Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire
The Israeli military says it's conducted air strikes in southern Lebanon after rockets were fired across the border for the first time since a ceasefire was agreed with Hezbollah last year.Also, the Vatican says Pope Francis intends to make a public appearance on Sunday -- the first since he was admitted to hospital more than a month ago. And we pay tribute to the boxing legend George Foreman who has died aged 76.(Photo: Smoke billows from the site of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. Credit: Reuters)
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Sudan army retakes presidential palace after two years of war
The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after almost two years of fighting. We hear from a citizen near Khartoum.Also in the programme: We hear how a single fire, outside Heathrow, paralysed Europe's busiest airport for more than twelve hours; and the peaceful death of the Soviet spy, credited with having stopped a third world war.(Photo: Sudanese army members film themselves inside the presidential palace, Khartoum, Sudan, March 21, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media via Reuters)
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Sudan's army recapture presidential palace in Khartoum
The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, military leaders have said.The army appears poised to regain control of the capital two years after it was kicked out by its paramilitary rivals, known as the RSF.Also in the programme: Europe's busiest airport, London Heathrow, has been shut down by an electricity cut; we'll hear about the Ukrainian organisation trying to help people flee life under Russian occupation; and why yellow warblers are succumbing to road rage.(Photo shows Sudanese army members celebrate inside the presidential palac in Khartoum, Sudan, March 21, 2025. Credit: Reuters)
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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African to head IOC
Zimbabwe's two-time Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry will be the most powerful person in sport - after being elected head of the International Olympic Committee. It was expected to be a close race, but Coventry was elected by a majority in the first round of a secret ballot. She's described her election as an "extraordinary moment" and promised to make IOC members proud of their choice. Also on the programme: we're at the scene of pro-democracy demonstrations in Istanbul as Turks take to the streets to protest against the detention of the city's popular mayor; and an actor with dwarfism gives us her take on the controversy surrounding the lack of people like her in the live-action remake of Snow White.(Picture: Thomas Bach with Kirsty Coventry as she is elected the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Credit: Reuters/Louisa Gouliamaki)
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Israel resumes ground operations in Gaza
At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry has said and the IDF said it had started a ground invasion in northern Gaza. Hamas has launched retaliatory missiles aimed at central Israel, with fragments landing in the central city of Rishon Letzion. No casualties or injuries were reported. Meanwhile thousands of Israelis protesting the resumption of war.Also on the programme: A BBC investigation has found that Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including biodiverse wetlands and water sources; and as discussions of a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine continue, we ask two ordinary Ukrainians what they think of the talks?(Image: Palestinians inspect the rubble after renewed Israeli airstrikes on Gaza - 19 Mar 2025. Credit: Haitham Imad via EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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