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Radio 4,20 Aug 2014,45 mins

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President Obama condemns the beheading of the US journalist - we talk to a friend of Jim Foley and debate what attracts young Muslim men to join the jihadists in Iraq and Syria. More figthing and more civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine - we talk to a Dutch reporter in Donetsk, one of the few foreign journalists remaining in the city. And the case of a woman forced to have a baby reignites the abortion debate in Ireland - we talk to the pro-life and pro-choice campaigners there. In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Ritula Shah.

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