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07/07/2019 GMT

Polls open in Greece

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Greece votes in a snap election; Afghan peace talks in Doha; the dogs of Chernobyl

Greece votes in a snap general election - we'll be live in Athens to assess the mood.

Also in the programme:  Afghan peace talks are taking place in Doha this weekend.  The US Secretary of State says a deal with the Taliban is possible before September, so is an end in sight for the conflict in Afghanistan?

And they've survived radiation from a nuclear plant, now the dogs of Chernobyl have to cope with wolves and the Ukrainian winter.

Joining Rebecca Kesby to discuss these and other issues are Ulrike Guerot, a German-born writer and professor of European Politics at the Danube University Krems in Austria, and Tim Marshall, British writer, journalist and broadcaster.

(Image: A woman prepares to vote at the general elections at a polling station in Athens, Greece. Credit: Reuters)

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