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Sep 2023
48m 23s

International aid starts to arrive in Li...

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International aid has started to arrive in Libya after the devastating floods hit the city of Derna last week. But the UN has warned that politics is blocking international aid getting to those who survived the floods and need the aid. Also in the programme: The European Commission president has visited a migrant reception centre on the Italian island of L ... Show More
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