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  • DR Congo declares new Ebola outbreak
    A new Ebola outbreak declared in the DR Congo. An emergency response has been launched

    Over 10 opposition parties form coalition ahead of Ethiopia's next polls

    And we experience a ride on one of Tanzania's locally manufactured planes

    Presenter: Charles Gitonga
    Producers: Sunita Nahar, Stefania Okereke and Priya Sippy in London. Makuochi Okafor in Lagos with Jewel Kiriungi in Nairobi.
    Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
    Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
    Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
    31 min
  • Israel: Six killed in Jerusalem shooting attack
    Gunmen have killed at least six people in Jerusalem, and seriously injured several others. Police said both attackers were shot dead after opening fire at a bus near a busy road junction.

    Also in the programme: A rare report from inside Cambodia, after their recent conflict with Thailand; and the Booker-prize-winning author, Ian McEwan, on his new novel, which he calls science fiction without the science.

    (Photo credit: Reuters)
    45 min
  • Six killed in Jerusalem shooting
    Two gunmen open fire on bus stop in the North of the city, before being shot and killed by an Israeli soldier and a civilian. Also: Several people are dead and dozens injured after protests against a government ban on social media in Nepal turned violent. And Rick Davies, the lead singer of the band Supertramp dies at 81.
    32 min
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    Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.

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  • Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstrations
    A huge demonstration has taken place in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo to denounce the Supreme Court trial of the former president, Jair Bolsonaro. He's accused of plotting a failed military coup against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after losing his bid for re-election nearly three years ago. He denies the charges. The court is widely expected to convict Mr Bolsonaro in the next few days. Also: Zelensky condemns "ruthless attack" after Russia hits main government building in Kyiv, and have you seen the Blood Moon - a total lunar eclipse?

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    32 min
  • Kharkiv: Love in a warzone
    Over the past year, BBC Eye has documented life in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, helping to capture the deeply personal stories of those living under the continuing shadow of war. Just 30 kilometres from the Russian border, this Russian-speaking city has sustained some of the heaviest attacks of the war.

    Reporter Albina Kovalyova follows the stories of people who have nevertheless chosen to continue to live in Kharkiv. One, a writer from the Czech Republic who unexpectedly found love during a visit to this frontline city last year – and who uprooted her life in Prague to move to Ukraine to be with him. He’s an artist from Kharkiv, Konstantin Zorkin, who describes his belief in the transformative power of art and love.

    These personal stories of love and life are intercut with the violence Russia continues to unleash on this city of over a million people. And they are set against a shifting geopolitical backdrop, of ultimatums and recriminations and talks, as all the while the attacks on Kharkiv and Ukraine continue.

    Presenter & reporter: Albina Kovalyova
    Producer: Louise Hidalgo
    Editor: Rebecca Henschke
    Executive Producer: Michael Simkin

    Image: Adela and Konstantin (Credit: Konstantin Zorkin)
    31 min
  • Russia hits main government building in Kyiv
    Russia has fired more than 800 missiles and drones at Ukraine, hitting the main government building in Kyiv - the first time in the war that a Ukrainian government headquarters has been directly hit. We speak to a Ukrainian MP and get reaction from the US.

    Also on the programme: an Italian teenager has become the first millennial saint; and a total lunar eclipse has been taking place across the world, we'll hear from East Africa - one of the best places to see it.

    (Photo: Smoke rising over the buildings housing Ukraine's cabinet in central Kyiv. Credit: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock)
    44 min
  • Russia launches largest aerial bombardment of Ukraine.
    Russia has launched its largest aerial bombardment of Ukraine of the war, firing over 800 missiles and drones into the territory. The attack killed at least three people and has hit a government compound for the first time.
    We get the latest from Kyiv and speak to a member of Ukraine's parliament.

    Also in the programme: US President Trump threatens to send the national guard to Chicago, after deploying troops in two other major cities; and the Catholic Church's first saint from the Millennial generation.

    (Photo: smoke billowing over the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, after a Russian hit. Credit: Shutterstock / Dolzhenko)
    45 min

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