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Nov 2024
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Hezbollah defeated, says Israeli ministe...

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Israel has declared the defeat of Hezbollah but the group continued firing rockets from Lebanon. Also: the COP 29 climate meeting gets underway, and the secret of making a great panettone from the new world champion.

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