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Ukraine Investigates Killing of Russian Journalist

Arkady Babchenko, an outspoken critic of President Putin, was shot dead in Kiev.

Ukrainian police believe a prominent Russian journalist and outspoken critic of President Putin, may have been murdered at his home in Kiev because of his work. Arkady Babchenko was reportedly shot several times in the back on Tuesday. We hear from a friend of Mr Babchenko and the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK.

Also in the programme: Voices from inside North Korea; and will a new law bring an end to nearly 50 years of conflict in the southern Philippines?

(Image: A picture of the Russian opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko on a fence of the Russian embassy in Kiev. Credit: EPA/Stepan Franko)

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Wed 30 May 201813:06GMT

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  • Wed 30 May 201813:06GMT

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