North Korea announces more deaths from Covid

Pyongyang has reported 21 more deaths from Covid and a daily increase of more than 170,000 people showing symptoms.

Also, there's been international criticism of the use of force by Israeli police at the funeral of the Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqla, whose killing in the occupied West Bank has caused a surge of anger. We hear from her brother.

Plus, the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights tells us why it is in the Taliban's interests to improve women's rights.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Joana Cook, assistant professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University; and Michael Peel, executive editor at Nikkei Asia based in Tokyo and long term journalist for the Financial Times.

(Image: People wearing protective face masks walk in front of Pyongyang Station. Credit: Reuters)