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On the Frontline in Raqqa

The fight to regain control of the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State.

Kurdish and Arab fighters in northern Syria have advanced to within a few hundred metres of the Old City district of Raqqa in their bid to seize the stronghold of Islamic State militants. The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse is there.

In just one year the overall refugee population in Uganda has doubled from 500,000 to 1.25 million, according to the United Nations. Will the country get the financial help needed to support the refugees?

And a type of small sea creature has multiplied off the West Coast of the US, we'll speak to a scientist who's trying to find out why.

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Jun 201703:06GMT

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  • Fri 23 Jun 201703:06GMT