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Gazans 'devastated and desperate', US Senate showdown and a massive rice fail

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We explore the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as aid struggles to reach over 2 million people. Plus, a fiery Senate showdown for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a breakthrough in Türkiye's decades-long conflict, and why joking about rice just cost a Japanese minister his job.


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We explore the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as aid struggles to reach over 2 million people. Plus, a fiery Senate showdown for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a breakthrough in Türkiye's decades-long conflict, and why joking about rice just cost a Japanese minister his job.


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