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BBC OS: 2024/03/11 17:06 GMT: UN chief calls for Ramadan truce in Gaza

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UN chief calls for Ramadan truce in Gaza

2024/03/11 17:06 GMT

2024/03/11 17:06 GMT: UN chief calls for Ramadan truce in Gaza

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The UN Secretary General has called for a ceasefire in Gaza to mark Ramadan

The UN Secretary General has called for a ceasefire in Gaza to mark Ramadan.

The UN Secretary General has called for "a silencing of the guns" in Gaza to mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The Israeli offensive in Gaza has continued unabated with sixteen people reported killed in one Israeli strike. We hear from residents in Gaza and speak to our Middle East expert in the newswroom. 

We’ve been speaking to farmers in Europe and Africa who are facing rising costs. Today we hear from Indian farmers who have been protesting against new agricultural reforms.

Hunting down an elusive art dealer who began selling paintings in the early 2000s, BBC News Russian reveals fake pieces of work that have been sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. We speak to a reporter who has been investigating.

Search and rescue efforts continue for over 200 school children taken in Kuriga, in Nigeria's Kaduna State. Our reporter has been speaking to some family members that he has met in Kaduna. 

Presenter: Krupa Padhy.

(Photo: First day of Ramadan in southern Gaza - 11 Mar 2024. Credit: HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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