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World Service,14 Oct 2026,49 mins

Power cuts reported in Kyiv after Russian attacks

Newsday

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President Zelensky of Ukraine has said Russia has hit energy facilites in Kyiv and that allies again gave no warning of strikes. We look at what more Nato should be doing for Ukraine. Pope Leo is recovering in hospital in Rome after having surgery for lung cancer. We look at the Pope's health and what challenges this poses the Catholic Church. And with Formula 1 racing set to return to Africa we look at the excitement being felt on the continent. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Credit: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA).

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