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Opposition defiance in Idlib
Opposition defiance in Idlib; Brazil's president blames weather for fires
Opposition supporters in Idlib remain defiant despite the fall of a Key strategic town to Syrian government forces.
Also in the programme: Under growing international pressure, Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro denies responsibility for the fires devastating the Amazon rain forest.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Ellie Geranmayeh, senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations based in London, and Caroline Frost, writer and entertainment and media journalist.
(Image: The town of Maar Hitat in Syria's northern Idlib province. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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