03:45 The founder of the Chinese property giant Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, has been sentenced to life in prison, and had all of his personal property confiscated.

Mr Hui – once Asia’s richest man – pleaded guilty in April to several charges, including embezzlement of assets and corporate bribery.

Also in this this edition of the Global News Podcast:

00:40 Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv, as Ukraine asks its allies for more Patriot missile systems

07:49 Conservators remove thousands of coins from cracks in the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland

09:34 Armed men hijack a tanker off Yemen and divert it towards Somalia

12:33 Prince Harry and Meghan are moving back to the UK

17:51Erin Patterson, Australia’s “Mushroom murderer”, appeals her conviction

19:58 “Niu Lai”, the Chinese amateur film that’s “so bad yet so good”

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Even before India and Pakistan won their independence from Britain in August 1947, Kashmir was hotly contested.

Under the partition plan provided by the Indian Independence Act, Kashmir was free to accede to India or Pakistan.

The maharaja (local ruler), Hari Singh, chose India and a two-year war erupted in 1947.

A new war followed in 1965, while in 1999 India fought a brief but bitter conflict with Pakistani-backed forces.

By that time, India and Pakistan had both declared themselves to be nuclear powers.

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Six years after stepping back as working royals, Harry and Meghan have announced a decision to return to the UK.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to relocate from the US later this month to a private, non-royal residence outside of London.

Beyond the personal implications, this development raises questions around security, funding, family reconciliation and public perception.

The BBC’s Noor Nanji explores why they’re making the move.

00:00 – 01:00: News breaking of their decision
00:50 – 02:00: Timeline of Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave the UK
03:00 – 04:00 – What’s changed for Harry + Meghan
04:00 – 04:40 – Prince Harry BBC Interview
04:40- 05:41 – Reasons for the move back to the UK and reactions
05:41 – 06:13 – Will there be security for the Sussexes and their careers
06:35 – 07:18 – William and Harry’s relationship
07:18- 10:00 Public and Prime Minister’s Reaction

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The island of Socotra has so far escaped largely unscathed as civil war rages on mainland Yemen, but the foreign powers bringing aid and infrastructure to the impoverished region could threaten it’s unique ecosystem.

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The recent youth-led protests have weakened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “terribly”, says leading activist Sonam Wangchuk whose hunger strike galvanised the movement.

Wangchuk told the BBC that the atmosphere in the country had changed following mass demonstrations which triggered the resignation of the education minister on 25 July.

Young people now have more confidence they can “change things if they want to” and feel they don’t have to “take everything lying down”, the 59-year-old said.

The “cockroach” movement mounted one of the biggest public displays of dissent against Modi’s government, which has been in power since 2014.

The movement takes its name from a remark by India’s chief justice, who drew criticism after comparing sections of unemployed young people to “cockroaches” during a court hearing.

Wangchuk fasted in scorching heat in the capital, Delhi, for 26 days in June and July, consuming only salt and water. He says he has now regained six of the 11kg he lost.

The activist was forcibly taken to hospitals which he says were “more like prisons” for the final six days of his fast.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned the day after Wangchuk ended his hunger strike.

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