmakers from the left and the right. Story by Shirli Sitbon.

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Russia seeks to lure Czechs away from Global West, pivot Czech Republic towards Russia & Global East

• 12:38 AM

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As Czechs head to the polls for high-stakes parliamentary elections, William Hilderbrandt welcomes Pavlína Janebová, Research Director at the Association for International Affairs (AMO). Ms. Janebová probes the fraught juncture at which the Czech Republi

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Russia launches 'largest mass attack' on gas network, state operator says

• 12:32 AM

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Russian forces targeted Ukraine's power grid in waves of overnight attacks that at times plunged millions into darkness and cut off heating in below freezing temperatures. Kyiv's state-owned gas operator said this was the largest attack on the country's

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The plight of Gaza's women and girls

• 12:26 AM

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It is two years since Hamas attacked Israeli communities along the Gaza border. In response, Israel launched a devastating war in the Palestinian territory. We take a closer look at the heavy toll this conflict has had on Palestinian women and girls. Als

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