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President Erdogan has condemned the protests. How worried do you think he is?
President Erdogan has condemned the protests. How worried do you think he is?
Emily Withers. Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital on Sunday after five weeks of treatment. He's been suffering from a severe respiratory infection. The chief surgeon at Gemelli Hospital is Dr Sergio Alfieri.
Emily Withers. Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital on Sunday after five weeks of treatment. He's been suffering from a severe respiratory infection. The chief surgeon at Gemelli Hospital is Dr Sergio Alfieri.
Our correspondent Bethany Bell, who's in Rome, gave us this update.
Our correspondent Bethany Bell, who's in Rome, gave us this update.
So what will his schedule be like in the coming months because of that?
So what will his schedule be like in the coming months because of that?
Bethany Bell. Here, an urgent investigation has been ordered into the power failure triggered by a fire which led to the closure of London's Heathrow Airport for much of Friday. The British government said that lessons must be learned after hundreds of thousands of people's travel plans were disrupted. More from our business correspondent, Mark Ashton.
Bethany Bell. Here, an urgent investigation has been ordered into the power failure triggered by a fire which led to the closure of London's Heathrow Airport for much of Friday. The British government said that lessons must be learned after hundreds of thousands of people's travel plans were disrupted. More from our business correspondent, Mark Ashton.
Mark Ashdown. State media in Lebanon has said that Israeli airstrikes have killed at least eight people. According to the country's health ministry, six of them died in southern Lebanon. One was a child. Israel said that its targets were rocket launch sites belonging to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.
Mark Ashdown. State media in Lebanon has said that Israeli airstrikes have killed at least eight people. According to the country's health ministry, six of them died in southern Lebanon. One was a child. Israel said that its targets were rocket launch sites belonging to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.
Israel also said that it was responding to rockets fired over the border by Hezbollah, which denies this and insists that it's committed to November's ceasefire. Earlier, I got the latest from our correspondent in Beirut, Hugo Bechega.
Israel also said that it was responding to rockets fired over the border by Hezbollah, which denies this and insists that it's committed to November's ceasefire. Earlier, I got the latest from our correspondent in Beirut, Hugo Bechega.
And are there fears of a total breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon now?
And are there fears of a total breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon now?
Schools reopened in Afghanistan on Saturday, and for the fourth school year running, girls will be unable to attend. In 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and banned girls aged 12 and over from going to school. However, they are permitted to attend madrasas, educational centres focused on religion.
Schools reopened in Afghanistan on Saturday, and for the fourth school year running, girls will be unable to attend. In 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and banned girls aged 12 and over from going to school. However, they are permitted to attend madrasas, educational centres focused on religion.
Critics argue madrasas do not replace mainstream schools and that girls are being pushed towards a hardline interpretation of Islam. Maju Ben Arazi from the BBC Afghan service gained rare access to madrasas in Kabul and sent this report.
Critics argue madrasas do not replace mainstream schools and that girls are being pushed towards a hardline interpretation of Islam. Maju Ben Arazi from the BBC Afghan service gained rare access to madrasas in Kabul and sent this report.