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Salman Rushdie stabbed

13/08/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Salman Rushdie stabbed

The author, Salman Rushdie has been attacked at an event in New York state

The author, Salman Rushdie has been attacked at an event in New York state.

The acclaimed British author Salman Rushdie is seriously injured after being attacked during an event in New York.  

Also, it's been revealed the search warrant for Donald Trump's Florida home was partly based on suspicion of violations of the US Espionage Act.

Plus, worries that one of Europe's most important rivers is becoming impassable for some commercial vessels because of dropping water levels.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Professor Chandrika Kaul, professor of history at St Andrew's University specialising in India and British colonial history; and Dr Fuad Musallam, a political anthropologist specialising in Lebanon at the London School of Economics.

(Image: British author Salman Rushdie speaks as he presents his book "Quichotte" in Vienna, Austria. Credit: HERBERT NEUBAUER/APA/AFP via Getty Images)

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