Day: December 20, 2024

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on price pressures easing.

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What is happening now in Syria “is paving the way” for the Islamic State group to re-emerge. That’s according to a leading Kurdish commander who played a key role in defeating the group in Syria in 2019. General Mazloum Abdi told the BBC that IS activity has “increased significantly” and the danger of a resurgence has doubled. Our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin was given rare access to the largest IS jail – in the city of Al Hasakah. Also in the programme: A BBC investigation has found that the embattled military rulers of Myanmar control less than a quarter of the country; Malaysia has authorised a new attempt to find the wreckage of MH-370 – the flight that disappeared ten years ago; and the group of singers, with an average age of 92, which has broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest choir. (Photo: The BBC was granted rare access to the largest prison for IS detainees – Al Sina – which holds some 5,000 men. Credit: BBC/Matthew Goddard)

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New research suggests the first humans to arrive in the Americas lived alongside giant prehistoric creatures far earlier and longer than previously known. AP correspondent Jennifer King reports.

Republicans head back to the drawing board after their plan to keep the government open fails. What will happen to Donald Trump’s election case in Georgia now that prosecutor Fani Willis has been disqualified? Meanwhile, thousands of Amazon workers walk the picket line during the crucial holiday shopping rush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans have just hours left to find a last-minute solution to avoid a government shutdown. Thousands of Starbucks baristas and Amazon drivers are on strike. A new report shows that last year the US carried out the highest number of deportations in a decade. Malaysia announces the search for MH370 will resume. Plus, we’ll tell you why Apple is being urged to get rid of an AI feature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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