
Israel rescues hostage
The Israeli army says it's rescued a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen last October
The Israeli army says it's rescued a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on the October the seventh attack on Israel. The fifty-two year old man from Rahat was rescued in what was described as a "complex opertion"
We go to Nigeria where the country will become the first in Africa to receive vaccines against the mpox virus. There have been calls to speed up the approval of new medicines to help combat the virus in the continent.
After days of speculation, Noel and Liam Gallagher, have confirmed the will reunite Oasis for a tour across the UK and Ireland in 2025. We'll get reaction to the news and pay tribute to the British band.
And food scientists in Switzerland have come up with a way to make chocolate using the entire cocoa fruit rather than just the beans - and without using sugar.
Presenter: Luke Jones
(Photo: Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a Bedouin Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas. Credit: Reuters)
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