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Lebanon's PM resigning amid protests
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri submits his and his cabinet's resignation
Anti-government protesters in Lebanon have been celebrating after the Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, submitted his resignation and that of his cabinet.
Also in the programme; MPs in Britain have voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding a snap general election in December; and a surprise book out today about the musician Prince. Photo: Lebanese anti-government protesters celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the southern city of Sidon on October 29, 2019 on the 13th day of anti-government protests.
Credit: (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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