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Iraq: Water as a weapon of war

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In Iraq, water is being used as a weapon of war. We look at how Islamic State militants still control certain key waterways. Next, 50 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas has left 10,000 Palestinians injured, many of whom will remain permanently disabled. And not so happily ever after: as divorce rates rise in Iran, we explore some of the possible explanations for this surprising trend.

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