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Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire

Israel says it carried out a wave of pre-emptive strikes across southern Lebanon. Hezbollah says it managed to fire three hundred and twenty rockets and drones at Israel.

After the biggest clashes for some time between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the United States says it's working to avoid a further escalation in hostilities. We'll assess whether the latest air strikes and drone attacks can be contained or are likely to lead to a much greater war.

The Telegram messaging app has condemned the arrest in France of its billionaire founder, Pavel Durov. We'll get a briefing on what Telegram is accused of doing.

We'll also head to Bangladesh, where severe flooding has left millions of people without food, clean water and electricity.

We'll hear how a classic book of Welsh mythology and folklore has been used as the inspiration behind a new Canadian video game.

Also coming up, the 主播大秀 has been given exclusive access to two聽Mpox treatment centres聽at the heart of the current outbreak in eastern DR Congo.

And we'll talk to the first African woman to travel to space.

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Mon 26 Aug 2024 04:06GMT

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  • Mon 26 Aug 2024 04:06GMT