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Lebanese capital rocked by new wave of Israeli strikes

The Lebanese capital, Beirut has been rocked by a new wave of massive Israeli strikes, again targeting Hezbollah's leaders. Reports say there have been at least ten strikes.

The UK returns the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. We will hear from the legal counsel to the Mauritian government.

We will speak to a Filipino Indigenous activist who has won a prestigious international award for her environmental work.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, they are preparing for the rollout of an Mpox vaccine. We will speak to a senior health official.

We will head to Ghana to hear about protests over illegal mining.

We will also look ahead to Mozambique's elections.

And in business we will look at progress in talks to end the US port strike.

(Pic: Sin El Fil, Lebanon; Credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

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  • Fri 4 Oct 202404:06GMT