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Images outside the home of Pakistan's nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan shortly after the authorities announced his death. Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme who was accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, died at 85 after having been hospitalised with Covid-19. IMAGES
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan says India is planning a "bloodbath" in Kashmir once the curfew will be lifted, as he speaks at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. SOUNDBITE
We introduce you to the man behind Pakistan's nuclear standing, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure with high-flying political ambitions. Next, we head to Afghanistan where our reporters take you behind the scenes of Kabul’s high-security airport. Finally, a fiery argument between Australian politicians brings new meaning to the word "misogyny".
The United States warns Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the UN that they "must walk back from the brink of war" as tensions between the neighbors ratchet up. "Regional diplomatic efforts, not military conflict, are the only path to a negotiated solution and sustainable peace," says American envoy to the UN Robert Wood during a UNSC emergency meeting. SOUNDBITE
Explosions in Khan Yunis light up the sky of the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to pound the Palestinian territory following a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas's deputy chief Saleh al-Aruri, stoking fears the war in Gaza could boil over into a wider regional conflict. IMAGES
Images show smoke rising in Khan Yunis, seen from Rafah, and daily life in Rafah amid the ongoing battles between Hamas and Israel. Israel continued to pounded Gaza nearly 12 weeks into the war, triggered by Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks on Israel, that has devastated much of the besieged Palestinian territory and forced many hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. IMAGES
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