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Icelandic lava flows: Town empties ahead of molten rock

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Civil officials are considering how to enhance protective barriers around Grindavík

Lava from two volcanic fissures in Iceland has entered the town of Grindavík, setting several houses on fire and burying a building under the molten rock.

Dramatic scenes in the Icelandic town of Grindavík, with renewed volcanic eruptions sending lava flowing into the streets; the Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, called it "a black day for Grindavík and for all of Iceland".

In Ivory Coast, hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations football, we are live to look ahead to Nigeria versus Equatorial Guinea as the huge tournament continues.

We mark 100 days since Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Israel killing an estimated 1200 people and Israel responded with the start of a military campaign in Gaza with devastating consequences.

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