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The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

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    Israel denies killing 21 Palestinians in a Gaza 'safe zone'

    Israel denies killing 21 Palestinians in a Gaza 'safe zone'

    Emergency services in Gaza said four tank shells hit a cluster of tents in al-Mawasi - a supposed safe zone the Israelis had told Palestinians to move to to escape fighting in Rafah. Also: closing arguments in the fraud trial of former US president Donald Trump and the cancer survivor turned fashion designer.

    • 29 min
    Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah

    Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah

    Witnesses say Israeli tanks are in the southern Gaza city, despite a global outcry over the killing of dozens of Palestinian civilians after an Israeli air strike. Meanwhile, three European nations have officially recognised a Palestinian state. Also: On the eve of South Africa's election, we look at the lengths some people go to, to find a home, we have a special report from the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, and why an album has been given top billing at a museum in Australia.

    • 27 min
    Netanyahu calls Rafah operation a 'tragic mishap'

    Netanyahu calls Rafah operation a 'tragic mishap'

    The air strike targeted leaders of Hamas but killed dozens of Palestinians instead. The UN Security council has called an emergency meeting to discuss the incident, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres describing the situation in southern Gaza as "a horror that had to stop". Also on the podcast: a series of explosions have hit the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, China bans a famous influencer from social media for boasting about his wealth, and why people flock from around the world to chase a wheel of cheese down a hill.

    • 28 min
    Israel faces growing condemnation of air strike on Rafah

    Israel faces growing condemnation of air strike on Rafah

    Hamas says dozens of civilians were killed; Israel says it was targeting Hamas compound. Also: more than 2,000 people are now feared dead after Friday's landslide in Papua New Guinea, and the FBI investigates hundreds of treasures believed to have been stolen from the British Museum.

    • 30 min
    Hundreds feared 'buried alive' under Papua New Guinea landslide

    Hundreds feared 'buried alive' under Papua New Guinea landslide

    Officials say an entire village in a mountainous area of the north of the country was obliterated in the early hours of Friday morning. Rescuers are reported to be at risk because the land is still moving. Also: Palestinian health officials say Israel has carried out a deadly airstrike on an area for displaced people in southern Gaza and rehabilitating the humble pigeon - which has apparently been unfairly maligned in recent years.

    • 28 min
    Fatalities in Kharkiv following Russian strike on superstore

    Fatalities in Kharkiv following Russian strike on superstore

    President Zelensky denounced the deadly airstrike on the crowded DIY superstore as an act of Russian madness. Also: massive fire at games arcade in India, and the Disney composer Richard Sherman dies aged 95.

    • 32 min

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