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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Paul Moss and in the early hours of Monday, the 22nd of December, these are our main stories.

The military government in Myanmar has been bombing schools and churches in rebel-held areas, according to evidence seen by the BBC.

Israel has recognised 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank and US officials say the Coast Guard is pursuing another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

Also in this podcast... A brilliant opening ceremony with a light show inside the ground and fireworks inside the stadium bowl as a large Africa Cup of Nations trophy was lifted.

Africa's biggest football tournament kicks off, but with controversy amidst the razzmatazz.

Schools and churches in rebel-held areas bombed.

Civilians, including children, killed, all at the hands of Myanmar's military government, according to evidence seen by the BBC.

The attacks in Myanmar's western Chin state come ahead of the country's first general election since the army overthrew the government in 2021.

Critics describe the vote as a sham.

The military government does not allow foreign journalists to report freely from Myanmar, but our correspondent Yogita Limai gained rare access.

Amidst thickly forested mountains, we're driving into the base of the Chin National Army, which is the biggest rebel group that is fighting in Myanmar's western Chin state against the military junta.

We're driving through winding roads and I can just see the camp beginning to appear through thick green trees.

We've just arrived at the hospital at the rebel base.

And you can really see the impact of the ferocity of the battle that is taking place on the front lines here.

I've just entered one of the rooms.

There are 10 beds in front of me, all of them full.