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May 2024
12m 29s

Rafah evacuation, Xi in Paris, Chad poll...

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Gazans start leaving Rafah as Israel warns of operations. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first trip to Europe in five years. Chad votes in the first Sahel presidential poll since a wave of coups. And Italy’s white-collar mafia is making a business killing. Plus, our special episode on the Balkan gangsters who became Europe’s top cocaine suppliers.

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