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Pakistan targets 'terrorist hideouts' in Iran

Iran has condemned Pakistani missile strikes on its territory.

Iran has reacted angrily to missile strikes by Pakistan on Iranian territory, close to the border between the two countries. Pakistan said it was targeting what it called "terrorist hideouts", two days after similar actions by Iran. We speak to our journalists from BBC Persian and BBC Urdu about the reaction and find out what's behind this week's attacks.

A Japanese author says she wrote her award-winning book with the help of artificial intelligence. We get reaction from readers and speak to people who use AI to create art.

We speak to our correspondent at the Hungary-Serbia border where he has been investigating people smuggling networks from southeastern Europe.

We hear from listeners on the cost of having kids, after a US woman posted videos on Tik Tok, estimating that her three kids cost her $53,000 a year.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A man watches a news channel on television inside a shop after the Pakistani foreign ministry said the country conducted strikes inside Iran targeting separatist militants. Jan 18, 2024. Credit: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters)

50 minutes

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Thu 18 Jan 202416:06GMT

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  • Thu 18 Jan 202416:06GMT

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