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The World This Week

It's all pointing to a UK election

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

Britain's prime minister suffered some bruising defeats - but an election is coming. The question is: when? Also in this edition: Hong Kong's chief executive backs down over extradition; the US and the Taliban agree an outline peace deal; Walmart deals a blow to the US gun lobby; and India decides nearly two million people in India aren't really Indian at all.
(Picture: UK prime minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks in parliament.
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