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Israel intensifies its bombardment campaign on Lebanon

Three villages hit were in central and northern Lebanon. Hezbollah says its fighters have been engaged in heavy clashes with Israeli troops in the south.

There have been further deaths, in exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah, in Lebanon. At least fifteen people are reported to have died in different parts of the country.

After Hurricane Helene, described as the 鈥渨orst hurricane in a century鈥, and Hurricane Milton struck Florida, more than two and a half million homes and businesses remain without power. Some worry over how hurricanes have affected the property market the US state .

And disabled sport has received a huge boost, in recent years, with the growing prominence of the international paralympic movement. We focus on amputee football and, in particular, that played by women.

Joining presenter Paul Henley to discuss all this and more, Roxane Farman-Farmaian, a professor of international politics and specialist on the Middle East at the University of Cambridge, and Seyi Rhodes, a journalist based in London.

(Photo: People gather at the site of an Israeli military strike on Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, 12 October 2024. STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock )

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The Man Booker International 2018

The Man Booker International 2018

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