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The World Health Organization says it is assessing the threats to public health after fighters in Sudan occupied a national laboratory holding samples of a range of deadly diseases. "The team on the ground, and with our bio-risk and biosafety teams here, are carrying out an extensive risk assessment," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan tells reporters, after fighters occupied a national public laboratory in Khartoum that holds samples of diseases including polio and measles. SOUNDBITE
Images of an Israeli tank and Iron Dome battery near the border with Lebanon, after a barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon at Israel on the Jewish Passover holiday, in the largest escalation along the frontier since Israel and Hezbollah fought a 34-day war in 2006. IMAGES
German auto giant Volkswagen unveils a new budget electric vehicle, as the competition in the EV sector revs up. The ID. 2all model, with front-wheel drive and a range of up to 450 kilometres (280 miles), will be priced under 25,000 euros ($26,300) when it hits the European market in 2025, the manufacturer said. IMAGES
Israeli M109 Howitzers and soldiers deployed on the border with Gaza, as the territory faces its worst escalation of violence since a war last year. Israel pressed on with its bombardment of positons of Islamic Jihad militants who have retaliated with barrages of rockets. IMAGES
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurates the world's longest suspension bridge over the Dardanelles which stretches straight into north-western Turkey. The bridge cuts travel time between Asia and Europe to around six minutes. IMAGES