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British prime minister says Russia can end war now

The British prime minister has dismissed Putin's warning saying Ukraine has the right to defend itself.

Ahead of a key meeting between US president Joe Biden and UK prime minister Keir Starmer, Russia's Vladimir Putin has warned the leaders against approving the use of Western supplied missiles against targets in Russia.

Tensions between the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees and the Israeli military are growing following an air strike which UNRWA says killed six of its aid workers in Gaza.

Flood waters have devastated the region around the city of Maiduguri in Nigeria and the wider region. Estimates of the numbers of people displaced run into the millions.

Recent years have seen increased awareness and sensitivity towards our mental health, but in many countries suicide is still a criminal act. We hear about a campaign in Sierra Leone to change the law there.

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