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Women in Afghanistan are unable to access education, and getting medical help is difficult. But a radio station in the Panjshir Valley is trying to get crucial information to them nevertheless. Their broadcasts cover everything from breast feeding to basic school science lessons for women and girls who are often isolated. Shekiba Habib of BBC Afghan services went to meet the people making this lifeline radio.

India is a country of well over a billion people, so the clearing of waste, requires a huge number of sanitation workers. About 98% of those workers are from one caste in society, who find it difficult to get jobs in any other industries. Ashay Yedge reports for BBC in India talked to some sanitation workers about why.

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A nurse in the US state of Kentucky has gone viral after she saved a baby raccoon who became 'drunk' on fermented fruit. The cub had passed out after eating peaches, thrown away by a distillery.

Also: we hear from Bárbara Hernández, a cold water swimmer from Chile, known as the Ice Mermaid. She's front crawled her way to a Guinness World Record, completing the farthest ice swim ever by a woman. Plus, the man recreating a childhood photo, the 81-year-old woman who planted 4,000 trees; and Carlos Acosta on his latest milestone. Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.

Presenter: Paul Moss. Music composed by Iona Hampson

NATO has intercepted Russian jets in Estonian airspace. The Kremlin denies that an incursion took place but it comes after similar incidents in Poland and Romania. Also: President Trump announces visa changes and a potential TikTok deal, the co-founder of the Palestinian-led BDS movement talks to the BBC, Notre Dame's bell towers reopen to the public, how brushing your teeth helps protect against cancer, and are dogs smarter than we thought?

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The shooting of conservative US activist Charlie Kirk has intensified what was already a bitter divide between those who found him inspiring, and those who believed he spread hate with his views on subjects like gay marriage, Islam and abortion. Since he was killed at a university rally in Utah, some fear the whole idea of free speech and what it means is now in the balance. We hear from some of Kirk’s supporters, and from others who worry about where the US is heading.

US president Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping were in talks for more than two hours today. It’s their first call in over three months, but has anything come out it to help the trade impasse between Washington and Beijing?

With the details murky, Roger Hearing dissects what any deal between the world's largest two economies could be.

Also, we hear from two farmers in Pennsylvania and New York about the added stress they're feeling amid the curse of trade uncertainty.

Elsewhere, are German rail operators cancelling trains to help their reputation?

And the new pop up 'Fat Mall' which is hoping to help plus-sized customers.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

Nato aircraft have intercepted three Russian warplanes after they entered Estonia's airspace without permission. A top politician in Tallin gives us his reaction - and we ask how Nato should respond to this latest escalation.

Also on the programme:

A special report hearing from people who attended Saturday's rally organised by the far right activist Tommy Robinson.

And why this year's autumn leaves are set to be more spectacular than ever.

Sudan's military rulers have condemned a drone strike on a mosque in El Fasher city in Darfur that it says killed more than 70 people and blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for the attack. The leaders said targeting the people who were performing dawn prayers is a crime that shames humanity. The RSF has been fighting to take over the city from the army, as the civil war in Sudan rages. Newshour hears from a doctor who went to the mosque in the aftermath of the attack.

Also in the programme: the Taliban removes books written by women from universities; and Estonia requests urgent NATO consultations over a violation of its airspace by Russian jets.

(Photo: Image of El Fasher. Credit: Maxar Technologies)

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Ed Grundy.... Barry Farrimond

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Daliso Chaponda, Susie McCabe, Geoff Norcott and Ash Sarkar to break down the week in news. Expect discussion on the Labour Deputy Leader Election, the return of the Mandelson, strikes on Qatar, Russian drones in Poland and telepathic Google searches. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Simon Alcock, Carwyn Blayney, Ruth Husko and Alex Kealy. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's Darfur region has killed more than 70 people. The attack in El Fasher city is being blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF has been fighting to take over the city from the army, as the civil war in Sudan rages. Also: the Taliban in Afghanistan release an elderly British couple who'd been detained since February; officials at a zoo in India order an investigation after the death of an African elephant who was kept alone for much of his life in an enclosure; and Britain launches a portal on the dark web to recruit spies from abroad.

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.

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