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Apr 2023
49m 53s

More Middle East mayhem

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First: Violence escalates in Israel, Gaza, and now Lebanon. We get the latest on this tense situation from a senior Israeli journalist and a regional expert 

Next: Fury as Tennessee Republicans expel two Democratic state representatives. How America's relationship with guns, democracy and race meet in this one moment. 

Then: Are Russian troops regaining momentum in the key Ukrainian city of Bahkmut? We have the latest from Kiev. 

Plus: The explosive new film taking on the climate emergency. We're joined by the director and star of How to Blow Up a Pipeline. 

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