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Russia reportedly strikes Aleppo for first time since 2016

A review of the week with the latest news.

Jihadist rebels reportedly control most of Aleppo in Syria, while Russia carries out air strikes there for the first time in eight years.
Also in the programme: we discuss recent parliamentary elections in Botswana where voters decided that after 58 years the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) should be ousted from power. The BDP had governed Botswana since the country鈥檚 independence in 1966. The Umbrella for Democratic Change is now in office; and the writer Travis Elborough reflects on how the life and career of the famous British crime author Agatha Christie were changed by her train journeys between Paris and Istanbul on the iconic Orient Express. PHOTO CREDIT: Rebels led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024 / REUTERS

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The Man Booker International 2018

The Man Booker International 2018

The books, the authors and the translators