Sudan’s air force has carried out bombings in which at least 1700 civilians have died in attacks on residential neighbourhoods, …

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The White House says a top US Navy admiral ordered a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September. The Washington Post reported that two people survived the first blast and were still clinging to the burning vessel when they were killed, raising questions about legality.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised the strikes but did not give an order to “kill everybody”.

We speak to the BBC’s Latin America online editor Vanessa Buschschlüter.

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In 2023, Giulia Tramontano was murdered by her partner in Milan, Italy. She was seven months pregnant at the time of her death.

137 women and girls around the world are killed by an intimate partner or family member every day. That’s according to the most recent data from the United Nations.

In an effort to curb violence against women, Italy has now become the latest country to adopt a specific law around the murder of a woman – on account of her gender.

Last month, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce this term “femicide” into the country’s legal code.

Now, there’s ample debate about whether this new law will actually change the reality for women – or whether it’s purely symbolic.

Giulia’s sister, Chiara Tramontano, speaks to Asma Khalid from the Global Story Podcast.

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Chapters:
00:00 What is ‘femicide’?
02:07 Who was Giulia Tremontado
03:17 Who was Giulia’s partner?
05:30 Giulia’s goes missing
08:00 Giulia’s body is found
10:10 The trial
13:00 The femicide law
14:00 The need for education
16:15 A message to my niece
18:50 A turning point for women

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Australia’s social media ban on U16s, the first of its kind in the world, has come into effect.

We’re answering the questions you’ve got about the ban.

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In Marseille, locals talk of a state of panic and terror gripping the city. Rival drug gangs are now using automatic weapons in their …

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