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Jul 2024
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THE TIMES
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We hear from Sunday Times journalist Oliver Marsden who’s been on patrol with Ghanaian UN peacekeeping forces on the Lebanese border with Israel as tensions continue to escalate in the area. 

The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


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