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Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets have ramped up in recent months, as Ukrainian air defences are increasingly tested.

At least 17 people were killed in the Kyiv region overnight in a large-scale attack, with dozens more injured.

But did you know many of the weapons inflicting the damage include components made in Western countries including the US, UK and Germany?

The Security Brief's Mikey Kay, a former Senior Officer in the British Military, explains.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky has shared a video of a street vendor being hunted by a drone before it exploded.

The man in the video verified by the BBC, 52-year-old street vegetable seller Yuriy, managed to survive the attack, but sustained shrapnel wounds and a concussion.

Russia has repeatedly denied intentionally targeting civilians.

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Two years to the day after resigning as prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has delivered an address vowing to return home from exile in India.

The former leader was ousted amid mass protests in 2024, and subsequently sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. A Bangladeshi court ruled that she had authorised security forces to use "lethal weapons" against protestors. The United Nations has said up to 1,400 people were killed during the unrest.

After her speech, the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying it was "outraged" that Ms Hasina was "allowed ... to engage in live interaction with the media in New Delhi, where she and her henchmen launched venomous vitriol against the State of Bangladesh and her people."

We ask the BBC's South Asia specialist Anbarasan Ethirajan why Ms Hasina wants to return to Bangladesh now, and what could happen if she does.

Plus, we discuss how the new government of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman - which came to power in the country's first elections since Ms Hasina's ousting - has performed in its first six months, and the current state of Dhaka's relations with India, Pakistan and China.

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00:00 Introduction

00:20 What Sheikh Hasina said in her speech

01:38 The 2024 Bangladesh protests

03:49 Why does Hasina want to return to Bangladesh?

05:45 What could happen if Sheikh Hasina returns to Bangladesh?

06:57 How has Tarique Rahman performed as prime minister?

08:28 Bangladesh relations with India, Pakistan and China

A group of prominent, controversial influencers made a visit to Russia this summer.

They included Andrew Tate, Candace Owens and British far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson. They argue that Russia is upholding the traditional conservative values they fear are in decline at home.

It is certainly an image Vladimir Putin is keen to project. Two years ago Russia set up a special “shared values” visa, which makes it easier for Westerners to move to the country if they align with its supposed ‘traditional spiritual and moral beliefs’.

Russia claims thousands of Westerners have applied.

We speak to the BBC’s Dan Hardoon, whose documentary ‘The Russian Dream’ follows Westerners who have moved to Russia, and to Russia expert Mark Galeotti, host of the podcast In Moscow's Shadows.

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Today, there has been more criticism from victims’ families over plans to release some prisoners early.

Under the policy, due to begin in October, thousands of prisoners will be eligible to be released part way through their sentences. Ministers announced last night that prisoners guilty of rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded. Adam is joined by home and legal affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani and Pia Sinha former prison governor and chief executive of the Prison Reform Trust.

And, after a humbling few days for President Trump is he able to reclaim the initiative before the US midterm elections? Adam is joined by Americast’s Anthony Zurcher.

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00:00 Are UK prisons in crisis?

01:40 What is the government’s new plan for early prisoner release?

03:20 Does this change the pressure on prison places?

05:00 How have victims responded?

10:50 Should we explore prison outside prison?

15:34 How have the Conservatives responded?

18:50 The issues confronting Donald Trump

31:05 What to watch out for at the mid terms?

Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people, as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said interceptors "could have saved lives".

In one of the deadliest strikes across Kyiv this year - which started after midnight on Wednesday - at least 44 people were injured after residential buildings, a railway station and warehouses were hit, Zelensky said.

The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

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A new fund is working to save 100 of the world's most threatened species.

The Phoenix Species Project will put $200m (£149m) towards restoring animals in the wild and stopping them from going extinct. It's one of the largest funds ever focused on species recovery.

The project is a collaboration between the Bezos Earth Fund and Re:wild - a non profit co-founded by actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

It comes at a time when conservationists have warned about a decline in global biodiversity, and just a few weeks after the Trump administration rolled back endangered species protections.

Thumbnail images courtesy of Fanamby and Todd W. Pierson.

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An undercover investigation by the BBC into the rise of an unproven cancer treatment has found it could be putting patients at risk of harm.

Journalist Paul Heaney exposes those selling hopes of a cancer cure to the most vulnerable.

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There is optimism from the US that the Strait of Hormuz could be fully reopened in a matter of days.

The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and the Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, expressed hopes that the deal might be done today or tomorrow.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said that talks with Oman on a new mechanism for vessels going through the strait have been positive.

President Trump has so far rejected any deal that would allow Iran to maintain control over the waterway.

The news came as major oil companies reported record profits off the back of months of high oil prices.

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The UK's prison population today is about 86,500 and there are about 2,400 spare places. Overcrowding has caused chaos across prisons and the courts.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has now changed the incoming early release scheme for some prisoners in England and Wales, to exclude rapists and some other offenders.

So - what other solutions are there to the increasing pressure facing the system? And can the UK look for ideas from abroad?

00:32 - Why are prisons so overcrowded?

02:42: The situation in Europe

04:20 - The situation in the Netherlands

06:01 - The situation in Latin America

08:01 - The situation in El Salvador

11:54 - The situation in the United States

14:06 - The situation in Asia

16:19 - The situation in Africa

17:50 - What can we learn from other countries?

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