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UN criticises plan for nitrogen gas execution in the US

A convicted murderer in Alabama is hours away from undergoing the first known execution by nitrogen gas after losing two last-minute appeals.

A prisoner in the US State of Alabama is just hours away from execution by nitrogen gas - critics say that the method is untested and could amount to torture.

Workers have been out on the streets of Argentina protesting the economic reforms of new president Javier Milei - we find out how bad things are for the country.

The publisher of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong Jimmy Lai is currently standing trial accused of sedition and collusion, we look at what this current trial means for press freedom in the territory.

50 minutes

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  • Thu 25 Jan 202406:06GMT