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Jul 2023
29m 34s

Sudan air strike kills many in Omdurman

Bbc World Service
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Hundreds have died and millions forced from their homes in Sudan since April. Also: Zelensky visits Snake Island on 500th day of the war, and Elton John performs the last show of his farewell tour in Sweden. 
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