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Now, before Samira went to see that apartment complex in Kiev, I asked her about the latest Russian attacks and the damage to Ukraine's power grid.
And as well as stepping up attacks on the power grid, there's also real Russian focus on the port city of Odessa at the moment.
Just set that in context for us.
And we've got Poland scrambling fighter jets to defend its airspace.
So more and more fears in Europe about Russia testing the boundaries.
Our correspondent Samira Hussain, who's in Kiev.
And for a more in-depth look at what's happening in Ukraine, you can go to YouTube, search for BBC News, click on the logo, then choose podcasts and the Global News podcast.
There's a new story available there every weekday.
As Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, today the West Bank city is considered to be under Israeli occupation by many.
Women giving birth there now often turn to the Holy Family Hospital run by the Catholic Order of Malta.
Our reporter Fahima Abdul-Rahman has been following one mother's journey.
That report from Fahima Abdul-Rahman.
Regulators in the United States have approved a pill version of the weight loss drug Wegovi.
It's the first time the US Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for daily oral medication to treat obesity.
Here's Stephanie Tillotson.
The injectable at the moment for Wegovy is 2.4 milligrams.
So that's how much you take once weekly.
What the dose that they're reporting it to be effective and have been approved for is 25 milligrams, so 10 times that per day.
So you have to take 70 times more, shall we say, to get past the stomach.
As a result, it will be significantly more expensive